G/SPS/N/PHL/385  
 
9 August 2017  
(17-4309) 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): Domestic and wild birds and their products including 
poultry meat, day old chicks, eggs 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  
5. Title of the notified document : Department of Agriculture (DA) Memorandum Order 
(MO) No. 33, 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 Japan . Language (s): English . Number of pages:  1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/PHL/17_3567_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This order provides the rationale and the conditions in 
instituting this measure lifting the temporar y ban on the importation of poultry and 
poultry products from Japan . 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[ ] protect humans fro m animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from p ests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: Based on t he final 
report submitted by Dr  Kazuo Ito, Director, Intern ational Animal Health Affairs Office, 
Animal Health Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of  
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tokyo, Japan to the World Organization for Animal 
Health (OIE) , the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) events in Japan (with 
temporary banning order - DA MO No. 30, series of 2016) are now closed and resolved. 
This is also based on the evaluation of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) that the risk 
of contamination from importing poultry and poultry products from Japan is negligible.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard :  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ):  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)  (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Article 10.4, 10.4.3 of the OIE 
Terestrial An imal Health Code of 2016  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/PHL/385  
 
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  [ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  
[X] 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): 
3 July 2017  
[ ] Trade facilit ating  measure   
12. Agency or autho rity 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 R oad, 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 0 815 
Fax: +(632) 920 0916  
E-mail: nvqs_bai@yahoo.com  
 quarantine_bai@yahoo.com