WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/PHL/5
23May1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2171)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION OFEMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member toAgreement notifying: PHILIPPINES
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Bureau ofAnimal Industry
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Livestock, meatand
meatproducts
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Temporary banontheimportation of
livestock, meatandmeatproducts from Taiwan; livepigs, porkandporkproducts from
Germany andtheNetherlands
5. Description ofcontent: Thisorder directs allregional veterinary quarantine officers of
thePhilippines 'Bureau ofAnimal Industry toimmediately stopissuing quarantine
import permits fortheimportation oflivestock, meat andmeat products from Taiwan,
andoflivepigs, porkandporkproducts from Germany andtheNetherlands.
6. Objective andrationale: Animal andhuman health safety
7. Nature oftheurgent problem(s): Outbreak ofFoot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) inTaiwan
andoutbreak ofswine fever inGermany andtheNetherlands
8. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Provisions oftheorder areconsistent withtheOffice international
desépizooties (OIE) International Animal Health Code.
9. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: English
10. Date ofentry intoforce/period ofapplication (asapplicable): Immediately
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11. Texts available from/and agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: National
enquiry point []oraddress, telefax number andE-mail address (ifavailable) ofother body:
Office oftheDirector
Bureau ofAnimal Industry
Visayas Avenue
Diliman, Quezon City
Tel: (632) 928-2429
Fax: (632) 926-6883