Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 72 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 Japan

The Order signed on 29 November 2021 institutes the following emergency measures for the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products from Japan:
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 Japanese authorities shall be allowed provided the products were slaughtered/produced before 27 October 2021;
4) All other shipments accepted at the port of origin the day after the date of the official communication to the Japanese authorities are therefore advised not to sail;
5) 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;
6) Importation of meat products of poultry is subject to the conditions provided in Articles 10.4.18, 10.4.19 and 10.4.24 of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2021).