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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PHL/46
11 February 2003
(03-0893)
Committee on Sanitary and 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 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 should be provided in addition, where
applicable):   Domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day-old
chicks, eggs and semen (HS 0105, 0207, 0407, 0408)
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
State of Nevada, United States
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:   DA Memorandum
Order (MO) No.02, Series of 2003, Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and
Wild Birds and their Products including Poultry Meat, Day-Old Chicks, Eggs and Semen
Originating from the State of Nevada, USA.
6. Description of content:   The US Department of Agri culture (USDA), based on a report
submitted to the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) on 17 January 2003, has confirmedan outbreak of Newcastle Disease (ND) in Nevada, USA.  The Philippines imports poultry
and poultry products from the USA.  There is a need to prevent the entry of virulent
Newcastle disease virus to protect the health of the local poultry industry.
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest  or disease, [ X ]  protect territory from
other damage from pests
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:   Restrictions imposed on
the importation of domestic and wild birds, their products including poultry meat, day-old
chicks, eggs and semen to prevent the entry a nd spread of Newcastle disease in the country.
9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection 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):   20 January 2003G/SPS/N/PHL/46
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12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [   ] 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 ServiceDepartment of Agriculture
3
rd Floor, DA Building, Elliptical Road
Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Tel: (632) 9267439
Fax: (632) 9280590
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   Same as above.