G/SPS/N/PHL/239/Add.1
30 September 2014 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 23 Septem ber 2014, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the Philippines. 
 
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 DA Memorandum Order No. 91, series of 2014, Lifting the Temporary Ban on the Importation of 
Domestic and Wild Birds Including Poultry Meat, Day-Old Chicks, Eggs and Semen Originating from 
Ostello, FERARA and Mordano, Bo lognia, EMILIA-ROMAGNA, ITALY 
The Department of Agriculture (DA) issued Memorandum Order (MO) No. 91, series of 2014, lifting 
the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds, including poultry meat, day-old 
chicks, eggs and semen originating from Ostello, FERARA and Mordano, Bolognia, EMILIA-
ROMAGNA, ITALY, which was imposed per DA MO No. 32, series of 2013, in view of the reported detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) serotype H7 in commercial farm of layer 
hens located in Ostellato, Ferrara and outbreak of HPAI serotype H7N7 which was detected in 
Mordano, Bologna affecting another commercial layer farm belonging to the same company. DA MO No. 91, s. 2014 took effect on 14 August 2014. 
Based on the official report submitted by Dr. Romano Marabelli, Chief Veterinary Officer, 
Department of Veterinary Public Health, Food Safety and Collegial Bodies for Health Protection, 
Ministry of Health, Rome, Italy to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the HPAI event in Emilia-Romagna, Italy have been resolved. Based on the evaluation of the Bureau of Animal 
Industry (BAI) of the Philippines, the risk of contamination from importing poultry and poultry 
products from Italy is negligible. 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/PHL/14_4212_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of regulation 
[ ] Change in period of application of measure 
[X] Other: Lifting of the import ban. 
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [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 G/SPS/N/PHL/239/Add.1 
 
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  OR 
Veterinary Quarantine Service 
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@4yahoo.com  
Text(s) available from: [X] National Notificati on Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (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 Veterinary Quarantine Service 
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@4yahoo.com  
 
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