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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PHL/87 
17 November 2005 
 (05-5395) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  PHILIPPINES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:        
2. Agency responsible:  Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI),  Department of Agriculture (DA)  
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:  Russia, 
Kazakhstan, and Mongolia  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  DA Memorandum Order 
(MO) No. 15, Series of 2005, Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Birds 
and their Products including Poultry Meat, Day- Old Chicks, Eggs and Semen originating from 
Russia, Kazakhsta n, and Mongolia.  
6. Description of content:  Outbreaks of avian influenza type A subtype H5 have been detected 
in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia.  This c onfirmation was based on the reports submitted 
by Russia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia to the Offi ce International des Ep izooties (OIE) last 
24 July 2005, 2 August 2005, and 8 August 2005, respectively.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests       
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  The Philippines is 
instituting this emergency measure to prevent the entry of the highly pathogenic virus causing 
avian flu to protect the health of the local poultr y population.  There is a possibility that some 
travellers may bring in pet birds fro m Russia, Kazakhsta n, and Mongolia.  
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:        
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in English  G/SPS/N/PHL/87 
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 11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  18 August 2005  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Philippine National SPS Enquiry Point 
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:  epad.polreser@lycos.com