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 The Amendment of Article 4 of the “Regulations for the Importation of Objects 
Subject to Animal Quarantine”  
(In case of any discrepancy between the Chinese text and the English translation thereof, the Chinese 
text shall govern.) 
 
Article 4 
The following quarantine objects of live animals and their semen, oocytes, embryos and fertilized 
eggs are prohibited from being imported unless Paragraph 2 is applicable to them.  
1. Bats.  
2. Aves class originating from countries or zones not recognized as being free from highly 
pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).  
3. Equidae family of Perissodactyla of Mammalia originating from countries or zones not recognized 
as being free from African horse sickness (AHS) and glanders.  
4. Susceptible cloven-hoofed animals of Artiodactyla of Mammalia originating from countries or 
zones not recognized as being free from foot and mouth disease (FMD), contagious bovine 
pleuropneumonia (CBPP), peste des petits ruminants (PPR), classical swine fever (CSF), and 
African swine fever (ASF).  
5. Cattle originating from countries or zones that are recognized with reported case(s) of bovine 
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). 
6. Animal species mentioned in the above Subparagraphs 2 to 4 and their fertilized eggs originating 
from countries or zones recognized as being free from regulated diseases are transferred from one 
transportation tool to another in countries or zones not recognized as being free from regulated 
diseases. 
The aforementioned live animals are exempt from the import prohibition if they belong to either one 
of the following categories: 
1. Quarantine objects that are for research purposes or to supply domestic emergency needs with 
import approval of the central competent authority of the importing country. 
2. The day-old poultry and birds and fertilized eggs are from the designated establishments. The risk 
assessment for the designated establishments must be conducted and approved by the central 
competent authority of the importing country to ensure the designated establishments are able to 
prevent the infectious animal diseases from being introduced to the importing country. Page 2  
 3. Bovine semen, oocytes and embryos that are imported from countries (zones) with reported 
case(s) of BSE. 
4. Quarantine objects mentioned in Subparagraph 6 of Paragraph 1 of this Article that meet either 
one of the following requirements: 
(1) If the quarantine conditions specified in the Regulation encompass risk control measures: The 
import/export animal quarantine authority confirms that the risk control measures adopted are 
in compliance with the regulations. 
(2) If the quarantine conditions specified in the Regulation does not encompass risk control 
measures: Appropriate risk control measures are taken and the importation is approved by the 
import/export animal quarantine authority. 
 
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 The Amendment of  Attachment 1-2: Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of 
Day-old Poultry and Birds and Fertilized Eggs 
 
1. The quarantine requirements regulate the importation of day-old poultry and birds and fertilized 
eggs of Aves class which are not older than 72 hours after hatchery. 
2. Testing referred to in these requirements must be conducted by laboratories owned, designated or 
approved by the government of the exporting country using methods listed in these requirements; 
or prescribed, recommended or considered suitable by the World Organisation for Animal Health 
(WOAH) Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals (hereinafter the 
WOAH Manual) for confirmation of population or individual animals being free from infection 
with pathogens of corresponding diseases. For diseases with no such testing methods prescribed, 
recommended or considered suitable in the WOAH Manual, methods that have been published in 
international scientific journals may also be used. 
3. Day-old poultry and birds and fertilized eggs are allowed to be imported only from countries or 
zones recognized by the central competent authority of the importing country as being free from 
highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). 
3.1 The day-old poultry and birds and fertilized eggs are allowed to be imported if one of the 
following requirements are complied with: 
3.1.1 The day-old poultry and birds and fertilized eggs are from the countries or zones recognized by 
the central competent authority of the importing country as being free from highly pathogenic 
avian influenza (HPAI);  
3.1.2 The day-old poultry and birds and fertilized eggs are not from the HPAI free counties or zones, 
but from the designated establishments. The risk assessment for the designated establishments 
must be conducted and approved by the central competent authority of the importing country 
to ensure the designated establishments are able to prevent the infectious animal diseases from 
being introduced to the importing country. 
3.2 The day-old poultry and birds and fertilized eggs from the designated establishments indicated in 
Article 3.1.2 must comply with the following requirements:  
3.2.1 The competent authority of the exporting country must dispatch veterinarians to the designated 
establishments for regular inspections. Once outbreaks of HPAI or any non-compliance of the 
quarantine requirements is found, the competent authority of the exporting country must 
immediately suspend the exportation of the day-old poultry and birds and fertilized eggs, and 
notify the import/export animal quarantine authority. The competent authority of the exporting 
country must inform the import/export animal quarantine authority with the detailed Page 4  
 investigation outcomes in a timely manner. 
