G/SPS/N/PHL/472  
 
11 November 2020  
(20-8072) 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):  0105 - Live poultry, "fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, 
geese, turkeys and guinea fowls", 0207 - Meat and edible offal of fo wls of the species 
Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls, fresh, chilled or frozen, 0407 
- Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked, 04071 - Fertilised eggs for incubation 
:, 04072 - Other fresh eggs :, 040790 - Birds' eggs, in  shell, preserved or cooked, 
05119  - Other  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Altforst, Gelderland, Netherlands  
5. Title of the notified document:  Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 60 
Series of 2020  Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Birds and their 
Products Including Poultry Meat, Day Old Chicks, Eggs and Semen Originating from 
Altforst, Gelderland, Netherlands . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/202 0/SPS/PHL/20_6935_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Order institutes the following emergency measures for the 
importation of domestic and wild birds and their products from Altforst, Gelderland, 
Netherlands:  
1) Banning the importation of domestic an d 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 to the above -stated commodities;  
3) All incoming poult ry meat shipments with SPS import clearance issued on or before 30 
October 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 8 October 2020).  All 
shipments w ill 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 at all majoer ports of entry if the provisions written in Item 3 a re not 
followed;  
5) Importation of meat products of poultry is subject to the conditions provided in Article 
10.4.19, 10.4.20 and 10.4.26 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Code (2019).  G/SPS/N/PHL/472  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant  protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/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 report 
of Dr. Christiane Bruschke, Chief Veterinary Offic er, Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, 
Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, The Hague, Netherlands on 
30 October  2020, there was an outbreak of H5N8 HIghly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in 
Altforst, Gelderland, Netherlands affecting broiler pa rent stock poultry.  
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 standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are availabl e:  
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,  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 926 7439  
Fax: +(632) 928 0590  
E-mail: spspilipinas@gmail.com   
Website: http://spsissuances.da.gov.ph/  
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/