G/SPS/N/PHL/438  
 
26 April 2019  
(19-2849) 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  
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):  Processed porcine animal proteins originating from African Swine 
Fever (ASF) -infected countries  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Belgium; Bulgaria; Cambodia; China; Hungary; 
Latvia; Moldova, Republic of; Poland; Romania; Russian Federat ion; Ukraine; 
Viet Nam 
5. Title of the notified document:  Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 6 
series of 2019, "Temporary Ban on the Importation of Processed Porcine Animal Proteins 
Originating from African Swine Fever (ASF) -infected Countries" . Language(s): English . 
Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/PHL/19_2456_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Order bans the importation of processed porcine/pork meal 
for animal fee use and immediately suspends the issuance of Sanitary/Phytosanitary 
Import Clearance (SPS -IC) for the said commodities.  All shipments of the aforementioned 
goods into the country  will be confiscated by Department of Agriculture (DA) Veterinary 
Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] 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:  The DA has issued 
several memoranda banning the importation of domestic and wild pigs and its products 
from ASF -infected countries.  Evidence supports consumption of contaminated feed is a 
possible transmission route of ASF virus to domestic pigs, and there is a need to prevent 
the entry of ASF virus into the Philippines through animal feeds of porcine origin to protect 
the health of the l ocal swine population.  
9. 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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 15.1 of the Terrestrial Animal 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] 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 language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
8 March 2019  
[ ] 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 availa ble) 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@gmail.com  
 
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@gmail.com  
 
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