WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/PHL/6
19December 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-5585)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: PHILIPPINES
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Bureau ofAnimal Industry (BAI), Department ofAgriculture
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): 1602.4111,
1602.4112, 1602.4210, 1602.4220, 1602.4910, 1602.4920
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: BAIMemorandum dated
31October 1997 ontheLifting oftheBanonImportation ofCanned PorkandCanned
PorkProducts from theFederal Republic ofGermany andtheNetherlands (1page)
5. Description ofcontent: Amendments toDAMemo Order of18March 1997 inorder to
allow theimportation ofcanned porkandcanned porkproducts from Germany andthe
Netherlands subject tocertain conditions.
6. Objective andrationale: Consistency withOIEguidelines
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Consistent withtheInternational Animal Health Code, Office
International desEpizooties
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: English
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 3November 1997
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 3November 1997
11. Final date forcomments: 2January 1998
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
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12. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
Office oftheDirector
Bureau ofAnimal Industry
Visayas Avenue, Diliman
Quezon City
Tel/Fax: (632) 928-2429 and(632) 9266883