. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PHL/44
20 September 2002
(02-5047)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   PHILIPPINES
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Livestock Development Council (LDC ), 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):  Meat and milk
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All
meat and milk exporting countries
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   DA Memorandum Order
(MO) No. 7, Series of 2002, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Audit of
Meat and Milk Exporting Plants
6. Description of content:  The Department of Agriculture re quires the accreditation of meat
exporters before being allowed to ship products to  the Philippines, and this is consistent with
the DA mandate to ensure the safety and quality of imported livestock and poultry products
and in the interest of public health and as required under the Consumer Act of thePhilippines.  There had been many documented cases of contaminated milk and meat
products being brought into the country, indica ting the need to supplement the accreditation
mechanism with periodic audit of the exporting plants to further ensure safety and quality.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in English
10. Proposed date of adoption:  13 October 2002
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  13 October 2002G/SPS/N/PHL/44
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12. Final date for comments:
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [   ] 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 DirectorPolicy Research Service
Department of Agriculture
3
rd Floor, DA Building, Elliptical Road
Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Tel:  (632) 926 7439
Fax:  (632) 928 0590
E-mail:  epad.polreser@eudoramail.com