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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PHL/24
5 December 2000
(00-5253)
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). Pork, pork products and pork by-products   Regions or countries likely to be
affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  United Kingdom (except East Anglia)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  DA Memorandum Order (MO)
No. 18, Series of 2000, Lifting DA MO No. 10 Temporary Ban on the Importation of Pork,
Pork Products, and Pork By-Products from the United Kingdom, except East Anglia
5. Description of content:  DA MO No. 18 lifting import restrictions imposed last
September 2000 on pork, pork products, and pork by-products originating from the United
Kingdom in view of the Classical Swine Fever outbreak.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from other
damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
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:  Available in English
9. Proposed date of adoption:  6 November 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  6 November 2000
11. Final date for comments:  6 December 2000
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/24
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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 Director
Policy Analysis ServiceDepartment of Agriculture
3
rd Floor, DA Building, Elliptical Road
Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Tel:  (632) 926 7439
Fax:  (632) 928 0590
E-mail:  policy@da.gov.ph