G/SPS/N/TPKM/516/Rev.1  
 
1 July  2020 
(20-4536) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
1. Notifying Member:  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, 
Council of Agriculture  
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 ): Plant products for animal consumption  
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:  The draft amendment of Article 8 -1 of the "Quarantine 
Requirements for the Importation of Animals and Animal Products" . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  3 
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https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/TPKM/20_3784_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Requirements regulate the importation of straw and forage 
for animal feed. The amendment added is Article 8 -1 of the "Quarantine Requirements 
for the Importation of Animals and Animal Products", in which the "Quarantine 
Requirements for the Importation of Straw and Forage for Animal Feed" must be complied 
with. A fter considering the comments from WTO members, the main points are 
summarized below and the rest of the Requirements remain unchanged:  
1. Straw and forage for animal consumption are considered objects subject to 
quarantine because they are considered to have  capability of spreading foot and 
mouth disease and African swine fever.  
2. In order to carry out the control measures for animal quarantine, the draft of the 
"Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Straw and Forage for Animal Feed" 
is amended as fol lows:  
a. Straw and forage for animal feed shall not contain visible contaminants of feces, 
blood scab or others which pose risk of disease transmission to ensure the safety 
and animal health.  
b. The name and signature required for the certificate issued by the competent 
authority is changed from veterinary officer to officer.  G/SPS/N/TPKM/516/Rev.1  
 
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  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. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aq uatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
Chapter 8.8  
[ ] 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:  The draft 
amendment of Article 8 -1 of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Impor tation of Animals 
and Animal Products" (Council of Agriculture Announcement, Nong Fang Zi 
No. 1091481615 dated 28 May 2020) can be found at:  
https://www.baphiq.g ov.tw/theme_data.php?theme=news&sub_theme=massage&id=2
0041 (available in Chinese only)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 August 2020  
Agency or authority d esignated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture  
9 F, No. 100, Sec. 2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 10070 Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 233 432 091  
Fax: +(886) 223 322 200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture  
9 F, No. 100, Sec. 2, Heping W.  Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 10070 Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 233 432 091  
Fax: +(886) 223 322 200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw