G/SPS/N/PHL/411  
 
4 May 2018  
(18-2762) Page: 1/2 
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 Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry  
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): Dogs and cats to be imported  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the ex tent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Department of Agriculture Memorandum Circular No. 09, 
Series of 2018, Required Identification of Imported Dogs and Cats . Language(s): English.  
Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/PHL/18_2355_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The circular reitier ates DA Administrative Order No. 24, Series of 
2004 which requires the mandatory identification of dogs and cats to be imported into the 
Philippines by Radio -Frequency Identification (RFID)/microchip.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. 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) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
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:   G/SPS/N/PHL/411  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 23 April 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 23 April 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 July 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National En quiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Department of Agriculture (DA), Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)  
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  
 quarant ine_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:   
Department of Agriculture (DA), Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)  
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