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Republic of the Philippines 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Elliptical Road, Diliman 
1100 Quezon City
MEMORANDUM ORDER
No. 2 2 ,
Series of 2021
SUBJECT: TEMPORARY BAN ON THE IMPORTATION OF DOMESTIC AND WILD
BIRDS AND THEIR PRODUCTS INCLUDING POULTRY MEAT, DAY OLD  
CHICKS, EGGS AND SEMEN ORIGINATING FROM France
WHEREAS, Section 6 and 7 (2) and (4) of Executive Order No. 292 provides the authority and 
responsibility for the exercise of the mandate of the Department and for the discharge of its 
powers and functions shall be vested in the Secretary, who shall have supervision and control 
of the Department, to establish the policies and standards for the operation of the 
Department pursuant to the approved programs of government and promulgate 
administrative issuances necessary for the efficient administration of the offices under the 
Secretary and the proper execution of the laws relative thereto;
WHEREAS, Section 1770 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code of 1917] which was 
adopted by incorporation together with Sections 1761-1769, in Section 5 of Act 3639 
(Charter of BAI] empowers the Department Head to issue a general order preventing the 
entry of animals, animal effects, parts or products from any country with dangerous 
communicable animal disease;
WHEREAS, based on the official report submitted by Dr Loic Evain, Directeur General adjoint, 
CVO, Direction generate de l'alimentation, Ministere de l'Agriculture et de l'Alimentation, 
Paris, France to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE] on January 2021, that there 
were additional outbreaks of H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAIJ virus in 
different departments of France affecting birds as confirmed by the Anses-Ploufragan- 
Plouzane-Niort laboratory, Ploufragan site (National laboratory];
WHEREAS, there is a need to prevent the entry of HPA1 virus to protect the health of the local 
poultry population;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM D. DAR, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, by the 
powers vested in me by law, do hereby institute the following emergency measures for the 
importation of domestic and wild birds and their products from France:
1. Banning 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 
Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) import clearance to the above-stated commodities;
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3. All shipments IN TRANSIT/LOADED/ACCEPTED UNTO PORT before the official 
communication of this Order to the French authorities shall be allowed provided the 
products were slaughtered/produced 21 days before the first outbreak date in the 
particular locality:
i. Corse Region -  Haute-Corse (7 November 2020), Corse-Du-Sud (12 
November 2020);
ii. lie de France Region -  Yvelines (13 November 2020);
iii. Nouvelle Aquitaine Region -  Deux-Sevres (10 December 2020), Landes 
(5 December 2021), Haute-Garonne (18 January 2021), Lot-Et- 
Garonne (16 January 2021), Pyrenees-Atlantiques (2 January 2021);
iv. Pays de la Loire -  Vendee (10 December 2020);
v. Occitanie -  Hautes-Pyrenees (19 December 2021), Gers (6 January 
2021 );
vi. Grand Est -  Ardennes (29 January 2021)
4. All other shipments accepted at the port of origin the day after the date of official 
communication to the French authorities are therefore advised not to sail;
5. Shipments which have not complied with the conditions set forth in Item 3  to Item 4 
shall be dealt with as per DA AO 9 s. 2010 Section VII.D;
6. 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 OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2019)1
This ORDER shall take effect immediately and shall remain enforced unless revoked in 
writing. All orders inconsistent herewith are deemed revoked.
Done this ^ day of March _________ 2021.
WILLIAM D. DAR, Ph.D.
Secretary
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For Signature: S-03-21-0380 
Received :  22/03/2021 03:24 PM
1 Heat treated products are acceptable following chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code [2019) provided that in addition to the 
Veterinary Health Certificate, the Competent Authority will include in the certification the following:
1. Temperature and the duration of heating or pasteurization of products; and
2. There is no commingling of raw materials with any other materials of animal origin
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