1Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Deboned (chilled or 
frozen) Beef from Paraguay into the Republic of China 
(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 September 10, 1999 
Amended by Council of Agriculture on May 15, 2002 
Amended by Council of Agriculture on August 09, 2002 
Amended by Council of Agriculture on July 04, 2016 
Amended by Council of Agriculture on May 20, 2020 
Amended by Council of Agriculture on ( May 31, 2021 ) 
 
1. The beef for importation to Taiwan shall originate from cattle that were born, raised 
and slaughtered in Paraguay. 
"Beef" refers to edible parts derived from cattle for human consumption 
including meat, striploin membrane, sinew, flank membrane, aquile tendon, aorta, 
tendon, paddywack, diaphragm (thick skirt and thin skirt), tail, heart, honeycomb tripe, 
rumen, omasum, and abomasum. 
2. The cattle for slaughter shall be transported directly from the raising farm to the 
slaughterhouse without any contact with other animals. 
3. Upon arriving at the slaughterhouse, each lot of cattle for slaughter shall be subject to 
ante- and post-mortem inspection within 24 hours respectively before and 
after slaughter to determine whether it is suitable for slaughter and its meat is suitable 
for human consumption.  
4. The cattle shall be produced during their lifetime from raising farms which have been 
free from foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, and contagious bovine 
pleuropneumonia. 
5. Foot and mouth disease should not have occurred in Paraguay within period of 12 
months prior to exportation. 
6. The artiodactyl animals in the raising farm shall not be vaccinated with modified or 
attenuated live vaccines against foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, or contagious 
bovine pleuropneumonia.  
7. The carcasses of the cattle shall be subject to maturation at a temperature from 4 ℃ to 
10℃ for 24 to 36 hours after slaughter. The pH value of the meat after maturation 
shall be 5.8 or below when tested with the longissimus dorsi at 10th to 12th ribs, and 
the pH value of the imported beef shall be 5.8 or below. (Only Chinese text is 
amended, but English text remains the same)  
8. The following measures shall be implemented on the beef before exportation: 
(1) The beef shall be cleaned. All bones, blood clots, and lymphoid tissues shall be 
removed, but bone-removal requirement excludes tails. 
(2) For striploin membrane, sinew, flank membrane, aquile tendon, aorta, tendon, 
paddywack, diaphragm (thick skirt and thin skirt), tail and heart: maturation at a 
temperature 2 ℃ for 3 hours or more. 
(3) For honeycomb tripe, rumen, omasum, and abomasum: heat treated with core 
temperature reaching 70 ℃ for 30 minutes or more.  29. The beef shall not be in contact with meat from countries (zones) which are 
recognized as countries (zones) infected with foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, or 
contagious bovine pleuropneumonia. 
10. Certifications with official stamps from the competent authorities of the Paraguay 
shall be required during the processes of slaughter, trimming of carcasses and 
packing.  
11. The beef shall be processed and transported under sanitary conditions and shall 
comply with the relevant regulations governing meat inspection of our country. 
12. The slaughterhouses and processing plants (all referred to as the designated 
establishments ) shall be inspected and pass the inspection by the Bureau of Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine (BAPHIQ), Council of Agriculture 
(COA), Executive Yuan. The slaughterhouses designated establishment s eligible to 
export beef to Taiwan are subject to the inspections conducted by BAPHIQ, on a 
regular basis. 
13. The beef shall be transported with containers, and the containers shall be sealed with 
numbered seals (hereinafter referred as “original seal”) before exportation. The 
number of the container and original seal shall be stated in the certificate issued by the 
competent authorities of the Paraguay. The container and original seal shall be kept 
with integrity during importation. However, the beef can be transported by air 
shipping by complying with following requirements: 
(1) The container or package of the products is without significant damage, numerous 
amount of dirt, or blood leakage. Each open place is sealed by original seals with 
numbers. 
(2) The number on the seals shall be recorded on both the veterinary certificate issued 
by the competent authorities of the Paraguay and the Bill of Lading. 
14. An original veterinary certificate issued by the animal quarantine authority of the 
Paraguay shall be accompanied with each consignment. The certificate shall state that 
the meat to be imported comply with Articles 1 to 13 of these requirements. 
15. The COA shall announce the annual amount of beef permitted to be imported to 
Taiwan. If the consignment imported is in excess of this amount, the BAPHIQ shall 
determine whether the excess amount is returned or destroyed.  
The aforementioned amount of beef exported shall be controlled by Paraguay.