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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PHL/58 
5 February 2004 
 (04-0416) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   PHILIPPINES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI),  Department of Agriculture (DA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):   Domestic and wild birds, poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs and semen 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
People's Republic of China  
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  DA Memorandum 
Order (MO) No. 05, Series of 2004, Temporar y Ban on the Importation of Domestic and 
Wild Birds and their products including pou ltry meat, day-old chicks, eggs, and semen 
originating from the Pe ople's Republic of China 
6. Description of content:  The Ministry of Health in PROC  has confirmed the presence of 
highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in poul try in the southern province of Guangxi.  
There is a possibility that some travellers ma y bring in pet birds from PROC, and there is a 
need to prevent the entry of pathogenic virus ca using avian influenza to protect the health of 
the local poultry population. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ]  protect territory from other 
damage from pests  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:   Import restriction is 
imposed to prevent the entry of the virus and to protect the health of the local poultry 
population. 
9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  
10. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   English 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   28 January 2004 
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   G/SPS/N/PHL/58 
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 13. Texts available from:  [ X ] 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 Research Service 
 Department of Agriculture 
 3
rd Floor, DA Building, Elliptical Road 
 Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines  Tel:  (632) 926 7439  Fax:  (632) 928 0590 
 E-mail:  epad.polre ser@eudoramail.com 
 