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WHEREAS,
disease outbreaks (e.g., Foot and Mouth Disease, Mad Cow Disease
(BSE), Avian Influenza, among others), and chemical and microbial
contaminations (e.g. dioxin, etc.) have occurred in a number
of meat exporting countries;
WHEREAS, there is a need to prevent the entry of disease-carrying,
contaminated, and/or adulterated meat and/or meat products, which
endanger the lives and safety/health of the consuming public
and which could lead to potentially serious economic consequences
to the livestock and poultry and related industries;
WHEREAS, there is a need to issue a comprehensive and
transparent set of rules and regulations governing the importation
of meat and meat products to ensure the safety and quality of
imported meat and meat products; and
WHEREAS, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement
on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
reaffirms the right of a country to institute appropriate measures
as it deems necessary.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, EDGARDO
J. ANGARA, Secretary
of the Department Agriculture, in accordance with the Consumer
Act of the Philippines and Section 18, Chapter 4, Title IV, Book
IV of Executive Order No. 292, do hereby issue this Order governing
the importation of meat and meat products:
Section
1. Definition of
Terms
Section 2.
Scope
Section 3.
Application for VQC/SPS Import Permit
Section 4.
Exporting Country Requirements
Section 5.
Release Procedures
Section 6. Confiscation and Disposition
Section 7.
Penalty Provisions
Section 8.
Transitory Provisions
Section 9.
Separability Clause
Section 10.
Effectivity
Annex A.
List of Meat and Meat Products referred to in Section II of DA
Ao. No. 39, series of 2000
Annex B. Application for Permit to Import Meat
and Meat Products
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