. /. WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/TPKM/39 
9 June 2004 
 (04-2496) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
   
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
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 
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):   Live horses, swine, dogs and cats 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
Bangladesh  
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  Import ban on live 
horses, swine, dogs and cats from Bangladesh;  one page, available in Chinese  
6. Description of content:  Nipah virus infection was confirme d in Bangladesh.  In order to 
prevent the introduction of Nipah virus, the import ation of live horses, swine, dogs and cats 
from Bangladesh was banned from 6 May 2004. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:   The occurrence of human 
Nipah virus in Bangladesh was reported by Wo rld Health Organization (WHO).  The virus 
has caused 106 human death tolls from 1998 to  1999.  Nipah virus antibodies have been 
detected in horses, swine, dogs , cats and wild animals such as bats.  The virus has never 
occurred in the Separate Customs Territory  of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu. The 
Council of Agriculture thus prohibits the im portation of the abovementioned animals from 
Bangladesh. 
9. International standard, gu ideline 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:  
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   The prohibition 
regulation (Nung so fang No. 0931478473) was prom ulgated by the Council of Agriculture 
(COA) on 6 May 2004;  available in Chinese 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   6 May 2004 G/SPS/N/TPKM/39 
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12. 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 He alth Inspection and Quarantine 
 9F, 51 Chung Ching S. Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei  100 Taiwan 
 Tel:  +886 2 2343 1401 
 Fax: +886 2 2343 1400  E-mail:  wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] 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 He alth Inspection and Quarantine 
 9F, 51 Chung Ching S. Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei 
 100 Taiwan  Tel:  +886 2 2343 1401  Fax: +886 2 2343 1400  E-mail:  wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw