Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 5 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 Poland

The Order bans the importation of domestic and wild birds and their product, including poultry meat, day-old chicks and semen from Poland and immediately suspends the proessing, evaluation of application and issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary import clearance of the aforementioned goods.  All shipments of the said commodities into the country, with the exception of heat-treated products, shall be stopped and confiscated by DA Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports of entry.   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.  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 Terrestrial Animal Health Codce (2019).