G/SPS/N/PHL/468  
 
16 September 2020  
(20-6189) 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):  Domestic and wild pigs and 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:  Germany  
5. Title of the notified document:  Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 43 
Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Pigs and their Products and 
By−products Including Pork Meat, Pig Skin, Porcine Processed Animal Proteins and Semen 
Originating from Germany . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 1 
https:// members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/PHL/20_5485_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Order bans the importation of domestic and wild pigs and 
their products, including pork meat, pig skin, porcine processed animal proteins and 
semen. It also immedi ately suspends the processing, evaluation of the application and 
issuance of SPS import clearance for the aforementioned goods. All shipments of the said 
goods into the country shall be stopped and confiscated by all DA Veterinary Quarantine 
Officers/Inspe ctors at all ports. The Order was signed on 14 September 2020.  
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 official 
report submitted by Dr. Dietrich Rassow, Director for Animal Health and Animal Welfare, 
Chief Veterinary Officer, Directorate of Animal Health and Animal Welfare, Federal Ministry 
of Food and Agriculture, Berlin, Germany to the World  Organisation for Animal Health 
(OIE) on September 10, 2020, there was an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in 
Schenkendobern, Spree -NeiBe, Brandenburg affecting wild boar as confirmed by 
Friedrich -Loeffler -Institut (National laboratory)  G/SPS/N/PHL/468  
 
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  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 C ode, chapter number) : Chapters 1.1, 4.3 and 15.1 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 available:  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applic able):  
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/