. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PHL/191 
22 March 2011  
 (11-1417) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS 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:  Switzerland  
5. Title of the notified document:  DA Memorandum Order (MO) No. 01, series of 2011, 
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 
Switzerland  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  1 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/PHL/11_0835_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Order provides for the lifting of the temporary ban on the 
importation of poultry and poultry products  from Switzerland into the Philippines.  
Switzerland regained its avian influenza free stat us in accordance with Article 10.4.3 of the 
OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2010).  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. 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 10.4.3 - OIE Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code (2010)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/PHL/191 
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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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  6 January 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :    
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  6 January 2011 
[X] 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:    
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Philippine National SPS Enquiry Po int and Notification Authority 
Office of the Director  
Policy Research Service 
Department of Agriculture  3
rd Floor, DA Building, Elliptical Road 
Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines Tel:  +(632) 926 7439 
Fax:  +(632) 928 0590 
E-mail Address:  epad.polreser@lycos.com