G/SPS/N/TPKM/521  
 
26 February 2020  
(20-1454) 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 ): Animals and animal products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Paraguay  
5. Title of the notified document:  The draft amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements 
for the Importation of Deboned (chilled or frozen) Beef from Paraguay" in relation to 
Article 8 (Annex 4) of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Animals and 
Animal Products." . Language(s) : 2. Number of pages:  English  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/TPKM/20_1454_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft amendment regulates the quarantine requirements 
for the importation of beef from Paraguay, which are trade facilitating measures. 
The amended texts are marked in red.  
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 stand ard? 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?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how a nd why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/TPKM/521  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
https://www.baphiq.gov.tw/redirect_files.php?id=37656&file_name=ZnBAWGEqualWGE
qualcXEDs6ZglgCMU1QzFu  (available in Chinese only)   
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: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notifi cation and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 26 April 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 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  
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, 10070, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 233 432 091  
Fax: +(886) 223 322 200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw