WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/PHL/215 
4 October 2012  
 (12-5360) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  PHILIPPINES 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Health (DOH), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  HS Codes:  03056, 160520 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Final Draft Standard for Salt Fermented Fish and Shrimps 
(Bagoong )  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  27 pages 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/PHL/12_3904_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This standard applies to salt fermented finfish and shrimps as 
described in Section 3.1, intended for dir ect consumption as condiment, seasoning and/or 
ingredient for food, and for further processing.  This supersedes Bureau of Food and Drug 
(BFAD) Administrative Order No. 18, series of 1970:  Regulations Prescribing the 
Standard of Quality and Identity (Fish or Shrimps) B-4.9 (Condiments, Sauces and Seasonings).  This standard does not apply to fish sauce or patis , also produced by fish 
fermentation. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) CAC/RCP 52-2003;  CAC/RM 42-1969 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/PHL/215 
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   If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  11 December 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  1 October 2012.  Posted at 
http://www.bfad.gov.ph 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  11 December 2012 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  3 December 2012 
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:   
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 
 
Food and Drug Administration Civic Drive, Filinvest Corporate City Alabang, Muntinlupa City Tel:  +(632) 842 5606 Fax:  +(632) 807 0751 
E-mail:  bfad@bfad.gov.ph 
13. Texts 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 
  G/SPS/N/PHL/215 
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  Food and Drug Administration 
Civic Drive, Filinvest Corporate City 
Alabang, Muntinlupa City Tel:  +(632) 842 5606 Fax:  +(632) 807 0751 E-mail:  bfad@bfad.gov.ph 
Website:  http://www.bfad.gov.ph