. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PHL/165 
12 August 2009  
 (09-3860) 
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:  Czech Republic  
5. Title of the notified document:  DA Memorandum Order (MO) No. 22, series of 2009, 
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 
Czech Republic  Language:  English  Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  This Order provides for the lifting of the temporary ban on the 
importation of poultry and poultry products fro m Czech Republic into the Philippines, 
based on a report from the Office Internati onal des Epizooties (OIE) that the Czech 
Republic has regained its avian influenza-free status on 2 June 2009 and the findings of the 
Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) that the ri sk of contamination from importations of 
poultry and poultry products is negligible. 
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)  Chapter 1.1.4, 2007 OIE - Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None G/SPS/N/PHL/165 
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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) :  30 June 2009 
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) :  30 June 2009 
[ ] 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, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Philippine National SPS Enquiry  
Point and Notification Authority 
Office of the Director 
Policy Research Service Tel:  +(632) 9267 439 Fax:  +(632) 9280 590 E-mail:  epad.polreser@lycos.com