WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/PHL/2
21January 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-0210)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: PHILIPPINES
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Plant Quarantine Service, Bureau ofPlant Industry
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): onion
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Bureau ofPlant Industry (BPI)
Circular No.02, Series of1996 -Guidelines ontheImportation ofOnions,
approximately 7pages.
5. Description ofcontent: Theguidelines provide thequarantine requirements forthe
importation ofonions. Theguidelines require theevaluation andpestriskanalysis
prior totheissuance ofimport permits; inspection upon arrival; andpost-entry
quarantine monitoring.
6. Objective andrationale: plant protection; foodsafety
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Guidelines areconsistent withtheFramework ofInternational
Standards forPhytosanitary Measures published bytheIPPC.
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: English
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 15January 1997
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 15January 1997
11. Final date forcomments: 15March 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: