Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 17 Series of 2021 Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Birds and their Products Including Poultry Meat, Day-Old Chicks, Eggs and Semen Originating from the Russian Federation

The Order signed on 26 February 2021 institutes the following emergency measures for the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products from the Russian Federation:
1) Ban on 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 of the application and issuance of SPS import clearance for the above-stated commodities;
3) Stoppage and confiscation of all shipments of the above-stated commodities with exception on heat-treated products, provided they will undergo risk analysis to be performed by the Bureau of Animal Industry;
4) All shipments in transit prior to the issuance of this Order shall be allowed provided the source is free from HPAI 21 days prior to production date;
5) Importation of meat products of poultry is subject to the conditions provided in Articles 10.4.19, 10.4.20 and 10.4.26 of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2019).