G/SPS/N/PHL/471  
 
19 October 2020  
(20-7207) 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 Health Food and Drug Administration  
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):  HS Code(s): 1601.00.10, 1601.0 0.90, 1602.10.10, 1602.10.90, 
1602.20.00, 1602.41.10, 1602.41.90, 1602.42.10, 1602.42.90, 1602.49.11, 
1602.49.19, 1602.49.91, 1602.49.99, 1602.50.00, 1602.90.90, 1603.00.00 (Meat and 
meat products of domesticated or wild pig in nature).  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Indonesia, Greece, Myanmar, Serbia, Slovak 
Republic, Korea, Republic of, Germany . 
5. Title of the notified document:  FDA O rder No. 2020 -1283 Temporary Ban on the Entry 
of Pork Meat Products from New Identified Countries Implicated with African Swine Fever . 
Language(s): English . Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/PHL/20_6213_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Order signed on 7 October 2020 expands the temporary 
ban on entry of meat and meat products of domesticated or wild pig in nature from 
Indonesia, Greece, Myanmar, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Korea, Republic of, and Germany.  
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:  The FDA, following 
several Memorandum Orders from the DA  expands the temporary ban on entry of meat 
and meat products of domesticated or wild pig in nature from the aforementioned 
countries in the interest of consistency and coherrence in efforts in preve nting the entry 
of African Swine Fever in the Philippines.  
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 Organiza tion for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 15.1 of the World 
Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Code.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/PHL/471  
 
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  [ ] 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 standa rd:  
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 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/