CCTV News: The General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued an announcement stating that the Philippines recently reported the occurrence of swine fever to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH). In order to prevent the introduction of the epidemic and protect the safety and biosecurity of my country's livestock industry, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, the following announcement is hereby announced:
1. It is prohibited to directly or indirectly import pigs, wild boars and related products from the Philippines (products derived from unprocessed pigs and wild boars or products that may still spread diseases despite being processed).
2. It is prohibited to send or bring pigs, wild boars and related products from the Philippines into the country. Once found, they will be returned or destroyed.
3. Animal and plant waste, swill, etc. unloaded from inbound transportation vehicles from the Philippines must be disposed of under the supervision of the customs and must not be discarded without authorization.
4. Pigs, wild boars and related products from the Philippines that are intercepted illegally by border inspection and other departments will be destroyed under the supervision of the customs.
5. Anyone who violates the above provisions will be dealt with by the customs in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Customs Law of the People's Republic of China", "Biosafety Law of the People's Republic of China", "Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine Law of the People's Republic of China" and their implementation regulations.
6. Customs at all levels and agricultural and rural departments at all levels must cooperate closely to carry out quarantine, epidemic prevention and supervision in accordance with relevant regulations such as the Customs Law of the People's Republic of China, the Biosafety Law of the People's Republic of China, the Quarantine Law of Entry and Exit Animals and Plants of the People's Republic of China, and the Animal Epidemic Prevention Law of the People's Republic of China.
This announcement shall be effective from the date of issuance.
