G/SPS/N/PHL/358  
 
28 February 2017  
(17-1210) Page: 1/2 
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: Cambodia  
5. Title of the notified document : DA MO No. 08, series of 2017, Temporary ban on the 
importation of domestic and wild birds including poultry meat, day -old chicks, eggs, and 
semen originating from Cambodia . Language (s): English . Number of pages:  1 
http://members.wto.org/c rnattachments/2017/SPS/PHL/17_1087_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 Cambodia.  
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 urgent acti on: An outbreak of 
H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus was confirmed in Bayarb, Basak, 
Svay Chrum, Svay Rieng , based on the official report submitted by Dr Sen Sovann, OIE 
Delegate/Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry  and Fisheries, 
Phnom Penh, Cambodia to the World Health Organizatio n for Animal Health (OIE) on 
31 January 2017 . It affects  a backyard holding for backyard poultry as confirmed by the 
National Animal Health and Production Research Institute (National Labo ratory) and the 
Institute Pasteur, Cambodia (Regional Reference Laboratory).  
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) : 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 numbe r):   G/SPS/N/PHL/358  
 
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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 standard :   
10. Other r elevant documents and language(s) in wh ich these are available:      
11. Date of entry into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
2 February 2017  
[ ] 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: sps pilipinas@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.c om