G/SPS/N/PHL/369/Add.1  
 
13 December 2017  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 12 December 2017, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of  the Philippines . 
 
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Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 44, Series of 2017, 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 Lincoln  County, Tennesse e, United States of America 
(DA MO No. 23, series of 2017 ) 
This order provides the rationale and the conditions in instituting this measure lifting the 
temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products includi ng poultry 
meat, day -old chicks, eggs and semen originating from Lincoln County, Tenne ssee, United States 
of America.  
Based on the final report submitted by Dr John Clif ford, Official Delegate, Chief Trade Advisor, 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Servic e, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, 
United States of America to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) , the Highly Pathogenic 
Avian Influenza (HPAI) events in Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America (with 
temporary b anning order: DA MO No. 23, series of 2017) are now closed and resolved. Th is is also 
based on the evaluation of the Bureau of Animal Industry that the risk of contamination from 
importing poultry and poultry products from Lincoln County, Tennessee, United  States of America 
is negligible.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/PHL/17_5504_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of regulation  
[ ] Change in period of application of measure  
[X] Other: Lifting the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and 
their products originating from Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of 
America.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if availab le) of 
other body:  
Office of the Director  
Policy Research Service  
Department of Agriculture  
Elliptical Road, Diliman  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 926 7439  G/SPS/N/PHL/369/Add.1  
 
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  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   
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   
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