Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No.40 Series of 2020 Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Birds and their Products Including Poultry Meat, Day Old Chicks, Eggs and Semen Originating from Australia

The Order bans the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day old chicks, eggs and semen.  It also immediately suspends the processing and evaluation of the application and issuance of SPS import clearance for the said goods. All incoming poultry shipments with SPS import clearance issued on or before 6 August 2020 will be allowed provided frozen poultry meat has a slaughter/process date of 21 days prior to the start of the HPAI outbreak (on or before 3 July 2020).  All shipments will be subject to veterinary quarantine rules and regulations.  Stoppage and confiscation of all shipments of the above-stated commodities (with the exception of heat-treated products) into the country will be done by all DA Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports of entry if the provisions in Item 3 are not followed.  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 the OIE Animal Health Code (2019). The Order was signed on 14 August 2020