Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 78 Series of 2021 Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Birds and their Products Including Poultry Meat, Day-old Chicks, Eggs and Semen Originating from Belgium

The Order, signed on 20 December 2021 institutes the following emergency measures for the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products from Belgium: 1) Banning the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs 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 UNTO PORT before the official communication of this Order to the Belgian authorities shall be allowed provided the products were slaughtered/produced before 19 November 2021; 4) Shipments which have not complied with the conditions set forth in Item 3 to Item 4 shall be dealt with as per DA AO 9 S. 2010 Section VII.D; 5) Importation of meat products of poultry is subject to the conditions provided in Article 10.4.18, 10.4.19 and 10.4.24 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2021).