LIFTING THE 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
des Epizooties (OIE), by the Food Safety and Consumers Affairs Bureau
of Japan last 19 July 2009, Japan has regained its Avian-Influenza free
status;
WHEREAS, cleaning and disinfection of the affected farms were
completed on 19 April 2009 and that ongoing surveillance has not
detected any additional case;
WHEREAS, based on the evaluation of the Bureau of Animal Industry,
the risk of contamination from importing poultry and poultry products
from Japan is negligible;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ATTY. ARTHUR C. YAP, Secretary of Agriculture, by
the powers vested in me by la w, do hereby lift the temporary ban on the
importation of domestic and wild birds and their products, including
poultry meat, day old chicks, eggs, semen originating from Japan.
All import transactions of the above products shall be in accordance
with the existing rules and regulations of the Department of
Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry and National Meat Inspection
Service (DA-BAI-NMIS).
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inconsistent with the provisions of this order are hereby repealed or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.
Adopted: 03 Aug. 2009
(SGD.) ATTY. ARTHUR C. YAP
Secretary