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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PHL/31
7 August 2001
(01-3924)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  PHILIPPINES
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Bureau Animal Industry (BAI), De partment of  Agriculture (DA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Pork, pork products, and pork by-products.   Regions or countries likely to be
affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  European countries, except United
Kingdom, Ireland, France, and the Netherlands
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   DA Memorandum Order (MO)
No. 10, Series of 2001, Lifting Temporary Ban on the Importation of Pork, Pork Products
and By-Products from European Countries, Except United Kingdom, Ireland, France and
the Netherlands.
5. Description of content:  Continental Europe has finally put a total control on the Foot and
Mouth Disease (FMD) crisis and no cases have been reported.  The outbreaks of FMD were
confined within United Kingdom (UK), Ireland, the Netherlands, and France, and the rest of
Europe maintained the status as FMD-free countries as recognized by the Office
International des Epizooties .  The European veterinary authorities have maintained all
precautionary measures to prevent spread of FMD to other European countries.  Other
countries have already lifted the ban on the importation of fresh frozen pork, pork products,
and by-products from the FMD-free countries in Europe.  Import restrictions imposed on
the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, and France are due to the need for preventing the entry,
establishment and spread of FMD in the country.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [  X ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Office International des Epizooties  recognized
United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, and France as not FMD-free countries in
Europe.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  English
9. Proposed date of adoption:  13 July 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  13 July 2001G/SPS/N/PHL/31
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11. Final date for comments:           
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Philippine National SPS  Enquiry Point
Office of the Director
Policy Analysis Service
Department of Agriculture
3rd Floor, DA Building, Elliptical Road
Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Tel:  (632) 9267439
Fax:  (632) 9280590E-mail address:  policy@da.gov.ph