G/SPS/N/TPKM/565  
 
22 March 2021  
(21-2350) 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 : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Paraguay  
5. Title of the notified document:  The draft amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements 
for the Importation of Deboned (chilled or frozen) Beef from Paraguay" in relation to 
Article 8 (Annex 4) of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Animals and 
Animal Products" . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/TPKM/21_2097_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft amendment regulates and defines the scope of "beef" 
and the quarantine requirements for the importation of beef from Paraguay. The amended 
texts are marked in red.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protec tion, 
[ ] 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 Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 8.8  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM num ber):  
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/TPKM/565  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Notice  Nung Fang Zi No. 1101481337 of Council of Agriculture dated 10 March 2021 can 
be found at:  
https://w ww.baphiq.gov.tw/theme_data.php?theme=news&sub_theme=massage&id=2
0169 (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: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 May 2021  
Agency or auth ority designated 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  
9F, No.100, Sec. 2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 10070, 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 Enq uiry 
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, 10070, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw