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18 October 2019  
(19-6795) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 18 October 2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Philippines . 
 
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Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 25, Lifting the Temporary Ban on the Importation 
of Domestic and Wild Birds from the Slovak Republic  
The Order lifts the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds originating from the 
Slovak Republic. Based on the final report by Dr Jozef Bi res, Director and Chief Veterinary Officer, 
Department of Animal Heald and Welfare in Bratislava, Slovak Republic to the World Organisation for 
Animal Health, the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) events in the Slovak Republic ( with 
previous tempora ry banning order: DA MO No. 15, series of 2006)  are now closed and resolved.  
In accordance to the provisions of Chapter 10.4, article 10.4.3 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Hea lth 
Code 2017, the Slovak Republic is now free from HPAI. Based on the evaluation of the Bureau of 
Animal Industry (BAI), the risk of contamination from importing domestic and wild birds such as 
parrots from the Slovak Republic is negligible.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/PHL/19_5735_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Modification of content and/or sco pe of previously notified regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of  regulation  
[ ] Change in period of application of measure  
[X] Other: Lifting of temporary ban.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (i f available) of other 
body:  
Office of the Director  
Policy Research Service  
Department of Agriculture  
Elliptical Road, Diliman  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 926 7439  
Fax: +(632) 928 0590  
E-mail: spspilipinas@gmail.com  
or 
National Veterinary Quarantine Services  
Bureau of Animal Industry  
Visayas Avenue, Diliman  
Quezon City  G/SPS/N/PHL/105/Add.2  
 
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  Tel: +(632) 920 0815  
Fax: +(632) 920 0916  
E-mail: nvqs_bai@yahoo.com  
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Office of the Director  
Policy Research Service  
Department of Agriculture  
Elliptical Road, Diliman  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 926 7439  
Fax: +(632) 928 0590  
E-mail: spspilipinas@gmail.com  
or 
National Veterinary Quarantine Services  
Bureau of Animal Industry  
Visayas Avenue, Diliman  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 920 0815  
Fax: +(632) 920 0916  
E-mail: nvqs_bai@yahoo.com  
 
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