Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 21 Series of 2023: Temporary Ban on the Importation of Live Cattle, Meat, and Meat Products, Bovine Processed Animal Proteins, and Semen Derived from Cattle Originating in Spain

The Order, signed on 6 March 2023, institutes the following measures for the importation of domestic and wild pigs and their products from Spain: (1) Banning the importation of live animal, meat, meat products, meat by-products, including bovine processed animal protein and semen;  (2) Immediate suspension of the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) import clearance to the aforementioned commodities;(3) Allowing all shipments coming from Spain that are IN TRANSIT/LOADED/ACCEPTED UNTO PORT before the official communication of this Order to the Spanish Authorities provided that the products were slaughtered/produced on or before 21 December 2022;(4) Application of DA Administrative Order 9 series of 2010, Section VII.D for shipments with ship out date after the communication of this Order to the Spanish Authorities; and(5) More rigorous and tight inspection on all arrivals of meat and meat by-products derived from cattle including live animals and bovine processed animal proteins by DA Veterinary Quarantine Officers assigned at ports of entry.