G/SPS/N/PHL/467  
 
21 August 2020  
(20-5704) 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):  Poultry meat  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Brazil  
5. Title of the notified document:  Department of Agriculture Memrandum Order No. 39 
Series of 2020 Temporary Ban on the Importation of Poultry Meat Originating from Brazil . 
Language(s): English . Number of pages: One (1)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/PHL/20_4992_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Order temporariy suspends the acc rediation of Brazilian 
Foreign Meat Establishments to export poultry meat to the Philippines pending the results 
of thorough assessment to be conducted by DA. It also suspends the processing and 
evaluation of the applications and issuance of SPS import cle arance for the said goods. 
The Order was signed on 14 August 2020.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pes ts.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  There have been 
numerous reports on the detection of SARS -COV-2, the causative agent of COVID -19, in 
a surface sampling conducted in chicken meat imported from Brazil to China.  
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) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Conven tion (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/PHL/467  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
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 Notif ication 
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/  
Or 
National Veterinary Quarantine Services Division  
Bureau of Animal Industry  
Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 528 2250  
Email: baiquarantinephvhc@gmail.com   
 baiquarantineph@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   
Website: http://spsissuances.da.gov.ph/  
Or 
National Veterinary Quarantine Services Division  
Bureau of Animal Industry  
Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 528 2250  
Email: baiquarantinephvhc@gmail.com   
 baiquarantineph@gmail.com