WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/PHL/4
16May1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2060)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: PHILIPPINES
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Fisheries Quarantine Service, Bureau ofFisheries andAquatic
Resources, Department ofAgriculture
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Fishand
fishery products
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Fisheries Administrative Order
No.912,Series of1997; Strengthening oftheFisheries Quarantine Service inthe
Bureau ofFisheries andAquatic Resources andintheDepartment ofAgriculture
Regional Field Units, andprescribing rules, regulations andprocedures thereof
(7pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Thisorder laysouttheorganizational structure, functions, and
responsibilities oftheFisheries Quarantine Service ofthePhilippines 'Department of
Agriculture. Thisorder covers thequarantine regulations forimport andexports of
fishandfishery products, domestic movement offishandfishery products, including
themedia usedintransporting suchproducts thatarepotential carriers ofpestand
diseases.
6. Objective andrationale: Animal (fisheries) health; foodsafety
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Provisions oftheorder areconsistent withtheOffice International
desEpizooties (OIE) andInternational Aquatic Animal Health Code.
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: English
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Immediately
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Immediately
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11. Final date forcomments: Immediately
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
Office oftheDirector
Bureau ofFisheries andAquatic Resources
Arcadia Building
860Quezon Avenue
Quezon City
Tel: (632) 9293617
Fax: (632) 9278574