WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
G/SPS/N/PHL/101/Add.1
22 September 2006
(06-4497)
Original: English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, received on 18 September 2006, is being circulated at the request
of the Delegation of the Philippines.
Lifting of Temporary Ban on Domestic and Wild Birds and their Products including Poultry Meat,
Day-Old Chicks, Eggs and Semen originating from Malaysia
The Department of Agriculture (DA) issued Memorandum Order (MO) No. 25, series of 2006,
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 Malaysia, which was
imposed per DA MO No. 9, series of 2006, in view of the highly pathogenic avian influenza
(HPAI) virus outbreak in Malaysia. DA MO No. 25, s. 2006 takes effect on 25 July 2006.
The Malaysian Government submitted its final report to the Office International des Epizooties
(OIE) last 18 June 2006 that after ninety (90) days since the stamping out policy has been
conducted in 22 March 2006, no evidence of highly pathogenic notifiable avian influenza
(HPNAI) has been discovered. No positive cases occurred after clinical and virological
surveillance were conducted intensively within a 10km radius after 22 March 2006. Based on the
evaluation of the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Philippines, the risk of contamination from
importing poultry and poultry products from Malaysia is negligible.
The full text copy of the document can be obtained from the address below:
Philippine National SPS Enquiry Point:
Office of the Director
Policy Research Service
Department of Agriculture
3rd Floor, DA Building, Elliptical Road
Diliman, Quezon City,
Philippines
Tel: (632) 926 7439
Fax: (632) 928 0590
E-mail: epad.polreser@lycos.com