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12 December 2019  
(19-8549) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 11 December 2019, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of  the Philippines . 
 
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Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 28  Supplementary Provisions to DA Department 
Circular No. 4 Series of 2016 entitled "Guidelines on the Importation of Plants, Planting Materials and 
Plant Products for Commercial Purposes "  
The Order implements revised requirements for registration and renewal of  importer s of plants, 
planting materials and plant products and validity period of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Import 
Clearance (SPSIC) for rice.  Pursuant to the pertinent provisions of Republic Act No. 11203 and in 
consonance with Section 4 of the Guidelines on Imp ortation, the actual product/consignment must 
be shipped out from the country of origin within the prescribed date in the approved SPSIC and must 
arrive not later than sixty (60) days from the Must Ship Out date.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/PHL/19_7062_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[X] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agen cy or authority designated to handle comments: [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  G/SPS/N/PHL/371/Add.1  
 
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  Tel: +(632) 926 7439  
Fax: +(632) 928 0590  
E-mail: spspilipinas@gmail.com   
Website: http://spsissuances.da.gov.ph/    
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Noti fication 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   
Website: http://spsissuances.da.gov.ph/    
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