G/SPS/N/TPKM/590  
 
13 July 2022  
(22-5360) 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):  Rabbits, fish, crustaceans, molluscs and bovine  serum  
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 to Article 14, Article 9 
(Annex  7-1), Article 10 (Annexes 8 -3, 8-4 and 9) and Article 18 (Annex 16 -1) of the 
"Regulations for the Importation of Objects Subject to Animal Quarantine" . Language(s):  
English . Number of pages:  29 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TPKM/22_4651_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
1. Lifting the time restrictions (within three days prior to export) of rabbit's external 
parasites inspection;  
2. Post-entry quarantine will not be required for fish, crustaceans, and molluscs that 
comply with the related quarantine requirements;  
3. Some pathogen tests will not be required for bovine serum when the disea ses caused 
by the pathogens having not occurred in the country of cattle of origin in the previous 
five years at least.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or dise ase, [  ] 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) : Section 13 of Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code, Sections 9 to 11 of Aquatic Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/TPKM/590  
 
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  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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
The Draft Amendment to Article 14, Article 9 (Annex 7 -1), Article 10 (Annexes 8 -3, 8-4 
and 9) and Article 18 (Annex 16 -1) of the "Regulations for the Importation of Objects 
Subject to Animal Quarantine" (Council of Agriculture Announcement, Nong Fang Zi 
No. 1111482227 dated 11 July 2022) can be found at: 
https://www.baphiq.gov.tw/theme_data.php?theme=news&sub_th eme=massage&id=203
50 (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) : 19 July 2022  
Agency or authority 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 Di st., Taipei City, 100060, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2343 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 2343 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw