G/SPS/N/PHL/345  
 
16 December 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMER GENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member : PHILIPPINES  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture (DA), Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)  
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 including 
poultry meat, day old chicks, eggs and semen  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners    
[X] Specific regions or countries: Flevoland, Netherlands  
5. Title of the notified document : Memorandum Order (MO) No. 29, Temporary Ban on 
the Importation of Domestic and Wild Birds and their Products including Poultry Meat, 
Day Old Chicks, Eggs and Semen Originating from Flevoland, the Netherlands . 
Language (s): English . Number of pages:  1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/PHL/16_5174_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: DA Memorandum Order (MO) No. 29, Temporary Ban on the 
Importation of Domestic and Wild Birds and their Products including Poultry Mea t, Day 
Old Chicks, Eggs and Semen originating from Flevoland, the Netherlands.  
Based on the official reports submitted by Dr Christianne Bruschke, Chief Veterinary 
Officer of Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Hague, Netherlands to the World Health 
Organiza tion for Animal Health (OIE) on 28 November 2016, that there were outbreaks 
of H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus in Biiddinghuizen, Flevoalnd, the 
Netherlands affecting fattening ducks as confirmed by Wageningen Bioveterinary 
Research, Le lystad (national Laboratory).  
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[ ] protect humans fro m animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pest s.   
8. Nature of the urgent proble m(s) and reason for urgent action: There in a need to 
prevent the entry of HPAI virus to protect the health of local poultry 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) : Article s 10.4.19, 10.4.20 and 
10.4.26 of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 2015  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   G/SPS/N/PHL/345  
 
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  [ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international s tandard :   
10. Other r elevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:      
11. Date of entry into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
1 December 2016  
[ ] Trade facilit ating  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 Agric ulture  
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