Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 4 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 Republic of Korea

The Order, signed on 11 January 2021, institutes the following emergency measures for the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products from the Republic of Korea:
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, evaluation of the application and issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) import clearance for the above-stated commodities;
3) Stoppage and confiscation of all shipments of the above-stated commodities (with exception of heat-treated products) into the country by all Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports of entry;
4) 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).