G/SPS/N/PHL/436  
 
28 March 2019  
(19-1964) Page: 1/3 
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  
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 pigs and their products including pork meat, pig 
skin and semen  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Viet Nam  
5. Title of the notified document: Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 5 
Series of 2019, "T emporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Pigs and their 
Products Including Pork Meat, Pig Skin and Semen originating from Vietnam" . 
Language(s): English .  Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/PHL/19_1661_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Order bans the importation of domestic and wild pigs and 
their products including pork meat, pig skin and semen coming from Viet Nam and 
immediately suspends the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance of 
Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS)  import clearance for the said commodities. All 
shipments into the country of the aforementioned goods will likewise be stopped and 
confiscated by DA Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors. Importation of feed 
ingredients of porcien origin is subject to  the conditions provided in Article 15.1.22 of the 
OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code 2018.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory f rom 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: Based on the official 
report submitted by Dr Dong Pham Van, Director General, Chief Veterinary Officer, 
Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and  Rural Development, Hanoi, Viet 
Nam to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), there were outbreaks of African 
Swine Fever (ASF) in Hung Yen and Thai Binh, Viet Nam affecting swine as confirmed by 
the National Center for Veterinary Diagnostics and there is a need to the prevent the entry 
of ASF into the Philippines to protect the local swine population.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Cod ex 
standard or related text) :  G/SPS/N/PHL/436  
 
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  [X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapters 1.1, 4.3, 15.1 and 
Article  15.1.22 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code 2018  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] 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 standa rd:  
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): 
27 February 2019  
[ ] 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:  
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  G/SPS/N/PHL/436  
 
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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:  
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: +(6 32) 920 0916  
E-mail: nvqs_bai@yahoo.com  
 quarantine_bai@yahoo.com