G/SPS/N/PHL/381  
 
1 August 2017  
(17-4190) 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): Beef and poultry meat  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practi cable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: 25 Philippine accredited Foreign Meat 
Establishments in Brazil  
5. Title of the notified document : DA MO No. 30, series of 2017, Temporary ban on the 
importation of beef and poultry meat f rom twenty -five (25) Department of Agriculture 
(DA) accredited Foreign Meat Establishments (FMEs) from Brazil . Language (s): English . 
Number of pages:  2 
http://me mbers.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/PHL/17_3465_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This order provides the rationale and the conditions in 
instituting this emergency measure imposing a temporary ban on the importation of beef 
and poultry meat from 25 DA accredited Foreign Meat Establishments (FMEs) from 
Brazil.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[ ] 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 reports on media of the alleged "rotten meat " from Brazil sometime 
in March  2017. It has led the DA through the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) to 
conduct surveillance activity on all imports coming from Brazil as per issuance of 
Memorandum No. 0453 dated 24 March  2017, wherein several shipments of beef and 
poultry meat from 25 DA accredited FMEs of Brazil tested positive for Salmonella  spp. 
9. Is ther e a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard :  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ):  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)  (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Healt h Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/PHL/381  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  
[ ] 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): 
17 July 2017  
[ ] Trade facilit ating  measure   
12. Agency or aut hority 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  
 
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