. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PHL/78 
22 July 2005 
 (05-3310) 
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 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):  Live cattle, beef, and their products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  United 
States of America  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Memorandum Order 
(MO) No. 10, series of 2005, Precautionary Measures on the Importation of Live Cattle, Beef, and their products from the United States.  
6. Description of content:  There is a confirmatory result from the Veterinary Laboratories 
Agency in Weybridge, England that a cow in the United States has tested positive for 
Bovine Encephalopathy (BSE).  Scientific evidence showed that the new variant of 
Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (nvC JD) or (vcJD) in humans c ould be transmitted by eating 
BSE-infected animals.  The USDA has not yet disclosed information on the cohorts of the new BSE case, which is a suspected case and should be excluded from the beef exports to 
the Philippines.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] 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 imports 
beef and their products from cattle 30 months and younger, deboned and devoid of Specific 
Risk Materials (SRMs).  Hence, this measure is imposed in order to prevent the entry, 
establishment and spread of BSE in the country, for the protection of animal and public health.  
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:        G/SPS/N/PHL/78 
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 10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in English 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  27 June 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) 9267439  Fax:  (632) 9280590 
 E-mail:  epad.polreser@lycos.com