G/SPS/N/PHL/513  
 
22 June 2022  
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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):  FMD-susceptible animals, their products and by -products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Indonesia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 44, 
Series of 2022, Temporary Ban on the Importation of FMD -Susceptible Animals, their 
Products and By -products Origination from Indonesia . Language(s):  English . Number of 
pages:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/PHL/22_4219_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Order, signed on 17 June 2022, institutes the following 
emergency measures for the importation of FMD -susceptible animals and their products 
from Indonesia:  
1) Banning the importation of FMD -susceptible animals, their products and by -products;  
2) Immediate suspension of the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance of 
Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) import clearance for the above -stated commodities;  
3) All shipments coming from Indonesia that are IN TRANSIT/LOADED/ACCEPTED UNTO 
PORT before the official communication of this Order to the Indones ian authorities 
shall be allowed provided the products were slaughtered/produced before 29 March 
2022.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  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 official 
report submitted by the Director General of Livestock and Animal Health Services, 
Livestock and Animal Health Services, Ministr y of Agriculture, Jakarta, Indonesia to the 
World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) on 9 May 2022, there was an outbreak of 
Foot and Mouth Disease in Jawa Timur and Aceh, Indonesia affecting domestic cattle as 
confirmed by the National Center for Veter inary Biologics (National Laboratory).  
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) :  G/SPS/N/PHL/513  
 
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  [X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 8.8 of the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code (2021)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this prop osed 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 available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
Immediately /To be determined.  
[ ] 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  
Tel: +(632) 8926 7439  
Fax: +(632) 8928 0590  
E-mail: spspilipinas@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  
Tel: +(632) 8926 7439  
Fax: +(632) 8928 0590  
E-mail: spspilipinas@da.gov.ph