G/SPS/N/PHL/408  
 
13 February 2018  
(18-0955) 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, Bureau of Animal Industry  
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: Karnataka, India  
5. Title of the notified document: Department of Agricultu re Memorandum Order No. 6, 
Series of 2018, Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Birds and their 
Products including Poultry Meat, Day -old Chicks and Semen originating from Karnataka, 
India. Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/PHL/18_0847_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 Karnataka, India.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: This MO was issued 
based on the official report submitted by Mr Devendra Chaudhry, Secretary, Animal 
Husbandry, Dairying and Fishe ries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi, 
India to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on 15 January 2018, indicating 
that there was an outbreak of H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus in 
Dasarahili, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, India affecting birds as confirmed by National 
Institue of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal (OIE 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 10.4.20 and 10.4.26 of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 2017  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/PHL/408  
 
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  [ ] None  
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 language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
23 January 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating 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:  
Department of Agriculture (DA), Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)  
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:  
Department of Agriculture (DA), Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)  
Office of the Director  
Policy Research Service  
Department of Agriculture  
Elliptical Road, Dilima n 
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