G/SPS/N/PHL/232/Add.1  
 
25 February 2014  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 24 February 2014, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the Philippines. 
 
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 DA MO No. 02, series of 2014, Lifting temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds 
including day-old chicks, eggs, and semen originat ing from Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, 
Italy, and Denmark with low pathogenicity avian influenza. 
The Department of Agriculture (DA) issued Memorandum Order (MO) No. 02, series of 2014, lifting 
the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds including day-old chicks, eggs, 
and semen, which was imposed per DA MO No. 20, se ries of 2013, in view of the LPAI virus with 
serotype H5N1 outbreak. DA MO No. 02, s. 2014 took effect last 16 January 2014. 
Based on recommendations of Resolution No. 29 Annex XXIII under item no. 18 Avian Influenza 
(Chapter 10.4) re: Amendments to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code 2014 which was adopted by the member countries during the OIE 81st General 
Session in May 2013, the importation of domestic and wild birds including day-old chicks, eggs and semen from countries with Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (LPAI) will be allowed following the 
conditions provided in the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code of 2014. 
Based on the evaluation of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and in accordance to the 
provisions for the importation of poultry and poultry products set under Chapter 10.4 of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code of 2014, the ri sk of contamination from importing poultry and 
poultry products from the above EU countries is negligible. 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/PHL/14_0953_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/232/Add.1 
 
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  OR 
Veterinary Quarantine Services Division  
Bureau of Animal Industry Visayas Avenue, Diliman 
Quezon City 
Telefax: +(632) 9200815 E-mail: baiquarantineph@gmail.com  
 baiquarantine@hotmail.com  
Text 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 Services Division  
Bureau of Animal Industry 
Visayas Avenue, Diliman 
Quezon City Telefax: +(632) 9200815 
E-mail: baiquarantineph@gmail.com  
 baiquarantine@hotmail.com  
 
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