3.2.2 The import/export animal quarantine authority may dispatch inspectors to conduct on-site 
inspection to the designated establishments if necessary. The expenditure is at the exporting 
country’s expense. For exporting country which has signed bilateral or multilateral agreement 
with the importing country, the expenses shall be shouldered according to the agreement.  
3.2.3 The day-old poultry and birds and fertilized eggs of the designated establishments must be 
immediately suspended if the exporting country does not cooperate to conduct the on-site 
inspection mentioned in Article 3.2.2 of the designated establishments, or any non-compliance 
of the quarantine requirements is found by the competent authority of the importing country. 
3.2.4 If the day-old poultry and birds and fertilized eggs are imported from the designated 
establishments without any previous importing records, they must comply with Article 3.2.1, 
3.2.2, 3.2.3 and with the quarantine periods after being imported: 24 days or more for the day-
old poultry and birds; and 24 days or more after hatched for the fertilized eggs.  
4. For day-old poultry and birds and fertilized eggs requiring an import permit as stipulated in the 
Animal Industry Act or the Wildlife Conservation Act, the permit must be obtained from relevant 
central competent authorities before applying for the import animal quarantine premises or other 
designated places for post-entry quarantine to the import/export animal quarantine authority of the 
importing country. 
5. To import day-old land fowls (chickens, turkeys, pheasants, quails, guinea fowls, partridges, 
grouses, peafowl, ostriches, emus, cassowaries, and other land fowls) and fertilized eggs of land 
fowls, the following requirements shall be complied with:  
5.1 The animals and fertilized eggs shall originate from the breeding establishment or hatchery 
designated and supervised by the competent authority of the exporting country. The biosecurity 
measures applied on the breeding establishment or hatchery shall comply with relevant norms 
stipulated in the WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Code (hereinafter referred to as the WOAH 
Code). 
5.2 The breeding flocks of origin shall have been kept in the exporting country or zone for at least 6 
months, or since they were hatched, without coming into contact with any imported poultry or 
wild birds. 
5.3 No cases of diseases have been confirmed in the establishment of origin in the corresponding 
time periods as follows: Newcastle disease, infectious bursal disease, pullorum disease, avian 
infectious laryngotracheitis, and fowl cholera in the previous year; and H5 and H7 subtypes 
avian influenza, avian chlamydiosis, avian encephalomyelitis, egg drop syndrome, avian 
infectious bronchitis, avian mycoplasmosis caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum , infectious Page 5  
 synovitis caused by Mycoplasma synovia , infectious coryza, and fowl typhoid in the past 6 
months. 
5.4 The breeding flocks must not be vaccinated against avian influenza. 
5.5 The breeding flocks of origin shall be subject to regular testing of the following diseases and 
must have negative results: 
5.5.1 For H5 and H7 subtype avian influenza: Antibody test and causal agent identification; 
5.5.2 For Newcastle disease: Causal agent identification; and 
5.5.3 For pullorum disease: Serological test; 
5.6 For fertilized eggs, they shall be disinfected using methods designated by relevant norms 
regarding biosecurity measures in breeding establishment or hatchery stipulated in the WOAH 
Code or methods approved by the import/export animal quarantine authority of the importing 
country. 
6. To import day-old water fowls (ducks, geese, swans, mandarin ducks, penguins, sandpipers, 
plovers, egrets, storks, cranes, rails, pelican, and other water fowls) and fertilized eggs of water 
fowls, the following requirements shall be complied with: 
6.1 The animals and fertilized eggs shall originate from the breeding establishment or hatchery 
designated and supervised by the competent authority of the exporting country. The biosecurity 
measures applied on the breeding establishment or hatchery shall comply with relevant norms 
stipulated in the WOAH Code. 
6.2 The breeding flocks of origin shall have been kept in the exporting country or zone for at least 6 
months, or since they were hatched, without coming into contact with any imported poultry or 
wild birds. 
6.3 No cases of diseases have been confirmed in the establishment of origin in the corresponding 
time periods as follows: Newcastle disease, paramyxovirus infection, fowl cholera, duck virus 
enteritis, and waterfowl parvovirus infection in the previous year; and H5 and H7 subtype avian 
influenza, duck viral hepatitis, fowl typhoid and hemorrhagic nephritis enteritis of geese in the 
past 6 months. 
