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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PHL/15
19 November 1999
(99-5046)
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 of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Fresh/chilled/frozen fish and fishery/aquatic products (03.02, 03.03, 03.04,
03.05, 03.06, 03.07, 16.03, 16.04, 16.05)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Department of Agriculture (DA)
Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 1 95, series of 1999:  Rules and Regulations
Governing the Importation of Fresh/Chilled/Frozen Fish and Fishery/Aquatic Products
(8 pages)
5. Description of content:  DA FAO provides, among others, the health and safety standard
requirements necessary for the importation of fresh/chilled/frozen fish and fishery/aquaticproducts into the Philippines.  These requirements include:  International Health Certificate
and SPS Certificate;  packing and labelling;  storage and transport, and inspection.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] 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 [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Codex Food Standards and Office international
des Epizooties – Aquatic Animal Code
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in English
9. Proposed date of adoption:  20 September 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  24 October 1999G/SPS/N/PHL/15
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11. Final date for comments:  19 November 1999
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:  Office of the Director, Policy Analysis Service, DA Building,
Elliptical Road, Quezon City;  Fax:  (632) 928 0590;  E-mail:  policy@da.gov.ph
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Office of the
Director, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Arcadia Building, Quezon Avenue;
Fax:  (632) 372 5056/372 5057