[ DOA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 28, S. 1999, July 19, 1999 ]

LIFTING OF IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON PRODUCTS COVERED BY DEPARTMENT A.O. NO. 23 TO 26, S. 1999



In view of the safety measures and information provided by the European Commission (EC) in Decisions 1999/363/EC, 1999/389/EC and 1999/449/EC, the processing of all permits for the importation of EU products covered by AO 23, except for Belgian milk and milk-based products, is hereby resumed without the restrictions defined in Department Administrative Order Nos. 23, 24 and 26 s. 1999, provided these are produced after 12 June 1999.

For Belgian milk and milk-based products only applications for the import of products produced after 12 June 1999 and originating from farms that have been certified free of dioxin contamination will be processed. The identification of farm of origin for Belgian milk and milk-based products is hereby required in the proforma invoice.

Adopted: 19 July 1999

(SGD.) EDGARDO J. ANGARA
Secretary