6.4 The breeding flocks must not be vaccinated against avian influenza. 
6.5 The breeding flocks of origin shall be subject to regular testing of the following diseases and 
must have negative results: 
6.5.1 For H5 and H7 subtype avian influenza: Antibody test and causal agent identification; 
6.5.2 For Newcastle disease and other paramyxovirus infection: Causal agent identification; 
6.5.3 For duck virus enteritis (for animals of the Anatidae family only): Serum neutralization test or 
causal agent identification; and Page 6  
 6.5.4 For hemorrhagic nephritis enteritis of geese (for animals of the Anatidae family only): Causal 
agent identification. 
6.6 For fertilized eggs, they shall be disinfected using methods designated by relevant norms 
regarding biosecurity measures in breeding establishment or hatchery stipulated in the WOAH 
Code or methods approved by the import/export animal quarantine authority of the importing 
country. 
7. To import day-old birds (pigeons, parrots, eagles, and other birds) and fertilized eggs of birds, the 
following requirements shall be complied with: 
7.1 The animals and fertilized eggs shall originate from the breeding establishment or hatchery 
designated and supervised by the competent authority of the exporting country. The biosecurity 
measures applied on the breeding establishment or hatchery shall comply with relevant norms 
stipulated in the WOAH Code. 
7.2 The breeding flocks of origin shall have been kept in the exporting country or zone for at least 6 
months, or since they were hatched, without coming into contact with any imported poultry or 
wild birds. 
7.3 No cases of diseases have been confirmed in the establishment of origin in the corresponding 
time periods as follows: Newcastle disease, pullorum disease and fowl cholera in the previous 
year; and H5 and H7 subtype avian influenza, avian chlamydiosis, infectious coryza, and fowl 
typhoid in the past 6 months. 
7.4 The breeding flocks must not be vaccinated against avian influenza. 
7.5 The breeding flocks of origin shall be subject to regular testing of the following diseases and 
must have negative results: 
7.5.1 For H5 and H7 subtypes avian influenza: Antibody test and causal agent identification; and 
7.5.2 For Newcastle disease: Causal agent identification; 
7.6 For fertilized eggs, they shall be disinfected using methods designated by relevant norms 
regarding biosecurity measures in breeding establishment or hatchery stipulated in the WOAH 
Code or methods approved by the import/export animal quarantine authority of the importing 
country. 
8. Each consignment shall be accompanied by an original veterinary certificate issued by the 
veterinarians of the animal quarantine authority of the exporting country. The certificate shall 
state the following information in English or Chinese: 
8.1 Type and origin of the animal: 
8.1.1 Scientific name or common name; 
8.1.2 Total quantity; Page 7  
 8.1.3 The exporting country; 
8.1.4 Name, registration number and address of the breeding establishment of origin; 
8.1.5 Name, registration number and address of the hatchery of origin; and 
8.1.6 Name and address of the exporter. 
8.2 Destination: 
8.2.1 Country of destination; and 
8.2.2 Name and address of the importer. 
8.3 The statement attesting that day-old poultry and birds and fertilized eggs fulfill the requirements 
stipulated below. The last date of specimen collection, name and method of the test laboratory, 
and date and result of the test shall be stated. The name of the journals, the publication date, and 
title of the associated articles are required when using methods published in international 
scientific journals. 
8.3.1 For a consignment of land fowls, statements attesting that the animals fulfill the requirements 
stipulated in Article 5; 
8.3.2 For a consignment of water fowls, statements attesting that the animals fulfill the requirements 
stipulated in Article 6; and 
8.3.3 For a consignment of birds, statements attesting that the animals fulfill the requirements 
stipulated in Article 7. 
8.3.4 The day-old poultry and birds and fertilized eggs from the designated establishments indicated 
in Article 3.1.2 are inspected regularly by the exporting country (if applicable). 
8.4 Date of issuance, name and official stamp of the issuing authority, and name and signature of the 
issuing officer. 
