G/SPS/N/PHL/63/Add.1  
 
13 August 2021  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 13 August 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  
Bureau of Plant Industry Memorandum Updating the List of Commodities for Importation Requiring 
GM Declaration. 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 Genetically Modified 
Plant and Plant Pr oducts 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, series of 2003, Additional 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, series of 2003, all importers are required to declare GMO content of selected commodities. 
In this regard, we are issuing this Mem orandum to update the list of commodities for importation 
requiring a declaration of GMO Content. Attached is the updated list for your information and 
reference. This  Memorandum shall take effect fifteen days after signing.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/PHL/21_5186_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/ crnattachments/2021/SPS/PHL/21_5186_01_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] 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  
[X] Other: Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified regulation.  
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 may vary.)  
[X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 12 October 2021  G/SPS/N/PHL/63/Add.1  
 
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  Agen cy 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  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 926 7439  
Fax: +(632) 928 0590  
E-mail: spspilipinas@gmail.com  
Website: http://spsissuances.da.gov.ph/  
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  
Website: http:// spsissuances.da.gov.ph/  
 
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