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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PHL/50
13 January 2004
(04-0087)
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 of 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, poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs and semen
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  DA Memorandum
Order (MO) No. 32, Series of 2003, Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic andWild Birds and their products including poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs and semen
originating from the Republic of Korea.
6. Description of content:  The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Korea,
based on a report submitted to the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) last
12 December 2003, has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
There is a possibility that some travellers ma y bring in pet birds from the Republic of Korea,
and there is a need to prevent the entry of pa thogenic virus causing avian 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 viru s causing avian flu and to protect the health of
the local poultry population.
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:   Available in English
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   19 December 2003G/SPS/N/PHL/50
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12. Agency or authority designated to handl e 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 Analysis Service
Department of Agriculture
3rd Floor, DA Building, Elliptical Road
Diliman, Quezon City, PhilippinesTel:  (632) 926 7439
Fax:  (632) 928 0590
E-mail:  epad.polreser@eudoramail.com