G/SPS/N/PHL/430  
 
22 February 2019  
(19-1029) Page: 1/3 
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): Domestic and wild pigs and threir products including pork meat, pig 
skin 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 Memorandum Order No. 1, 
Series of 2019 "Tem porary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Pigs and their 
Products Including Pork Meat, Pig Skin and Semen Originating from Japan" . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/PHL/19_1015_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Order temporarily bans the importation of domestic and 
wild pigs and their products , pending the results of the assessment of information on the 
CSF strain, surveillance and control procedures to be provided by Japan.  It also suspends 
the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance of sanitary and phytosanitary 
(SPS) import cle arance on the aforementioned commodities. All shipments of the said 
commodities into the Philippines will be stopped and confiscated by DA Veterinary 
Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  anima l 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: Based on the official 
reports submitted by D. Norio  Kumagai, Director, Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health 
Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and 
Fisheries, Tokyo Japan to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), there were 
outbreaks of Classical  Swine Fever (CSF) in five prefectures, namely, Gifu, Aichi, Nagano, 
Osaka and Shiga from 3 September  2018 to 5 February 2019.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or s erial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  G/SPS/N/PHL/430  
 
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  [X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapters 1. 3 and 15.2 of the 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code 2018  
[ ] 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 standa rd:  
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): 
11 February 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 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  G/SPS/N/PHL/430  
 
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  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