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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PHL/34
11 October 2001
(01-4960)
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).  Live pigs, semen, pork, pork products and by-products.  Regions or countries
likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Ireland, France and the
Netherlands
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document: DA Memorandum Order (MO)
No. 17, Series of 2001, Lifting Temporary Ba n on the Importation of Live Pigs, Semen,
Pork, Pork Products and By-Products.
5. Description of content: The Office International des Epizooties (OIE) recognized the
restoration of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)-free status without vaccination in France,
Ireland and the Netherlands and that the risk of contamination from importing live pigs,semen, pork, pork products and by-products from these countries is negligible.
The Department of Agriculture of the Republic of the Philippines is instituting this
emergency measure lifting the temporary ban on the importation of live pigs, semen, pork,
pork products and by-products from France, Ir eland and the Netherlands because of the
recognition of the Office International des Eipizooties (OIE) that FMD-free status of these
countries were restored.
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. 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:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in English
9. Proposed date of adoption:  24 September 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  24 September 2001G/SPS/N/PHL/34
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11. Final date for comments:  24 September 2001
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [     ] 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 Research Service
Department of Agriculture
3rd Floor, DA Building, Elliptical Road
Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Tel:  (632) 9267439Fax:  (632) 9280590
E-mail address:  policy@da.gov.ph