DOA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 31, S. 1999, August 25, 1999
AMENDMENT ON IMPORT RESTRICTIONS OF BELGIAN PRODUCTS COVERED BY AO 29 SERIES OF 1999
National Administrative Register August 25, 1999
In view of the latest Commission Decision 1999/551/EC which amends Decision 1999/449/EC, AO 29 is hereby amended to allow polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) analysis for products covered by AO 23. Products in transit shall be released only if the total levels of appropriate PCB congeners do not exceed the following limits set by the EC:
| Products | Maximum Level of PCBS |
| Eggs, egg products, poultry meat and derived products | 200 ng/g fat |
| Milk and milk based products | 100 ng/g fat |
| Porcine meat and derived products | 200 ng/g fat |
| Bovine meat and derived products | 200 ng/g fat |
Further, Belgian products on hold at the South Harbor and the Manila International Container Port, and the released goods on hold in cold storage facilities shall be released only upon presentation of test results conducted by the responsible Belgian authorities, duly authenticated by the Philippine Agriculture Attaché in Brussels, Belgium.
So ordered.
Adopted: 25 Aug. 1999
(SGD.) EDGARDO J. ANGARA
Secretary