G/SPS/N/PHL/376  
 
17 July 2017  
(17-3867) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMER GENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member : PHILIPPINES  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture (DA), Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)  
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 the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Moscow Oblast, Rostov Oblast and Republic of 
Tatarstan, Russian Federation  
5. Title of the notified document : Department of Agriculture (DA) Memorandum Order 
(MO) No. 26, series of 2017, Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild 
birds and their products including poultry meat, day -old chicks, e ggs, and semen 
originating from Moscow Oblast, Rostov Oblast  and Republic of Tatarstan, RUSSIA . 
Language (s): English . Number of pages:  1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/PHL/17_3214_00_e.pdf  
6. Description  of content: This order provides the rationale and the conditions in 
instituting this emergency measure imposing a temporary ban on the importation of 
poultry and poultry products from  Moscow Oblast, Rostov Oblast and Republic of 
Tatarstan, Russian Federat ion. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[ ] protect humans fro m animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pest s.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent  action: This MO was 
issued based on the official report submitted by Dr Evgeny Nepoklonov, Vice -Minister, 
Ministry of Agriculture, Moscow, Russia to the World Health Organization for Animal 
Health (OIE), that there were fifteen outbreaks of H5N8 Highly Pa thogenic Avian 
Influenza (HPAI) virus in three federal subjects affecting birds from 26 Febraury 2017 to 
3 May  2017 as confirmed by All -Russian Research Institute for National Animal Health 
(National Laboratory).  
9. Is there a relevant international stand ard? 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 Health Code, 2016  G/SPS/N/PHL/376  
 
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  [ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, descri be, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard :  
10. Other r elevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
30 May 2017  
[ ] Trade facilit ating  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@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  
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@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