G/SPS/N/PHL/322  
 
23 February 2016  
(16-1103)  Page: 1/2  
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 (DA), Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS Codes: 0105, 0207, 0407, 05119 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Tripura, India  
5. Title of the notified document: DA MO No. 05, series of 2016, Temporary ban on the 
importation of domestic and wild birds incl uding poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs, and 
semen originating from Tripura, India  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/PHL/16_0737_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Memorandum Order provides the rationale and the 
conditions in instituting this emergency measure imposing a temporary ban on the 
importation of domestic and wild birds, and their products including poultry meat, day-
old chicks, eggs and semen from Tripura, India. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reason for urgent action: An outbreak of 
H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus was detected affecting State poultry farm, based on the official report submitted by Mr Ashok Kumar Angurana, 
Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of 
Agriculture, New Delhi, India to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 19 January 2016 as confirmed by the National Institute of High Security Animal 
Diseases, Bhopal (National laboratory). The Philippines is instituting this emergency 
measure to prevent the entry of the HPAI virus to protect the health of the public and the local poultry population. 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) Chapters 10.4.19, 10.4.20 and 
10.4.26 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 2015 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   G/SPS/N/PHL/322 
 
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  [ ] 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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:      
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
26 January 2016  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (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