G/SPS/N/TPKM/516  
12 December 2019  
(19-8574) 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):  Plant products for animal consumption  
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 of Article 8 -1 of the "Quarantine 
Requirements for the Importation of Animals and Animal Products". . Language(s):  
English . Number of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/TPKM/19_7138_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The requirements regulate the importation of straw and forage 
for animal feed. The amendment is Article 8 -1 of the "Quarantine Requirements for the 
Importation of Animals and Animal Products" being added. The main points are 
summarized below and the rest of the requirements remain unchanged:  
1. Straw and forage for animal consumption are considered objects subject to 
quarantine because they are considered capable of spreading foot and mouth disease.   
2. In order to carry out the control measures for anima l quarantine, the "Quarantine 
Requirements for the Importation of Straw and Forage for Animal Feed" is drafted.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] 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 number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/TPKM/516  
 
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  [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:  
https://www.baphiq.gov.tw/files/web_articles_files/baphiq/19980/25560.pdf  (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  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from  the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 February 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of ot her body:   
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture  
9 F, 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 Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Counc il of Agriculture  
9 F, 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