Republic of the Philippines 
S 3  O FFICE OF THE SECRETA RY
Elliptical Road, Diliman  
1100 Quezon City
MEMORANDUM ORDER  
No. " 3  
Series of 2022
SUBJECT: LIFTING THE TEMPORARY BAN ON THE IMPORTATION OF DOMESTIC
WHEREAS, the Department of Agriculture has imposed DA Memorandum Order No. 24 
series of 2022 due to the detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Nova 
Scotia, Canada;
WHEREAS, based on the report of the veterinary authority of Canada to the World 
Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) and the supporting documents submitted by the 
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) all outbreaks of HPAI in Nova Scotia are now 
closed and resolved;
WHEREAS, in accordance to the provisions of Chapter 10.4 of the WOAH Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code, Nova Scotia, Canada is now free from HPAI;
WHEREAS, based on the evaluation of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the risk of 
contamination from importing poultry meat, day old chicks, eggs and semen is negligible;
NOW, THEREFORE, this Order is hereby issued to lift the temporary ban on the 
importation of domestic and wild birds and their products originating from the Province 
of Nova Scotia, Canada;
All import transaction of the above bird species shall be in accordance with existing rules 
and regulations of the DA.
All orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the 
provisions of this order are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
This ORDER shall take effect immediately.
r k \----- 2Q22AND WILD BIRDS AND THEIR PRODUCTS INCLUDING POULTRY MEAT,  
DAY OLD CHICKS, EGGS AND SEMEN ORIGINATING FROM Nova Scotia,  
Canada
