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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PHL/33
26 September 2001
(01-4576)
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 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 may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Live cattle, sheep and goats, their meat and meat products;  bovine embryo;
meat and bone-meal and other feed ingredients  Regions or countries likely to be affected,
to the extent relevant or practicable:  Japan
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  DA Memorandum Order (MO)
No. 16, Series of 2001, Temporary Ban on the Im portation of Live Cattle, Sheep and Goats,
their Meat and Meat Products;  Bovine Embryo;  Meat and Bone-Meal and Other Feed
Ingredients Derived from the said Animals from Japan
5. Description of content:  Import restrictions imposed due to the need of preventing the
entry, establishment, and spread of Bovi ne Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in the
country.
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  The Department of Agriculture of the Republic of the
Philippines is instituting this emergency measure banning the importation of live cattle,
sheep and goats, their meat and meat products;  bovine embryo;  meat and bone-meal and
other feed ingredients derived from the animals originating from Japan.  We are imposing
this temporary ban in order to prevent the entry and establishment of BSE in this country.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in English
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  11 September 2001G/SPS/N/PHL/33
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11. Texts available from/and 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:
Philippine National SPS Enquiry Point
Office of the DirectorPolicy Analysis Service
Department of Agriculture
3
rd Floor, DA Building, Elliptical Road
Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Tel:  (632) 926 74 39
Fax:  (632) 928 05 90
E-mail:  policy@da.gov.ph