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G/SPS/N/TPKM/35 
27 May 2004 
 (04-2276) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF 
TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine 
(BAPHIQ) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Processed products containing meat exporting to the Separate Customs 
Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu(TPKM) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Draft of Quarantine 
Requirements for the Importation of Processed Products Containing Meat (3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  To import "processed products containing meat" of which the 
ingredients containing meat and/or offal de rived from cloven-hoofed animals or poultry, a 
certificate issued by the qua rantine competent authority of the exporting country in 
English, Chinese or both Chinese and English accompanying with each consignment is required.  To import "processed products containing meat" from a country infected with foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, bovine cont agious pleuropneumonia, African swine 
fever, Newcastle disease or highly pathogenic avian influenza, the quarantine competent 
authority of the exporting country shall submit an application to the BAPHIQ for approval 
of manufacturers  which intend to export their products to TPKM and for arranging an on-
site inspection if necessary. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Draft regulation 
available in English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined. G/SPS/N/TPKM/35 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined. 
12. Final date for comments:  15 July 2004 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
 Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine 
 9 F, 51, Section 2, Chungching South Road, Taipei, Taiwan 
 Tel:  +(886)-(0)2-2343-1401 ext.2065  Fax:  +(886)-(0)2-2343-1400  E-mail:  baphiq@mail.baphiq.gov.tw 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
 Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine 
 9 F, 51, Section 2, Chungching South Road, Taipei, Taiwan 
 Tel:  +(886)-(0)2-2343-1401 ext.2065  Fax:  +(886)-(0)2-2343-1400  E-mail:  baphiq@mail.baphiq.gov.tw