Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 5 Series of 2022 Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Pigs and their Products Including Pork Meat, Pig Skin, Processed Animal Proteins and Semen Originating from Italy

The Order, signed on 31 January 2022, hereby institutes the following emergency measures for the importation of domestic and wild pigs and their products from Italy:  (1) Banning the importation of live swine and their products, including pork meat, pig skin, processed animal proteins and semen; (2) Immediate suspension of the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance of SPS import clearance for the above-stated commodities; (3) All shipments IN TRANSIT/ LOADED/ ACCEPTED INTO PORT before the official communication of this Order to the Italian authorities shall be allowed provided the products were slaughtered/produced before 23 December 2021; (4) Shipments which have not complied with the provisions set forth in Item 3 shall be dealt with as per DA AO 9 s.2010 Section VII.D.