Notifications for Philippines (277 notifications)

This Standard for pesticide residues is developed to ensure that the maximum residue limit of crops imported to the Philippines are in minimal amount to safeguard the consumers. These MRLs for selected imported crops is an adoption of the list of harmonized MRLs of pesticide products from the ASEAN MRLs Database which are set by the ASEAN Export Working Group on Maximum Residue Limits.

The DA issued Memorandum Circular governing the importation of live animals into the Philippines for the information, guidance and compliance of all concerned.

Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No.12, Series of 2018, 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 Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands.

The circular reitierates DA Administrative Order No. 24, Series of 2004 which requires the mandatory identification of dogs and cats to be imported into the Philippines by Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID)/microchip.

This code covers the handling and processing of hatching eggs from the time of receiving up to the dispatch of day-old chicks/poults in hatchery operation. This code also includes the hatching eggs from game fowl.

This order provides the rationale and the conditions in instituting this emergency measure imposing a temporary ban on the importation of poultry and poultry products from Grootegast, Groningen, Netherlands.

This order provides the rationale and the conditions in instituting this emergency measure imposing a temporary ban on the importation of poultry and poultry products from Karnataka, India.

This order provides the rationale and the conditions in instituting this emergency measure imposing a temporary ban on the importation of poultry and poultry products from Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) issued Memorandum Order (MO) No. 02, lifting the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs and semen from Oostkamp and Menen in West Flanders, Belgium. Based on the final report submitted by Dr Jean-Francois Heymans, Director, Animal Health and Safety of Products of Animal Origin, Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain in Bruxelles, Belgium to the World Organisation for Animal Health, the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) events in Oostkamp and Menen West Flanders, Belgium (per temporary banning order: DA MO No. 31, series of 2017) are now closed and resolved. Furthermore, based on the evaluation of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), the risk of contamination from importing poultry and poultry products from Oostkamp and Menen in West Flanders, Belgium is negligible.

This order provides the rationale and the conditions in instituting this emergency measure imposing a temporary ban on the importation of poultry and poultry products from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

This order provides the rationale and the conditions in instituting this emergency measure imposing a temporary ban on the importation of poultry and poultry products from Kostromskaya Oblast, Russian Federation.

This order provides the rationale and the conditions in instituting this emergency measure imposing a temporary ban on the importation of poultry and poultry products from Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) issued MO No. 45, S. 2017 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 France. This was based on the final report submitted by Dr. Loic Evain, Deputy General Director for Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Food Processing Industry and Forestry in Paris, France to the World Organisation for Animal Health, that the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) events in France (with previous temporary banning order - DA MO No. 01, s. 2017) are now closed and resolved. This is also based on the evaluation of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) that the risk of contamination from importing poultry and poultry products from France is negligible.

This circular was issued in view of the anticipated increased volume of importation of agricultural and fishery commodities as well as feeds and feed ingredients in connection with the Christmas holiday season as reminder that the Must Ship Out Date and validity period of SPS Import Clearance (SPSIC) shall be strictly enforced as stated in DA Administrative Order No. 9 Series of 2010, Section III, Rule F.

This order provides the rationale and the conditions in instituting this emergency measure imposing a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products from South Africa.

This order provides the rationale and the conditions in instituting this measure 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 Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America.Based on the final report submitted by Dr John Clifford, Official Delegate, Chief Trade Advisor, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, United States of America to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) events in Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America (with temporary banning order: DA MO No. 23, series of 2017) are now closed and resolved. This is also based on the evaluation of the Bureau of Animal Industry that the risk of contamination from importing poultry and poultry products from Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America is negligible.

This order provides the rationale and the conditions in instituting this measure 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 Jihomoravsky, Stredocesky and Jihocesky, Czech Republic.Based on the final report submitted by Dr Zbynek Semerad, Director General, State Veterinary Administration, Veterinary Administration, Prague, Czech Republic to the World Organization for Animal Health, the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) events in the Czech Republic are now closed and resolved.

This order provides the rationale and the conditions in instituting this measure lifting the temporary suspension of accreditation of all Brazilian FMEs to export meat to the Philippines.Based on the evaluation of the Department of Agriculture Inspection Mission, Brazil (through its Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply [MAPA], representative farms, veterinary and quarantine services and FMEs inspected) was found to comply with the Philippines' animal health and food safety requirements.

This standard applies to scallops species of the Pectinidae family in the following product categories: (i) "Fresh or Quick Frozen Scallop Meat", which is the scallop adductor muscle meat; (ii) "Fresh or Quick Frozen Roe-on Scallop Meat", which is the scallop adductor muscle meat and attached roe (with or without shell); and (iii) "Quick Frozen Scallop Meat", or "Quick Frozen Roe-on Scallop Meat", with added water and/or solutions of water and phosphates. Products covered by this standard may be intended for direct consumption or for further processing.

This Standard intends to provide guidance in the regulation and trade and ensure consistent quality and safety of baby corn.