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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PHL/39
26 March 2002
(02-1557)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  PHILIPPINES
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Bureau Animal Industry (BAI), National Meat Inspection
Commission (NMIC), Departme nt of Agriculture (DA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Meat and meat products for food  Regions or countries likely to be affected,
to the extent relevant or practicable:  Countries that export to the Philippines
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  DA Administrative Order (AO)
No. 25, Series of 2001, Issuance of a Safety Compliance Certificate for, and a Chain of
Custody Certification Check-List on, Imports of Meat and Meat Products for Food as
Requirement for Express to the Philippines
5. Description of content:  This shall be an additional requirement governing imports of the
above-mentioned items to the Philippines.  All other Administrative Orders, Memorandum
Orders and other issuance governing imports shall remain in force.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in English
9. Proposed date of adoption:
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  27 February 2002
11. Final date for comments:
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:G/SPS/N/PHL/39
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12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Philippine National Enquiry Point
Office of the Director
Policy Research ServiceDepartment 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@eudoramail.com