G/SPS/N/PHL/346  
 
22 December 2016   
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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 
No. 30 . Language (s): English . Number of pages:  1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/PHL/16_5267_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This order provides the rationale and the condi tions in 
instituting this emergency measure imposing a temporary 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 pest s.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: An outbreak of H5 
highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus was confirmed by Dr Kazuo Ito, Director, 
International  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) on 29 November 2016 in Aomori -shi, Aomori and 
Sekikawa -mura, Nigata, Japan affecting ducks and layers as confirmed by Aomori 
Livestock Hygiene Service Center (Local Laboratory) and Nigata Livestock Hygience 
Service Center (National Laboratory).  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify th e 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) : Chapters 10.4.19, 10.4.20 and  
10.4.26 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code 2015  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever po ssible, 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): 
1 December 2016  
[ ] Trade facilitating  measure    
12. 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 Servic e 
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