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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PHL/36
8 February 2002
(02-0626)
Committee on Sanitary and 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 (BPI), 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).  Domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day-old
chicks, eggs and semen  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant
or practicable:  State of Pennsylvania, United States of America (USA)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  DA Administrative Order (AO)
No. 3, Series of 2002, Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Birds and
their Products Including Poultry Meat, Day-Ol d Chicks, Eggs and Semen Originating from
the State of Pennsylvania, USA
5. Description of content:  Import restrictions imposed due to the need of preventing the
entry of pathogenic virus causing avian flu to protect the health of the local poultry
population.
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  Type II7N2 virus was identified as causing low
pathogenic type of the avian influenza outbreaks in the said US State.  Based on OIE
Manual, II7N2 virus could develop to highly pathogenic avian influenza.  Japan has already
imposed a ban on poultry and poultry products from the United States.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in English
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  30 January 2002G/SPS/N/PHL/36
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11. Texts available from/and 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:
Philippine National SPS Enquiry Point:
Office of the DirectorPolicy Research Service
Department of Agriculture
3
rd Floor, DA Building, Elliptical Road
Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Tel:  (632) 926 74 39
Fax:  (632) 928 05 90
E-mail:  epad.polreser@eudoramail.com