9. The day-old poultry and birds and fertilized eggs shall be transported in cargo holds with new, 
clean and sealed containers, which shall not transit (change vehicles) through any port in a 
country or zone not recognized as being free from HPAI. No additional feed, straw and forage, 
bedding or other susceptible animals are allowed to be loaded en route to the destination. The 
means of transport and transit shall comply with the WOAH Code and the Live Animal 
Regulations of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).When the consignment of 
fertilized eggs transit through a port in a country or zone not recognized as being free from HPAI, 
it shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Regulations of Import Quarantine Operation for Animal 
Products Transported by Closed Container.  Page 8  
 The Amendment of  Attachment 1-3: Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of 
Fertilized Chicken Eggs for Research Purposes or Vaccine Production 
 
1. The fertilized chicken eggs for research purposes or vaccine production (hereinafter referred to as 
the “fertilized eggs”) indicated in the quarantine requirements refer to fertilized chicken eggs 
imported specifically to be used for research, assay or vaccine production. 
2. Testing referred to in these requirements must be conducted by laboratories owned, designated or 
approved by the government of the exporting country using methods listed in these requirements; 
or prescribed, recommended or considered suitable by theWorld Organisation for Animal Health 
(WOAH) Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals (hereinafter the 
WOAH Manual) for confirmation of population or individual animals being free from infection 
with pathogens of corresponding diseases. For diseases with no such testing methods prescribed, 
recommended or considered suitable in the WOAH Manual, methods that have been published in 
international scientific journals may also be used. 
3. The fertilized eggs are allowed to be imported only from countries or zones recognized by the 
central competent authority of the importing country as being free from the highly pathogenic 
avian influenza (HPAI).  
3.1 The fertilized eggs are allowed to be imported if one of the following requirements are complied 
with: 
3.1.1 The fertilized eggs are from the countries or zones recognized by the central competent 
authority of the importing country as being free from the highly pathogenic avian influenza 
(HPAI);  
3.1.2 The fertilized eggs are not from the HPAI free counties or zones, but from the designated 
establishments. The risk assessment for the designated establishments must be conducted and 
approved by the central competent authority of the importing country to ensure the designated 
establishments are able to prevent the infectious animal diseases from being introduced to the 
importing country. 
3.2 The fertilized eggs from the designated establishments indicated in Article 3.1.2 must comply 
with the following requirements:  
3.2.1 The competent authority of the exporting country must dispatch veterinarians to the designated 
establishments for regular inspections. Once outbreaks of HPAI or any non-compliance of the 
quarantine requirements is found, the competent authority of the exporting country must 
immediately suspend the exportation of the fertilized eggs and notify the import/export animal 
quarantine authority. The competent authority of the exporting country must inform the 
import/export animal quarantine authority with the detailed investigation outcomes in a timely 
manner. 
3.2.2 The import/export animal quarantine authority may dispatch inspectors to conduct on-site Page 9  
 inspection to the designated establishments if necessary. The expenditure is at the exporting 
country’s expense. For exporting country which has signed bilateral or multilateral agreement 
with the importing country, the expenses shall be shouldered according to the agreement. 
3.2.3 The fertilized eggs of the designated establishments must be immediately suspended if the 
exporting country does not cooperate to conduct the on-site inspection mentioned in Article 
3.2.2 of the designated establishments, or any non-compliance of the quarantine requirements 
is found by the competent authority of the importing country. 
4. The application for the approval and requirements of importing fertilized eggs has to be submitted 
by the institution(s) of animal science (hereinafter referred to as the “institutions”) defined by the 
Animal Protection Act to the import/export animal quarantine authority.  
The biosecurity control measures, layout and equipment, and plans for the destruction of the post-
entry facility pertaining to keeping, hatching, and disposing of fertilized eggs shall be provided in 
the aforementioned application, and the on-site audit conducted by the import/export animal 
quarantine authority shall be accepted. The application of exempting the on-site audit can be 
submitted to the import/export animal quarantine authority for evaluation while the below 
requirements are complied with: 
4.1 The post-entry facilities, including layout and equipment involved in keeping, hatching and 
disposing of fertilized eggs are the same as those in the last approval; and 
4.2 The interval between the date of importation and the date of on-site audit of the last approval is 
less than 1 year. 
5. The following requirements shall be complied with: 
5.1 Fertilized eggs shall originate from research institutes of the government and universities, or 
institutes that are under the supervision of veterinarians who are responsible for disease 
diagnoses and notifications and recognized by the competent authority of the exporting country. 
5.2 The biosecurity measures applied on the establishment of origin shall comply with the relevant 
norms stipulated in the WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Code (hereinafter referred to as the 
WOAH Code). 
