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 Appendix 4-5 
Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of  
Frozen/Chilled Uneviscerated Fish Products  
(TRANSLATION) 
(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 March 3, 1998  
Amend ed by Council of Agriculture on December 8, 2003  
Amended by Council of Agriculture on September 10, 2020 and entering into force on January 1, 
2021  
 
Article 1  
1.1 Definition  
1.1.1 “Internal organs” refer s to the organs in the fish abdominal cavity, including the 
heart, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, stomach, spleen, kidney, swim bladder, 
intestine and gonads, but excluding the brain and gills.  
1.1.2 “Eviscerated” refer s to the organs in the fish abdominal cavity that have been 
removed by specific procedures with no obvious, visible viscera preservation. 
 
Article 2  
2.1 These Requirements are applicable to the importation of the frozen/chilled 
uneviscerated fish products (hereafter referred to as “fish products”). However, 
the Quarantine Requirements are not applicable for fish products that have been eviscerated.  
2.2 The scope of the species and pertinent infectious animal diseases of the 
aforementioned fish pr oducts to which these Requirements apply is  shown in the 
attached table.  
 Article 3  
Sample collection, testing, and surveillance for species and pertinent infectious 
animal diseases  as referred to in these Requirements shall be conducted in 2 
 accordance with relevant provisions in the Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic 
Animals of the World Organi sation for Animal Health (hereinafter referred to as the 
“OIE Aquatic Manual”). For infectious animal diseases with no sampling, testing or surveil lance methods prescribed in the OIE Aquatic Manual, methods that have been 
published in international scientific journals may  be used.  
 Article 4  
4.1 The importation of fish products shall comply with all of the following conditions:  
4.1.1 Within a period of three months prior to the exportation of fish products, there shall be no incidents of high mortality occurring in that specific species of fish which are caused by infectious  diseases or unknown etiology in the water area 
or aquaculture  facility of origin.  
4.1.2 Either the water area or aquaculture facility of origin is  subject to an official 
health surveillance scheme conducted by a laboratory designated by the 
exporting country’s government for the pertinent infectious animal diseases of 
concern listed in the attached table , and  the surveillance results  reveal that  
pertinent infectious animal diseases have not occurred for at least two years in 
the water area or aquaculture facility of origin; or within the 30 days preceding 
the exportation of fish products from the water area or aquaculture facility of 
origin, testing has been conducted by a laboratory designated by the exporting 
country’s government for the pertinent infectious animal diseases of concern 
listed in the attached table with the results being negative.  
 Article 5  
The packaging, transportation and disinfection of the fish products shall comply with 
the relevant Articles of the Aquatic Animal Health Code of the OIE.  
 Article 6  
6.1 The fish products to be imported into Taiwan shall be accompanied by an original 
health certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country. 
Importers or agents shall apply for quarantine inspection for the fish products 3 
 and shall submit original health certificate when arriving at ports or  stations. The 
certificate must specify the following information in English or Chinese:  
6.1.1 Animal species and their origin:  
6.1.1.1  Scientific names ; 
6.1.1.2  Name of the water area of origin or the name and address of the 
aquaculture facility of origin (including Province or Region);  
6.1.1.3  Quantity ( in thousands ) or total weight ( in kilograms [kg]) ; 
6.1.1.4  Name of the exporting country ; 
6.1.1.5  Name and address of the exporter ; 
6.1.1.6  Name of the exporting country’s competent authority . 
6.1.2 Destination : 
6.1.2.1  Country of destination ; 
6.1.2.2  Name and address of the importer . 
6.1.3 Results of the quarantine inspection:  
6.1.3.1  To firmly confirm the  compliance with Article 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 and to  specif y 
which Article is compl ied with ; 
6.1.3.2  If the water area or aquaculture facility of origin complies with Article 4.1.2, 
the following information shall be specified:  
(1) Name of the infectious animal diseases under official surveillance in 
accordance with Article 2; or  
(2) Name of the tested  infectious animal diseases, the sample collection 
date, number of collected samples, name o f the testing laboratory, test 
methods and the results. 
6.1.4 Date and place the certificate is issued, name and official stamp of the issuing 
authority, and name and signature of the certifying officer. 
 
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 Attached table  
Species and pertinent diseases of concern for the importation of the frozen/chilled 
unviscerated products subject to quarantine inspection  
No. Species of fish  
(Scientific name)  Pertinent diseases of concern  
1 Aristichthys nobilis  Spring viraemia of carp  
2 Bidyanus bidyanus  Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis  
3 Carassius carassius  Spring viraemia of carp  
4 Coregonus spp.  Viral hemorrhagic septicaemia  
5 Ctenopharyngodon idellus  Spring viraemia of carp  
6 Cyprinus carpio  Koi herpesvirus disease  
Spring viraemia of carp  
7 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  Spring viraemia of carp  
8 Leuciscus idus  Spring viraemia of carp  
9 Macquaria australasica  Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis  
10 Oncorhynchus mykiss  Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis  
Infectious haematopoietic necrosis  
Viral hemorrhagic septicaemia  
11 Oncorhynchus  spp. Viral hemorrhagic septicaemia  
12 Perca fluviatilis  Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis  
13 Salmo trutta  Viral hemorrhagic septicaemia  
14 Salmo salar  Infectious haematopoietic necrosis  
15 Thymallus thymallus  Viral hemorrhagic septicaemia  
16 Tinca tinca  Spring viraemia of carp