G/SPS/N/TPKM/586  
 
30 May 2022  
(22-4082) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
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):  Animals and animal products  
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 the "Regulations for the 
Importation of Objects Subject to Anim al Quarantine" and the "Quarantine Requirements 
for the Importation of Products of Animal Origin" in relation to Article 19 (Annex 18 -4) of 
the "Regulations for the Importation of Objects Subject to Animal Quarantine" . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  17 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TPKM/22_3765_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TPKM/22_3765_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Regarding the draft amendment regulations and quarantine 
requirements for the importation of meat meal, bone meal, meat -and-bone meal, blood 
meal, plasma protein meal and rawhide in which animals originating from a third country 
(zone), the amended texts are marked in red.  
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 Commi ssion (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter s 8.8, 11.4, 11.5, 11.9, 14.7, 
15.1 and 15.2 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/TPKM/586  
 
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  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 the "Regulations for the Importation of Objects Subject to Animal 
Quarantine" and the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Products of Animal 
Origin" in relation to Article 19 (Annex 18 -4) of the "Regulations for the Impor tation of 
Objects Subject to Animal Quarantine" (Council of Agriculture Announcement, Nong Fang 
Zi No. 1111481903 dated 26 May 2022) can be found at: 
https://www.baphiq.gov.tw/theme_data.php?theme=news&sub_theme=massage&id=203
28 (available in Chinese) . 
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.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 June 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
availa ble) of other body:   
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture  
9F, No.100, Sec. 2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 100060, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
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  
9F, No.100, Sec. 2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 100060, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw