Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification of emergency measures - Philippines - Domestic and wild birds including poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs, and semen - Addendum

NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES

Addendum

The following communication, received on 28 January 2016, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the Philippines.

 

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DA MO No. 02, Series of 2016: Lifting the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day old chicks,eggs and semen originating from Dixon County, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota, United States of America

The Department of Agriculture (DA) issued Memorandum Order (MO) No. 02, series of 2016, lifting the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day old chicks,eggs and semen originating from Dixon County, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota, United States of America which was imposed per MO No. 21, series of 2015 due to the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). DA MO No. 21 took effect on 23 April 2015.

http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/PHL/16_0375_00_e.pdf

This addendum concerns a:

[ ]           Modification of final date for comments

[ ]           Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified regulation

[ ]           Withdrawal of regulation

[ ]           Change in period of application of measure

[X]          Other: Lifting of the temporary ban

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

Office of the Director

Policy Research Service

Department of Agriculture

Elliptical Road, Diliman

Quezon City

Tel: +(632) 926 7439

Fax: +(632) 928 0590

E-mail: spspilipinas@da.gov.ph

 

or

 

National Veterinary Quarantine Services

Bureau of Animal Industry

Visayas Avenue, Diliman

Quezon City

 

Tel: +(632) 920 0815

Fax: +(632) 920 0916

E-mail: nvqs_bai@yahoo.com

        quarantine_bai@yahoo.com

 

Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

Office of the Director

Policy Research Service

Department of Agriculture

Elliptical Road, Diliman

Quezon City

Tel: +(632) 926 7439

Fax: +(632) 928 0590

E-mail: spspilipinas@da.gov.ph

 

or

 

National Veterinary Quarantine Services

Bureau of Animal Industry

Visayas Avenue, Diliman

Quezon City

Tel: +(632) 920 0815

Fax: +(632) 920 0916

E-mail: nvqs_bai@yahoo.com

            quarantine_bai@yahoo.com

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