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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/PHL/216 
4 October 2012  
 (12-5361) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  PHILIPPINES 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Health (DOH), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  HS Codes:  03056, 160520 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Recommended Code of Practice for the Processing 
and Handling of Salt Fermented Fish and Shrimps ( Bagoong )  Language(s):  English  
Number of pages:  30 pages 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/PHL/12_3905_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This code of practice is a set  of recommended procedures that 
shall be adopted by processors of salt fermented fish and shrimps ( bagoong ) to conform to 
the Standards for Salt Fermented Fish and Shrimps ( Bagoong ) (PNS/FDA 36:2012). 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) CAC/RCP 52-2003;  CAC/RCP 1-1969, Rev.4 (2003) 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] 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 standard:    G/SPS/N/PHL/216 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  11 December 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  1 October 2012.  Posted at 
http://www.bfad.gov.ph 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  11 December 2012 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  3 December 2012 
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 
13. Texts 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