G/SPS/N/TPKM/531  
 
5 June 2020  
(20-4044) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
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):  Live shrimp  
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:  "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation o f 
Regulated Objects Related to Decapod Iridescent Virus 1" . Language(s): English . 
Number of pages: 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/TPKM/20_3588_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The quarantine requirements are established for the 
importation of Procambarus clarkii , Cherax quadricarinatus, Macrobrachium nipponense, 
Macrobrachium rosenbergii  and Penaeus vannamei which are regulated objects for 
preventing the invasion of Decapod iri descent virus 1.  
The Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine governed the imports 
of live shrimps based on Paragraph 4, Article 33 of the " Statute for Preven tion and Control 
of Infectious Animal Disease ". Each consignment with a certain amount of packing bags 
and shrimps shall be provided for sample inspection for DIV1 since 29 May 2020.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  In order to protect 
the domestic aquaculture industries and reduce th e risk of disease invasion.  G/SPS/N/TPKM/531  
 
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  9. 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) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, w henever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
"Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Regulated Objects Related to Decapod 
Iridescent Virus 1"  (Council of Agriculture Announcement, Nong Fang Zi No. 1091481579 
dated 22 May 2020) can be found at: https://www.baphiq.gov.tw/ws.php?id=9577  
(in Chinese).  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
29 May 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  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) 233 432 091  
Fax: +(886) 223 322 20 0 
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw   
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  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) 233 432 091  
Fax: +(886) 223 322 200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw