G/SPS/N/PHL/383  
 
9 August 2017  
(17-4307) 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: Oostkamp and Menen, West Flanders, Belgium  
5. Title of the notified document : Department of Agriculture (DA) Me morandum Order 
(MO) No. 31, series of 2017, Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild 
birds and their products including poultry meat, day -old chicks, eggs, and semen 
originating from  Oostkamp and Menen, West Flanders, Belgium . Language (s): English. 
Number of pages:  1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/PHL/17_3565_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This order provides the rationale and t he conditions in 
instituting this emergency measure imposing a temporary ban on the importation of 
poultry and poultry products from  Oostkamp and Menen, West Flanders, Belgium.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant prot ection,  
[ ] 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 s submitted by Dr Jean -Franc ois Heymans, Director, 
Animal Health and Safety of Products of Animal Origin, Federal Agency for the Safety of 
Food Chain (FASFC), Bruxelles, Belgium to the World Organization fo r Animal Health 
(OIE) on 19 and 21 June 2017, confirming that there were outbr eaks of H5N8 Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus in Waardamme and Lauwe -Menen in 
West-Vlaanderen (West Flanders) . It affects birds as confirmed by CERVA (National 
Laboratory).  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the s tandard :  
[ ] 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 Health Code, 2016  G/SPS/N/PHL/383  
 
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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, describe, 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): 
14 July 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 Ag riculture  
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 C ity 
Tel: +(632) 920 0815  
Fax: +(632) 920 0916  
E-mail: nvqs_bai@yahoo.com  
 quarantine_bai@yahoo.com