G/SPS/N/PHL/347  
 
22 December 2016   
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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: Germany  
5. Title of the notified document : Department of Agriculture (DA) Memorandum Order 
(MO) No. 31, Tempor ary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Birds and their 
Products Including Poultry Meat,Day Old Chicks, Eggs and Semen Originating From 
Germany . Language (s): English . Number of pages:  1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/PHL/16_5268_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 Germany.  
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: Based on the 
official reports submitted by Dr Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Dirigentin and Chief 
Veterinary Officer, Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Bundesministerium fur 
Ernährung und Landw irtschaft (BMEL), Bonn, Germany to the World Organization for 
Animal Health (OIE) on 11 and 14 November 2016 that there were outbreaks of H5N8 
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus in Mecklenburg -Vorpommern and 
Schleswig -Holstein, Germany affectin g chicken, duck and turkey farms as confirmed by 
the Friedrich -Leoffler Institute (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 ):   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)  (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Articles 10.4.19, 10.4.20 and 
10.4.26 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code 2015  
[ ] Internation al Plant Prote ction Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   G/SPS/N/PHL/347  
 
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  [ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard :   
10. Other r elevan t documents and language(s) in which these are available:      
11. Date of entry into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
22 November 2016  
[ ] 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) 926 743 9 
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, D iliman  
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_b ai@yahoo.com  
 quarantine_bai@yahoo.com