1 Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Deboned (chilled or 
frozen) Beef from Paraguay into the Republic of China  
(In case of any discrepancy between the English version and the Chinese text of these 
Requirements, the Chinese text shall govern.)   
Promulgated by Council of Agriculture on September 10, 1999  
Amended by Council of Agriculture on May 15, 2002  
Amended by Council of Agriculture on August 0 9, 2002  
Amended by Council of Agriculture on July 04 , 2016 
Amended by Council of Agriculture on May 20 , 2020 
Amended by Council of Agriculture on (to be confirmed)  
 
1. The beef for importation to Taiwan shall originate  from  cattle that were born,  raised 
and slaughtered in Paraguay . 
"Beef" refers to edible parts derived from cattle for human consumption 
includ ing meat, striploin  membrane , sinew, flank  membrane , aquile tendon, aorta, 
tendon, paddywack, diaphragm (thick  skirt and thin skirt) , tail, heart,  honeycomb  tripe, 
rumen , oma sum, abomasum.  
2. The cattle for slaughter shall be transported directly from the raising farm  to the 
slaughterhouse  without any contact with other animals.  
3. Upon  arriv ing at the slaughterhouse , each lot of cattle for slaughter shall be  subject  to 
ante- and post -mortem inspection within 24 hours respectively before and 
after slaughter  to determine  whether  it is suitable  for slaughter and its meat is suitable  
for human con sumption .  
4. The cattle shall be produced during the ir lifetime from raising farms  which  have been 
free from foot and mouth disease, ri nderpest, and contagious bovine  
pleuropneumonia.  
5. Foot and mouth disease should not have  occurre d in Paraguay  within  period of 12 
month s prior to exportation.  
6. The artiodactyl a nimals in the raising farm  shall not be vaccinated with modified or 
attenuated live vaccines against foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, or contagious 
bovine pleuropneumonia.  
7. The carcasses of the cattle shall be subject  to maturation at a temperature from  4℃ to 
10℃ for 24 to 36 hours after slaughter. The pH value of the meat after maturation 
shall be 5.8 or below when tested with the longissimus dorsi at 10th to 12th ribs, and 
the pH value of the imported beef shall be 5.8 or below.  (Only Chinese text  is 
amended , but English text  remains the same ) 
8. The beef shall have been implemented the following measures before exportation:  
(1) The beef shall be clean ed. All bones, blood clots, an d lymphoid tissues shall be 
removed, but bone -remov al requirement exclud es tails. 
(2) Striploin  membrane , sinew, flank  membrane , aquile tendon, aorta, tendon, 
paddywack, diaphragm (thick  skirt and thin skirt) , tail and heart : maturation at a 
temp erature 2℃ for 3 hours or more.  
(3) Honeycomb tripe, rumen, omasum, abomasum : heat treated with core temperature 
reach ing 70℃ for 30 minutes or more.   2 9. The beef shall not be in contact with meat from countries ( zone s) which  are 
recognized as countries  (zone s) infected with foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, or 
contagious bovine pleuropneumonia.  
10. Certifications with official stamps from the competent authorities of the Paraguay  
shall be required  during the processes of slaughter, trimming of carcasses and 
pack ing.  
11. The beef shall be processed and transported under sanitary condition s and shall 
comply with the relevant regulation s governing meat inspection  of our country . 
12. The slaughterhouses  and processing plants  (all referred to as the designated 
establishments ) shall be inspected and pass the inspection by the Bureau of Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine (BAPHIQ), Council of Agriculture 
(COA), Executive Yuan . The desig nated establishment s eligible to export beef to 
Taiwan are subjected to the inspect ions conducted by BAPHIQ , on a regular basis.  
13. The beef shall  be transported with container s, and the container s shall be sealed with 
numbered seal s (hereinafter referred as “original seal”) before exportation. The 
number  of the container and original seal shall be stated in the certificate issued by the 
competent authorities of the Paraguay . The container and original seal shall be kept 
with integrity during importation.  However , the beef can be transported by air 
shipping by complying with following  requir ement s: 
(1) The container  or package of the products is without significant damage,  numerous 
amount of dirt, or blood l eakage. Each  open place is sealed by original seals with 
numbers.  
(2) The number on the seals shall  be recorded on both the veterinary certificat e issued 
by the competent authorities of the Paraguay  and the Bill of Lading.  
14. An original veterinary certificate issued by the animal quarantine authority of the 
Paraguay  shall be accompanied with each con signment. The certificate shall  state that 
the meat  to be imported comply with Article s 1 to 13 of these  requirements.  
15. The COA shall announce the  annual amount of beef permitted to be imported  to 
Taiwan . If the consignment imported is in excess of this  amount, the BAPHIQ shall 
determine whether the excess amount is  returned or destroyed.   
The aforementioned  amount of beef exported shall be controlled by Paraguay.