G/SPS/N/PHL/434  
 
8 March 2019  
(19-1431) Page: 1/3 
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  
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  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affec ted, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: India 
5. Title of the notified document: Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 3 
Series of 2019, Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic  and Wild Birds and their 
Products Including Poultry Meat, Day -Old Chicks, Eggs and Semen Originating from India . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/PHL/19_1384_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Order bans the importation of domestic and wild birds and 
their products including poultry meat, day -old chi cks, eggs and semen from India. It also 
suspends the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance of sanitary and 
phytosanitary import clearance for the said commodities. Likewise, all shipments into the  
country of the aforementioned goods, except those heat -treated, will be stopped and 
confisc ated by all Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage f rom pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: Based on the official 
reports submitted by Mr Tarun Shridhar, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, 
Dairying  and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi, India to 
the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), there were outbreaks of H5N1 Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)   virus in Puri, Orissa, India affecting birds as confirmed 
by the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bho pal, (OIE Reference 
Laboratory), hence the need to prevent the entry of HPAI virus into the Philippines to 
protect the health of the local poultry population.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimenta rius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  G/SPS/N/PHL/434  
 
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  [X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4, Articles 10.4.19, 
10.4.20 and 10.4.26 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 2018  
[ ] 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:  
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): 
25 January 2019  
[ ] 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:  
Department of Agriculture (DA)  
Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)  
 
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  G/SPS/N/PHL/434  
 
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  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:  
Department of Agriculture (DA)  
Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)  
 
Office of the Director  
Policy Research Service  
Department of Agriculture  
Elliptical Road, Dilima n 
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