G/SPS/N/TPKM/483  
 
18 February 2019  
(19-0928) 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 amendment of Articles 18 -1 to the Enforcement 
Rules of Statute for Prevention and Control of Infectious Animal Diseases . Language(s): 
Chinese.  Number of pages: 2 
https://www.baphiq.gov.tw/view.php?catid=17517  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/TPKM/19_0916_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: In order to strengthen the safety for personnel during border 
inspection, Article 18 -1 was amended and the inspection shall be conducted in centralized 
inspection areas, warehouse, or other safe areas recognized by the animal quarantine 
authority.  
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 Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapters 2.1.1, 2.1.3 and 2.2. of the 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] 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 and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/TPKM/483  
 
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  9. Other rel evant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
https://www.baphiq.gov.tw/view.php?catid=17517   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 February 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 February 2019  
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) 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, Counc il of Agriculture  
9F, 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