G/SPS/N/PHL/356  
 
21 February 2017  
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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: Kuwait, the State of  
5. Title of the notified document : DA MO No. 06, series of 2017, Temporary ban on the 
importation of domestic and wild birds including poultry meat, day -old chicks, eggs, and 
semen originating from Kuwait . Language (s): English . Number of pages:  1 
http://members .wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/PHL/17_1002_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 
poultry and poultry products from K uwait.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] 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 problem(s) and reason for urg ent action: An outbreak of 
H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus was confirmed in Sulaibiyah, 
Al Jahrah, Kuwait, b ased on the official report submitted by Mrs Hanadi Ghuloom Abdul 
Rahman Mohammad, Deputy Director General for Animal Health, An imal Health 
Department, Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources, Safat, Kuwait to 
the World Health Ordanization for Animal Health (OIE) on 23 January 2017 . It affects  
backyard holding s of ducks, geese and pheasants as confirmed by the Central Veterinary 
and Research Laboratory (National laboratory) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency, 
United Kingdom (OIE Reference Laboratory).  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard :  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commiss ion (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) : Articles 10.4.19, 10.4.20 and 
10.4.26 of the OIE Terrestrial Health Code , 2016  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   G/SPS/N/PHL/356  
 
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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 
internat ional standard :   
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): 
26 January 2017  
[ ] Trade facilit ating  measure    
12. Agency or authority desi gnated 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, Dili man 
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  
Departmen t 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