Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 80 Series of 2022, Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Pigs and their Products and By-products Including Pork Meat, Pig Skin, and Semen Originating from Ukraine, Moldova and Czech Republic

The Order, signed on 29 December 2022, bans the importation of domestic and wild pigs and their products, including pork meat, pork skin and semen from the Czech Republic, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. It also immediately suspends the processing, evaluation of the application, and issuance of SPS import clearance to the above-stated commodities. All shipments o the aforementioned goods (with the exception of heat-treated products) into the country shall be stopped by all Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports of entry.