| WHEREAS, |
the
International Health Code of the Office International des Epizooties
(OIE) requires twelve (12) months waiting period after the last
case if vaccination, stamping-out and an effective surveillance
have been carried out to allow the formerly FMD-free country
to regain its FMD-free status; |
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| WHEREAS, |
the
Republic of Korea has complied with the requirements stipulated
in the International Animal Health Code of the OIE; |
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| WHEREAS, |
there
has been no reported outbreak of FMD in the Republic of Korea
since April 26, 2000; |
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| WHEREAS, |
the
slaughterhouses and meat processing plants listed below which
were visited by the Department of Agriculture Inspection Team
comply with the quarantine procedures and meat inspection system,
and found to be favorable to export pork and its by-products
into the Philippines. |
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| 1.0 |
Sajo
Co., Ltd (Est. No. 167 SH)
137-9 Panjeong-ri, jiksan-myon, Chonan-shi, Chungnam, Korea |
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| 2.0 |
The Meat Supply Center of Nonsan
Livestock Cooperative (Est. No. 245 SH)
698-3 ansim-ri, Yonmu-up, Nonsan-gun, Chungnam, Korea
The Meat Supply Center of Nonsan
Livestock Cooperative (Est. No. 84 PP) Sung Hyo Offal Cold Storage
(Est. No. 2000-19 PP)
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| 3.0 |
Meat
processing plants that source their carcasses from slaughterhouse
presently accredited by the Philippines.
Barunter Corporation (Est. No. 333 PP)
Sunjin Co., Ltd. (Est. No. 8 PP)
Tekor Resource Co., Ltd (Est. No. 1-22 PP)
Pungkook Food Co., Ltd. (Est. No. 66 PP) |
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, LEONARDO
Q. MONTEMAYOR, Secretary
of Agriculture, by the power vested in me by law, do hereby issue
this order granting accreditation of the above-mentioned foreign
meat establishments to export pork and its by-products into the
Philippines.
All meat processing plants must
source their pork carcasses and its products from the Philippine
Department of Agriculture accredited slaughterhouses. Further,
all import transaction shall be in accordance with the existing
rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture, Bureau
of Animal Industry and the National Meat Inspection Commission
(DA-BAI-NMIC).
All orders, rules and regulations
or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of
this order are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
This Order shall take effect
immediately.
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(Signed)
LEONARDO Q. MONTEMAYOR
Secretary |
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(Signed)
TEODORO A. ABILAY
Director IV
Bureau of Animal Industry |
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(Signed)
EFREN C. NUESTRO
Executive Director
National Meat Inspection Commission |
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