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 Operation Directions  for the Importation of Day -old Poultry 
and Fertilized Eggs from  the Designated E stablishments  
(Draft)  
1. The Operation Directions are enacted to add, suspend  and re gain 
the designation of the designated establishments  (hereinafter 
refer red to as DE (s)) by the Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan 
(hereinafter referred to as the COA), and pursuant to the  
Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 2 of Article 4 of the “Regulations for 
the Importation of Objects Subject to Animal Quarantine ”. 
 
2. The government of the exporting country, the domestic 
associations  or the importers appl y to the COA for adding and 
regaining  the designation  according to the Operation Direction s 
(application form as Attachment 1) . For the application of the DE(s) 
which is conducted assessment and approved  by the COA  to ensure 
the DE(s)  is able to prevent the risk of highly pathogenic avian 
influenza (hereinafter refer to as HPAI)  from being introduced to 
this country , the DE(s) will be listed as qualified establishments 
(Table.1) or observed establishments (Table.2)  according to Article 
3 of the Operation Directions , and will be adde d to the list of the 
DE(s)  for day -old poultry and fertilized eggs published on the 
website of the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and 
Quarantine ( hereinafter refer red to as BAPHIQ).  
 
3.1 The DE(s)  will be added to the list after the COA ’s review , 
which  comply  with all of the following requirements:  
3.1.1 No cases of HPAI have been occurred in the past 6 months  
in the DE(s) . 
3.1.2 The Department of Animal Industry of the COA assesses 
that it is required by the domestic industry  (Attachment 2) . 
3.1.3 The previous qualified importing record  is confirmed  by 
BAPHIQ . 2 
  
3.2 The DE(s)  that have exported  day-old poultry and fertilized eggs  
to this country  with  qualified importing  records  will be listed as 
qualified establishments (Table.1) . The DE(s)  that has no 
importing records will be listed as observed establishments  
(Table.2) . 
 
4. The COA will immediately suspend  the designation of the DE(s)  
from exporting  day-old poultry or fertilized eggs when one of the 
following condition s are met : 
4.1 The information from the World Animal Health Information 
System ( WAHIS ) of the World Organisation for Animal Health 
(WOAH ), the website of the exporting country or other 
countries  shows that there is an HPAI outbreak in the DE(s).  
4.2 This country r eceiv ed notification of HPAI outbreak in the 
DE(s) from the competent authority of the exporting country.  
4.3 Any non -compliance of the import quarantine requirements is 
found by BAPHIQ . 
4.4 The exporting country does not cooperate in conducting  the 
on-site audit  for the DE(s) . 
 
5. The DE(s)  will be regain ed their designation  by complying with 
one of the following requirements:  
5.1 The in formation of WAHIS , of the website  of the exporting 
country,  or the application of the exporting country has been 
reviewed and confirmed by BAPHIQ  demonstrating that after 
completing the culling, cleaning and disinfection for the last 
case, the DE(s)  has been free from HPAI for at least 28 days 
(wild bird cases  are not applicable ). 
5.2 The on-site audit of the DE(s) has been completed  and the 
result(s) demonstrate s that the DE(s) complies with the 
relevant  import quarantine requirements.  3 
  
6. This country may conduct on -site audit  of the DE(s)  when one of 
the following conditions  are met : 
6.1 There is suspicio n about  the HPAI outbreak or the biosecurity 
management in  the DE(s) . 
6.2 Due to the HPAI outbreak in the DE(s) , the DE (s) has been 
suspended  for exporting day-old poultry or fertilized eggs to 
this country  in accordance with Article 4 of the Operation 
Directions , but intend to apply for regaining the designation . 
6.3 The DE(s)  does not meet the relevant import quarantine 
requirement s and has been suspended  for exporting day-old 
poultry or fertilized eggs  to this country  in accordance with 
Article 4 of the Operation Directions , but intend to apply for 
regaining the designation . 
6.4 The DE(s) applies for listing as qualified  establishments  
(Table.1)  or observed establishments  (Table.2) . 
 
7. During the period from the application for the quarantine 
inspection of import ation  of day-old poultry and fertilized eggs to 
the completion of post-entry  quarantine, if HPAI outbreak  is 
suspected in the DE(s) , the sampling of 15 individual s for HPAI 
testing as enhanced quarantine measure shall be conducted .  
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 Attachment 1  
Application form for the designated establishments of day -old 
poultry and fertilized eggs  
Serial Number: (by BAPHIQ)  
Date  (dd/mm/yyyy)  
Item  :□ Newly added to Table.1 qualified  establishments   
□ Newly added to Table.2 observed establishments    
□ Recovery  
Information of the government of the exporting country, the domestic 
associations or the importers : 
1. Name of the government/associations/importer s: 
2. Name and Title of the  Representative  or Person -in-Charge : 
3. Name and Title of the  Contact Person :  
4. Address : 
5. Telep hone : 
6. E-mail : 
7. Fax: 
Source of Information : 
1. Country:  
2. Name and  Address  of the designated establishment(s)  
Documents  to be included:  
□ The exporting country certif ies that there are no cases of HPAI of 
the designated establishment(s)  in the past 6 months.  
□ There has been no HPAI outbreak for at least 28 days after the last 
case  of culling , and the cleaning and disinfection is completed . 
These are confirmed by  one of the following information : 
1. The designated establishments  are published by WAHIS . 
2. The designated establishments are published by the website of the 
exporting country .  
3. The confirmation information has been submitted by the 
government of the exporting country  to this country . 
□ Others:  
such as  the certificate of the  previous importing recorders ;  
or                                           
□Signature or seal of the Representative of the government of the 
exporting country  
□Signature or seal of the Person -in-Charge  of the domestic associations 
or the importers a nd stamp with an official seal  5 
  
Attachment  2 for the COA only  
Serial Number: (by BAPHIQ)  
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