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 BELGIUM
the Food Chain (FASFC), Belgium declares that the H5N2 Low Pathogenic
Avian Influenza (LPAI) incident in Belgium has been successfully
eradicated;
WHEREAS, the cleaning and disinfection of the affected premise was
completed on 23 December, 2008 and that on-going surveillance has not
detected any additional cases;
WHEREAS, based on the evaluation of the Bureau of Animal Industry
(BAI), the risk of contamination from importing poultry and poultry
products from Belgium, 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 and semen originating from Belgium.
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inconsistent with the provisions of this order, are hereby repealed or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: 27 March 2009
(SGD.) ATTY. ARTHUR C. YAP
Secretary