G/SPS/N/TPKM/466  
 
2 August 2018  
(18-4888) 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 : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft amendments  of the  "Quarantine Requirements for 
the Importation of Frozen/Chilled Uneviscerated Fish Products" . Language(s): English.  
Number of pages: 8 
https://www.baphiq.gov.tw/files/web_articles_files/baphiq/17369/19586.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_4148_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Requirements regulate the importation of the frozen/chilled 
uneviscerated fish products. The main points of the amendments include:  
1. The Requirements are amended to comply with the relevant regulations of the OIE 
Aquatic Anima l Health Code and Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals;  
2. The Requirements replaced five fish species (using common names) with 55 fish 
species (using scientific names) from the designated quarantine items in order to conform 
to the latest versi on of the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code and the Manual of Diagnostic 
Tests for Aquatic Animals.  
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 A nimal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 
Chapters 10.1 to 10.10 and Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals 2.3.0 
to 2.3.12  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/TPKM/466  
 
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  [ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[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/17369/19439.pdf  (availabl e 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) : 1 October 2018  
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  
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, 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