QuestionsQuestions (BAI MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 16)
The memorandum order pertains to 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.
The temporary ban was related to the outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Japan starting from November 2010.
The order references Article 10.4.3.2, Chapter 10.4 (avian influenza) of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.
Japan implemented stamping out of infected poultry farms and movement restriction zones to control the infection.
The last reported outbreak was in Chiba prefecture, and all control measures were completed on March 24, 2011.
The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) conducted the risk evaluation.
The risk was assessed as negligible.
Import transactions must comply with the rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry, and National Meat Inspection Service (DA-BAI-NMIS).
All inconsistent orders, rules, and regulations or parts thereof are repealed or amended accordingly.
The order took effect immediately upon its issuance on July 18, 2011.