G/SPS/N/PHL/414  
 
19 June 2018  
(18-3816) 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 Agriculture (DA)  
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, egg s and semen  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Japan, Kagawa Prefecture  
5. Title of the notified document: Department of Agriculture (DA) Memo randum Order 
(MO) No. 17, series of 2018, Lifting the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and 
wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day -old chicks, eggs, and semen 
originating from Kagawa Prefecture, Japan . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/PHL/18_3155_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This order provides the rationale and the conditions in instituting 
this emergency measure lifting the temporary ban on the importation of poultry and 
poultry products from Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  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: Based on the final 
report submitted by Dr. Kazuo Ito, Director of the International Animal Heal th Affairs 
Office, Animal Health Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tokyo, Japan to the World Organisation for Animal 
Health (OIE), the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) event in Kagaw a Prefecture, 
Japan (with previous temporary banning order: DA MO No.1, series of 2018) is now closed 
and resolved.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial numbe r of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4, Articles 10.4.3, 10.4.26 
of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 2017  
[ ] International  Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/PHL/414  
 
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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 standard:  
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): 
23 May 2018  
[X] 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) 9 26 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