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Fifteenth Congi
First Regular Si

HOUSE BILL NO. 083

INTRODUCED BY HON. NICANOR M. BRIONES,

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Agreement of the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary

Measures contained in the Agreement Establishing the World Trade

Organization recognizes the important contribution of international standards

guidelires and recommendations for animal health developed under the
ves of the Office International des Epizootics (OIE).

During the OIE 63" General Session held on May 27, 1998, the
International Committee adopted Resolution XI entitled: “Establishment ot a fist,
of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) free countries where vaccination is. not
practiced.” Aside from the resolution, the OIE publishes annually in. its
“bulletin” the list of OIE recognized member-countries where vaccination is not
practice in accordance with Chapter 2.1.1, of the International Animal Health
Coxe.

Oa the local front, the Department of Agriculture’s policy staremene on
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) recognizes that FMD is an OIE list-A disease and
represenis the greatest threat to the Philippine livestock industry, domestic food
security and its export markets. This is so because FMD has the potential tor
rapid andl extensive spread and an outbreak would jeopardize the domestic use
and export of all cloven-hoofed animals and their products. In pursuance of its
policy mandate to eradicate FMD in the shortest possible period while limiting,
the economic impact, a FMD Task Force was created for which the appropriate
funding has been established

The Department of Agriculture further recognizes that the global risk
from FMD is changing as countries and trading, blocs achieve national or
regional treedom trom the disease. Thus, the Department of Agrivalture
emphasizes the need tor the country to attain PMD-irce status as carly” as
possible i cruer for the Philippines to regain lost international markets as a
result of previous outbreaks,

Approval of this Bill is earnestly recommended,

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RECNIGANOR M. BRIONES

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House of Representutives
Queso Gity, Metre Alesis

Fifteenth Congress
First Regular Session

7 683
House Bill No.

INTRODUCED BY REP. NICANOR M., BRIONES

AN ACT ALLOWING THE IMPORTATION OF LIVE ANIMALS, MEAT
AND MEAT PRODUCTS ONLY FROM ZONES DECLARED BY THE OFFICE
INTERNATIONAL DES EPIZOOTIES (OLE) AS “FMD (FOOT AND MOUTH.
DISEASE) FREE ZONES WHERE VACCINATION IS NOT PRACTICED”

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled

SECTION 1. title. - This Act shall be known as the “Foot and Mouth Disease
Eradication Act of 2008.”
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. ~ Recognizing that the livestock industry has

the potentia! for engendering the development of the countryside and enhancing:

food security, and serving as an instrument tor employment generation and
economic growth, it is hereby declared the policy of the State to promote thi
eradication of foot and mouth disease through the prevention of the envy of
additional FMD stereotypes into the country.

SEC. 3. Importation of Live Animals, Meat and Meat Products. - Only live
animals, meat and meat products originating from zones declared by the Office
International des Epizooties (OIE) in its periodically published bulletins as FMD-
free zones, where vaccination is not practiced, shall be allowed to be imported

inte the Philinnines


SEC. 4 Implementing Rules. ~The Secretary of Agriculture shall, upon the
recommendation of the Director of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and the
Executive Director of the National Meat Inspection Commission (NMIC),
promulgate the rules and regulations necessary for the effective implementation

of this Act not later than one hundred twenty (120) days from the signing of this

Bill into law

he said agencies shall ensure that the ports of exit are FMD-Iree
before allowing, the importation of live animals, meat and meat products into the
country,

SEC. 5 Penal Clause. - Any person who violates the provisions of this Act
shall be punished with a fine of not less than One Hundred Thousand Pesos
(P100,000.00) or imprisonment of six (6) months to six (6) years and one (1) day
or both, at the discretion of the court: Previded, That if the violator is a
corporation, the president, the vice-president(s), secretary, treasurer and
members of the board of directors shall be individually imposed the above

penalties: Provided, further, That public officials who are instrumental in

permitting the entry of such live animals, meat and meat products in violation of

this Act shall be meted out the same penalties; and: Provided, finally, That the live

animals, meat and meat products imported in violation of this Act shall be

subject to confiscation and destroyed immediat

in the appropriate manners to.
prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease.

SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. - All Acts and regulations contrary to or
inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 7. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after

its publications in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation


IMPRISONMENT OF NOT LESS THAN SIX (6) YEARS
AND ONE (1) DAY BUT NOT MORE THAN TWELVE (12)
YEARS OR BOTH UPON THE DISCRETION OF THE
COURT.

IF THE VIOLATOR IS A CORPORATION, FIRM,
PARTNERSHIP OR ASSOCIATION, THE PENALTY
SHALL BE IMPOSED UPON THE PRESIDENT, THE
MANAGER OR ANY OFFICER THEREOF WHO KNOWS
OR OUGHT TO HAVE KNOWN THE COMMISSION OF
THE OFFENSE. IN CASE THE GUILTY OFFICER IS A
FOREIGNER, HE SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY DEPORTED

AFTER SERVICE OF SENTENCE.”

SECTION 2. Another section is hereby inserted after Section
Fifty Eight Chapter XIV of Republic Act No. 9296, to be denominated as

Section Fifty Eight-B, which shall read as follows:

“SECTION 58-B. LIABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.
THE LIABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TASKED WITH
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT, WHO BY
THEMSELVES OR IN CONSPIRACY WITH OTHERS,
VIOLATE THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER Xil UNDER
THIS ACT, SHALL BE WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO

LIABILITIES UNDER OTHER PENAL LAWS.”