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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PHL/32
16 August 2001
(01-4026)
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), Department 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).  Fresh Frozen Meat of Domestic Birds  Regions or countries likely to be
affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Originating from Brazil
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  DA Memorandum Order No.11,
Series of 2001, Lifting of the Temporary Ban on the Importation of Fresh Meat of Domestic
Birds Originating from Brazil (1 page).
5. Description of content:  The Office International des Epizooties (OIE) report indicates that
Brazil implemented a stamping out policy on all affected birds to control Newcastle Disease
(ND).  The Veterinary authorities of Brazil also have taken additional preventive and
control measures against ND.
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:  English
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 July 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  30 July 2001
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/32
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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 SPS Enquiry Point
Office of the DirectorPolicy Analysis Service
Department of Agriculture
3
rd Floor, DA Building, Elliptical Road
Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Tel:  (632) 9267439
Fax:  (632) 9280590
E-mail:  policy@da.gov.ph