G/SPS/N/PHL/226  
 
26 June 2013  
(13-3324)  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 (DA), Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Live poultry (HS Code: 0105), poultry meat 
(HS Code: 0207), day-old chicks (HS Code: 0105.11), eggs (HS Code: 0407) and semen (HS Code: 0511.99) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: New South Wales, Australia  
5. Title of the notified document: DA MO No. 11, series of 2013, Lifting the temporary 
ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry 
meat, day-old chicks, eggs, and semen originating from New South Wales, Australia  
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/PHL/13_2440_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Philippines is lifting the ban on the importation of 
domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs, 
and semen originating from New South Wales, Australia. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal 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: In compliance with 
Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, New South 
Wales, Australia is now free from H7N7 HPNAI. The risk of contamination from importing poultry and poultry products from New South Wales, Australia is negligible. 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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 10.4.4 of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None G/SPS/N/PHL/226 
 
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  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 standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:      
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
1 April 2013 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 Service 
Bureau of Animal Industry 
Visayas Avenue, Diliman Quezon City 
Tel: +(632) 920 0815 
Fax: +(632) 920 0816 E-mail: nvqs_bai@yahoo.com 
 quarantine_bai@yahoo.com 
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (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 Service Bureau of Animal Industry 
Visayas Avenue, Diliman 
Quezon City Tel: +(632) 920 0815 
Fax: +(632) 920 0816 
E-mail: nvqs_bai@yahoo.com  quarantine_bai@yahoo.com