G/SPS/N/PHL/452  
 
6 February 2020  
(20-0969) Page: 1/3 
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 birds and their products including poultry meat, 
day-old chicks, eggs and semen  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to t he extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Hungary  
5. Title of the notified document:  Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 9 
Series of 2020  Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wil d Birds and their 
Products Including Poultry Meat, Day -Old Chicks, Eggs and Semen Originating from  
Hungary  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/PHL/20_0985_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Oder bans the importation of domestic and wild birds and 
their products, including poultry meat, day -old chicks, eggs and semen from Hungary.  
It also immediately suspends the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance 
of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) import clearance for the said goods. All shipments  of 
the aforementioned commodities into the country shall be stopped by all DA Veterinary 
Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from anim al/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 Lajos Bognar, Deputy State Secretary Chief Veterinary Officer, 
Food Chain Safety Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Budapest, Hungary to the World 
Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on 13 January 2020, there was an outbreak of H5N8 
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus in Acs, Komarom -Esztergom affecting 
fattening turkeys as confirmed by the Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate (National 
laboratory).  G/SPS/N/PHL/452  
 
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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 Code, chapter number) :  
Article s 10.4.19, 10.4.20 and 10.4.26 of the OIE 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 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):  
29 January 2020  
[ ] 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  
http://spsissuances.da.gov.ph/  
or 
National Veterinary Quarantine Services  
Bureau of Animal Industry  
Visayas Avenue, Diliman  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 920 0815  
Fax: +(632) 920 0916  
E-mail: nvqs_bai@yahoo.com  
quarantine_bai@yahoo.com  G/SPS/N/PHL/452  
 
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  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  
http://spsissuances.da.gov.ph/  
or 
National Veterinary Quarantine Services  
Bureau of Animal Industry  
Visayas Avenue, Diliman  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 920 0815  
Fax: +(632) 920 0916  
E-mail: nvqs_bai@yahoo.com  
quarantine_bai@yahoo.com