Memorandum Order No. 05 Series of 2020 on 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 Poland

Republic of the Philippines Department of Agriculture OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Elliptical Road, Diliman Quezon City, 1100 Philippines MEMORANDUM ORDER No.2..2 Series of 2020 SUBJECT: TEMPORARY BAN ON THE IMPORTATION OF DOMESTIC AND WILD BIRDS AND THEIR PRODUCTS INCLUDING POULTRY MEAT, DAY OLD CHICKS, EGGS AND SEMEN ORIGINATING FROM POLAND WHEREAS, Section 1770 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code of 1917) which was adopted by incorporation together with Sections 1761-1769, in Section 5 of Act 3639 (Charter of Bureau of Animal Industry) empowers the Department Head to issue a general order preventing the entry of animals, animal effects, parts or products from any country with dangerous communicable animal disease; WHEREAS, based on the official report submitted by Dr.Bogdan Konopka, Chief Veterinary Officer, General Veterinary Inspectorate, Ministry of Agriculture and Development, Warszaw, Poland to the World Organisation for Animal Health on 2 January 2020, there was one (1) outbreak of HSNB Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Uscimow, Lubartowski, Lubelskie Region affecting turkeys on December 30, 2019, as confirmed by the National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy, Poland; WHEREAS, there is a need to prevent the entry of HPAI virus to protect the health of the local poultry population; NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM D. DAR, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, by the powers vested in me by law, do hereby institute the following measures for the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products from Poland: 1. Banning the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products, including poultry meat, day old chicks, eggs and semen; 2. Immediate suspension of the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) import clearance to the above-stated commodities; 3. Stoppage and confiscation of all shipments of the above stated commodities (with the except\on on heat treated products) into the country by all DA Veterinary Quarantine Officers1Inspectors at all major ports of entry. 4. Frozen poultry meat with slaughter /process date of 21 days prior to the HPAI outbreaks are allowed to enter the country subject to veterinary quarantine rules and regulations. 5. Importation of meat products of poultry is subject to the conditions provided in Article 10.4.19, 10.4.20 and 10.4.26 of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2019). This ORDER shall take effect immediately and shall remain enforced unless revoked in writing. All orders inconsistent herewith are deemed revoked. Done this -2!. day ~f Janv.:t~020 c~·c.~/ WILLIAM D. DAR. Ph.D. , Secretary J.- ; DfPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 11111111111111111111111111111 Ill Ill 111111111 ill 1111111 In in replying pls cite this code : For Signature: S-01-20-0396 Received: 01/17/2020 08:27 AM 1Applicable to poultcy products already in transit upon the issuance of ban 2 Heat treated prod ucts are acceptable following Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terresbial Animal Health Code (2016) provided that in addition to the Veterinary Health Certificate, the Competent Authority will include in the certifkation the following: Temperature and duration of heating or pasteurization of products; and There is no co-mingling of raw materials with any other materials ofanimal origin