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 Quarantine Regulations for Animal Quarantine Objects and Plant 
Regulated Articles Entering the Free Trade Zones 
 
(In case of any discrepancy between the Chinese text and the English 
translation thereof, the Chinese text shall govern.)  
Promulgated on June 11, 2015 
Amendment to Articles 1 and 3, promulgated on October 22, 2018. 
Amendment to the title of the Quarantine Regulations and Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 
7, promulgated on May 24, 2020. 
 
 
Article 1 
These quarantine regulations are enacted pursuant to the provisions set out in Paragraph 
2 of Article 34-3 of the Statute for Prevention and Control of Infectious Animal Disease 
(hereinafter referred to as "the Statute") and Paragraph 5 of Article 17 of The Plant 
Protection and Quarantine Act (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"). 
Article 2  
The term “free trade zones” (hereinafter referred to as the "Free Trade Zone") used in 
these regulations is the term that has been defined in Subparagraph 1 of Article 3 of the 
Act for the Establishment and Management of Free Trade Zones.  
Article 3 
Application for foreign animal quarantine objects to enter the Free Trade Zone as per 
Paragraph 2 of Article 34-3 of the Statute,  shall comply with the quarantine regulations 
which are set according to Paragraph 3 of Article 33 of the Statute. Application for 
foreign plant regulated articles to enter  the Free Trade Zones as per Paragraph 5 of 
Article 17 of the Act,  shall comply with the quarantine conditions stipulated in Item 2 
of Paragraph 1 of Article 14 of the Act. 
Article 4 
When applying for foreign animal quarantine objects to enter the Free Trade Zone, 
importers and their agents shall submit an application formed together with documents 
stipulated in the quarantine regulations which are set according to Paragraph 3 of 
Article 33 of the Statute to the import/export animal quarantine authority. 
When applying for foreign plant regulated articles to enter Free Trade Zone, the 
importers or their agents shall submit an application formed together with the following 2 
 documentations to the plant quarantine authority for inspection: 
1. Phytosanitary certificate issued by the exporting country, except for plant 
regulated articles that are subject to the certificate exemptions as announced by 
the plant quarantine authority. 
2. Bill of Lading 
3. Customs Declaration for Importation 
4. Affidavit and a post-entry use plan or other proofing documentation of proof. 
Article 5  
The documents and exporting country’s phytosanitary certificate mentioned in 
Paragraph 1 and Item 1 of Paragraph 2 of preceding Article may be issued without 
consignee detail. If the destination stated in the indicated documents and phytosanitary 
certificate is to a third country or area, the import/export animal quarantine authority 
and the plant quarantine authority shall make a copy of the certificate and return the 
original certificate to the importers or their agent after the inspection is completed. If 
there is a demand for plant regulated articles to be transported to taxation zones, they 
must meet relevant quarantine and customs regulations as stipulated in Paragraph 1 of 
Article 34 of the Statute and Paragraph 1 of Article 17 of the Act prior to entering the 
taxation zones. 
Article 6 
Foreign animal quarantine objects and foreign plant regulated articles that have passed 
the quarantine inspection are allowed to enter the Free Trade Zone. Non-compliant 
animal quarantine objects shall comply with the regulations as stipulated in Article 32-
1 and Article 34-2 of the Statute. Non-compliant plant regulated articles shall comply 
with the regulations as stipulated in Article 18, Article 18-1 and Article 19 of the Act. 
Article 7 
For foreign animal quarantine objects and plant regulated articles to enter and to be 
stored in the Free Trade Zone, when the inspectors of import/export animal quarantine 
authority and plant quarantine are conducting the inspection, in addition,  to reviewing 
written documents, they may implement the on-site inspection batch by batch or by lot 
based on the risk level. 
Article 8  
These regulations become effective on the date of promulgation.