G/SPS/N/PHL/402  
 
18 December 2017  
(17-7027) 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, 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): Domestic and wild birds and their products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: South Africa  
5. Title of the notified document: Department of Agriculture (DA) Memorandum Order 
(MO) No. 46, Series of 20 17, Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds 
and their products including poultry meat, day -old chicks, eggs and semen originating 
from South Africa . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/PHL/17_5489_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This order provides the rationale and the conditions in instituting 
this emergency measure imposing a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and 
wild birds and their products from South Africa.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from a nimal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: This MO was issued 
based on the official reports submitted by Dr Bothle Michael Modisane, Chief Director, 
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Animal Production and Health, Pretoria, 
South Africa to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE ), indicat ing that there have 
been fifty outbreaks of H5H8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus in seven  
provinces affecting birds, la yers and ostriches from 20 June 2017 to 9 October 2017 as 
confirmed by Agricultural Research Council -Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute (ARC -OVI) 
(OIE Reference Laboratory).  
9. Is there a relevant international standa rd? 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  G/SPS/N/PHL/402  
 
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  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 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): 
23 October 2017  
[ ] 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  
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