5.3 Any inoculation tests involving pathogens of foot and mouth disease, classic swine fever, 
contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, African swine fever, African horse sickness, glanders, 
peste des petits ruminants (PPR), H5 and H7 subtype avian influenza, Newcastle disease or 
rabies are not conducted by the establishment of origin. 
5.4 No cases of diseases have been confirmed in the establishment of origin in the corresponding 
time periods as follows: Newcastle disease, infectious bursal disease, pullorum disease, avian 
infectious laryngotracheitis, and fowl cholera in the previous year; and H5 and H7 subtype avian 
influenza, avian chlamydiosis, avian encephalomyelitis, egg drop syndrome, avian infectious 
bronchitis, avian mycoplasmosis caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum , infectious synovitis 
caused by Mycoplasma synovia , and infectious coryza in the past 6 months. 
5.5 The breeding flocks of origin shall have been kept in the exporting country or zone for at least 6 Page 10  
 months, or since they were hatched, without coming into contact with any imported poultry or 
wild birds. 
5.6 The breeding flocks of origin must not be vaccinated against avian influenza.  
5.7 The breeding flocks of origin shall be subject to regular testing of the following diseases which 
must have negative results: 
5.7.1 For H5 and H7 subtype avian influenza: Antibody test and causal agent identification; 
5.7.2 For Newcastle disease: Causal agent identification; and 
5.7.3 For pullorum disease: Serological test. 
6. Each consignment shall be accompanied by an original veterinary certificate issued by the 
veterinarians of the animal quarantine authority of the exporting country. The certificate shall 
state the following information in English or Chinese: 
6.1 Information of the commodity: 
6.1.1 Name of consignment; 
6.1.2 Purpose of usage; 
6.1.3 Total quantity; 
6.1.4 The exporting country; 
6.1.5 Name and address of the establishment of origin; and 
6.1.6 Name and address of the exporter. 
6.2 Destination: 
6.2.1 Country of destination; and 
6.2.2 Name and address of the importer. 
6.3 Result of the quarantine: 
6.3.1 The statement attesting that the breeding flocks of origin are healthy and free from clinical 
signs of any communicable disease. 
6.3.2 The statement attesting that the fertilized eggs fulfill the requirements stipulated in Article 5. 
The last date of specimen collection, name and method of the test laboratory, and date and 
result of the test shall be stated. The name of the journals, the publication date, and title of the 
associated articles are required when using methods published in international scientific 
journals. 
6.3.3 The fertilized eggs from the designated establishments indicated in Article 3.1.2 are inspected 
regularly by the exporting country (if applicable). 
6.4 Date of issuance, name and official stamp of the issuing authority, and name and signature of the 
issuing officer. 
7. The fertilized eggs shall be transported in cargo holds with new, clean and sealed containers, 
which shall not transit (change vehicles) through any port in a country or zone not recognized as 
being free from HPAI. No additional feed, straw and forage, bedding or other susceptible animals 
are allowed to be loaded en route to the destination. The means of transport and transit shall 
comply with the WOAH Code and the Live Animal Regulations of the International Air Transport Page 11  
 Association (IATA). When the consignment of the fertilized eggs transit through a port in a 
country or zone not recognized as being free from HPAI, it shall apply mutatis mutandis to the 
Regulations of Import Quarantine Operation for Animal Products Transported by Closed 
Container. 
8. The following requirements shall be complied with for exemption of post-entry quarantine 
pertaining to fertilized eggs. The applicant or post-entry facility in regard to keeping, hatching and 
disposing of fertilized eggs have to comply with the following until fertilized eggs are destroyed: 
8.1 Any necessary change in import purpose, quantity of fertilized eggs, the place where the 
fertilized eggs are used and stocked, and the plan for destroying fertilized eggs shall be approved 
in advance by the import/export animal quarantine authority. 
8.2 The applicant and agency in regard to keeping, hatching and disposing of fertilized eggs shall not 
evade, impede, or reject the on-site audit conducted by the import/export animal quarantine 
authority. 
8.3 The disposing process and biosecurity control measures of destroying fertilized eggs shall be 
conducted and recorded. A copy version of the related records or documents shall be submitted 
to the import/export animal quarantine authority for reference. 
8.4 The original version of the abovementioned records has to be properly kept for at least 3 years in 
regard to the audit conducted by the import/export animal quarantine authority.