G/SPS/N/TPKM/318  
 
15 July 2014  
(14-4034)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Live crustaceans and molluscs 
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: The amendment of Quarantine Requirements for the 
Importation of Live Crustaceans and Molluscs  Language(s): English and Chinese   
Number of pages: 8 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHT/14_3086_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Requirements cover animal health control and regulate 
the importation of live crustaceans and molluscs. These requirements have been implemented since 1
st September 2011. Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis syndrome 
(AHPNS) is a new emerging disease in shrimp, first reported in 2009, and caused high 
mortalities of shrimp in some Asian countries. In order to control and prevent AHPNS from introduction, AHPNS has been designated as quarantine inspection disease of the 
three susceptible species listed in table 1 of the Requirements ( Litopenaeus vannamei , 
Penaeus monodon  and Penaeus chinensis ). Excluding table 1 of the Requirements, the 
other part of the Requirements remains unchanged. 
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 st andard? 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 Technical Disease Card  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/TPKM/318 
 
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  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: 
http://www.baphiq.gov.tw/newsview.p hp?typeid=1055&typeid2=&news_id=9735  
(available in Chinese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 July 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 July 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 31 July 2014 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 July 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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 (R.O.C) Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091 
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200 
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw