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Notifying Member: Philippines

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

2.

Agency responsible: Department of Agriculture (DA), Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (BAFS)

3.

Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): HS Codes: 02, 03, 0401, 0402

4.

Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]    All trading partners  

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:  

5.

Title of the notified document: Final Draft Philippine National Standards (PNS) for Veterinary drug residues in food: Maximum residue limits (MRLs)  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 20

http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/PHL/15_1421_00_e.pdf

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Description of content: This draft Philippine National Standards (PNS) for Veterinary Drug Residues in Food: Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) is an identical adaptation of the Codex Alimentarius Commission MRL 2-2012, Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs in Food, as updated at the 35th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (July 2012).

7.

Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.  

8.

Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[X]    Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard or related text) CAC MRL 2-2012, Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs in Food

[ ]      World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number)  

[ ]      International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  

[ ]      None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 

[X] Yes   [ ] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:  

9.

Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 5 June 2015

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 30 April 2015

11.

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 5 June 2015

[X]    Trade facilitating measure  

12.

Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 29 May 2015

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e?mail address (if available) of other body:

Office of the Director

Policy Research Service

Department of Agriculture

3rd Floor, DA Building, Elliptical Road

Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

Tel: +(632) 926 7439

Fax: +(632) 928 0590

E-mail: spspilipinas@da.gov.ph

Or

Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards

BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue

Diliman, Quezon City

Tel: +(632) 456 6552/455 2858

E-mail: bafpsda@yahoo.com

13.

Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e?mail address (if available) of other body:

Office of the Director

Policy Research Service

Department of Agriculture

3rd Floor, DA Building, Elliptical Road

Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

Tel: +(632) 926 7439

Fax: +(632) 928 0590

E-mail: spspilipinas@da.gov.ph

Or

Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards

BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue

Diliman, Quezon City

Tel: +(632) 456 6552/455 2858

E-mail: bafpsda@yahoo.com