G/SPS/N/PHL/417  
 
21 June 2018  
(18-3902) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: PHILIPPINES  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Department of Agriculture  
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): Cereals  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or prac ticable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Philippine National Standard  - Code of P ractice for the 
Prevention and Reduction of Mycotoxin Contamination in Cereals (Working draft) . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 14 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/PHL/18_3221_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Code of Practice (COP) for the prevention and reduction of 
mycotoxin contamination in cereals aims to assist farmers/producers to comply with the 
maximum levels (MLs) of mycotoxins in cereals, particularly aflatoxins, fumonisins and 
deoxynivalenol (DO N). 
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, ide ntify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
 Codex Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Mycotoxin 
Contamination in Cereals, including Annexes on Ochratoxin A, Zearalenone, 
Fumonisins and Trichothecenes  (CAC/RCP 51 -2003);  
 Codex Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Ochratoxin A (OtA) 
Contaminat ion in Coffee (CAC/RCP 69:2009);  
 Codex General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed (C ODEX 
STAN  193-1999) ; 
 Codex Recommended International Code of Practice - General Principles of Food 
Hygiene (CAC/RCP 1 -1969, Rev. 2003);  
 Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Guidelines for its 
Management - CAC/RCP 1 -1969 Rev (2003).  
[ ] Worl d Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/PHL/417  
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: This Philippine National Standard (PNS) is an adoption of the 
COP f or the p revention and reduction of mycotoxin contamination in cereals, including 
annexes on o chratoxin A, zearalenone, fumonisins and trichothecenes  (CAC/RCP  51-2003) 
of the Codex Alime ntarius Commission (CAC), with modifications to suit the local 
producti on and post -production practices in the Philippines, particularly for rice and corn.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined . 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined . 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined . 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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:  
Department of Agriculture (DA)  
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 
  
Bureau of  Agriculture and Fisheries Standards  
BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 455  0031; +(632) 455  2858; +(632) 455  2856 
Fax: +(632) 455  0031 
E-mail: bafs@da.gov.ph  
Website: http://bafs .da.gov.ph  G/SPS/N/PHL/417  
 
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  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:   
Department of Agriculture (DA)  
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 
  
Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards  
BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 455  0031; +(632) 455  2858; +(632) 455  2856 
Fax: +(632) 455  0031 
E-mail: bafs@da.gov.ph  
Website: http://bafs.da.gov.ph