G/SPS/N/PHL/63/Add.2  
 
17 December 2021  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 16 December 2021, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of  the Philippines . 
 
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DA Memorandum Circular No. 12, series of 2003, Annex I, II, and III, Pursuant to DA Memorandum 
Circular No. 8, series of 2003, Guidelines for the Phytosanitary Inspection of Regulated Articles for 
Food, Feed, and Processing, and DA Administrative Order No. 8, series of 2002, Rules and Regulations 
on the Importation and  Release into the Environment of Plants and Plant Products Derived from the 
Use of Modern Biotechnology  
Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry Memorandum Updating the List of Commodities 
for Importation Requiring GM Declaration (1 December 2021)  
Pursuant to the DOST -DA-DENR -DOH-DILG Joint Department Circular No. 1 Series of 2016 Rules and 
Regulations for the Research and Development, Handling and Use, Transboundary Movement, release 
into the Environment, and Management of Geneticall y Modified Plant and Plant Products Derived from 
the Use of Modern Biotechnology , DA Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 8 series of 2003 Guidelines for 
the Phytosanitary Inspection of Regulated Articles for Food, Feed and Processing , DA MC No. 11 
s 2003 Addition al Signatories to the Declaration of GMO Content, and DA MC NO. 12 series of 2012 
Annexes I, II, III Pursuant to Memorandum Circular No. 8 s 2003,  all importers are required to declare 
GMO content of select commodities.  
The said declaration should specify transformation events that are present in the shipment and may 
be issued by the responsible officer from the country of origin, accredited laboratories, shipper or 
importer.  
In this regard, the Memorandum is issued to update the list of commodities for imp ortation requiring 
a declaration of GMO Content. The same enters into force on 28 December 2021.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/PHL/21_7864_00 _e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum ma y vary.)  G/SPS/N/PHL/63/Add.2  
 
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  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
Office of the Director  
Policy Research Service  
Department of Agriculture  
Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 926 7439  
Fax: +(632) 928 0590  
E-mail: spspilipinas@gmail.com  
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Office of the Director  
Policy Research Service  
Department of Agriculture  
Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 926 7439  
Fax: +(632) 928 0590  
E-mail: spspilipinas@gmail.com  
 
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