G/SPS/N/PHL/481  
 
4 January 2021  
(21-0005) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  PHILIPPINES  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  HS Code: 0105 - Live poultry, "fowls of the species Gallus 
domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls"; HS Code: 0207 - Meat and edible 
offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls, 
fresh, chilled or frozen; HS Code: 0407 Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked; 
HS Code: 04071 - Fertilised eggs for incubation; HS Code: 04072 - Other fresh eggs; 
HS Code: 040790 - Birds' eggs, in shell, preserved or cooked; HS Code: 05119 - Other  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Lucciana, Haute -Corse, France  
5. Title of the notified document:  Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 70 
Series of 2020, Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Birds and their 
Products Including Poultry Meat, Day -Old C hicks, Eggs and Semen Originating from 
Lucciana, Haute -Corse, France . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/PHL/20_7886_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Order, signed on 11 December 2020 institutes the following 
emergency measures for the importation of domestic and wild brids and their products 
from Lucciana, Haute -Corse, France:  
1) Ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products, including poultry 
meat, day -old chicks, eggs and semen;  
2) Immediate suspension of the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance 
of SPS import clearance for the above -stated commodities;  
3) All incoming poultry meat shipments with SPS import clearance issued on or before 
23 November 2020 will be allowed provided that frozen poultry meat has a 
slaughter/process date of 21 days prior to the start of the HPAI outbreak (on or before 
17 October 2020). All shipments will be subject to veterinary quarantine rules and 
regulations;  
4) Stoppage and confiscation of all  shipments of the above stated commodities (with the 
exception on heat treated products) into the country by all Veterinary Quarantine 
Officers/Inspectors all major ports of entry if the provisions written in Item 3 are not 
followed;  
5) Importation of meat pr oducts of poultry is subject to the conditions provided in 
Articles 10.4.19, 10.4.20 and 10.4.26 of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2019).  G/SPS/N/PHL/481  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from an imal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Based on the official 
report submitted by Dr. Loic Evain, Directeur Général adjoint, CVO, Direction générale de 
l'Alimentation, Paris, France to the World Organisation for Animal Health on 17 November 
2020, there was an outbreak of H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus 
which started on 7 November 2020 in Lucciana, Haute -Corse, affecting birds as con firmed 
by the Anses -Ploufragan -Plouzane -Niort laboratory, Ploufragan site (National library).  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4 of the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code (2019)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standa rd:  
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
Immediately  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [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, Quezo n City  
Tel: +(632) 926 7439  
Fax: +(632) 928 0590  
E-mail: spspilipinas@gmail.com  
13. 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