 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PHL/54 
29 January 2004 
 (04-0337) 
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:   Japan 
and Vietnam  
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  DA Memorandum 
Order (MO) No. 01, Series of 2004, Temporar y Ban on the Importation of Domestic and 
Wild Birds and their products including po ultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs and semen 
originating in Japan and Vietnam. 
6. Description of content:  Vietnam and Japan, based on a report submitted to the World 
Organization for Animal Heal th (OIE) last 9 and 12 January 2004, respectively, has 
confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avia n influenza (HPAI).  There is a possibility 
that some travellers may bring in pet birds fr om Vietnam and Japan, and there is a need to 
prevent the entry of pathogenic virus causing av ian flu 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 pathogenic virus causing avian flu 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, 
[   ] 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):   13 January 2004 G/SPS/N/PHL/54 
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 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:   
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 
 