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 Draft Amendments on Quarantine Requirements for the Importation 
of Processed  Products Containing Meat 
 
(In case of any divergence in the translation, Chinese text shall prevail.)  
 
Article 1  
Definition:  
(1) “Meat ” refers to all edible parts of a cloven -hoofed or poultry animal, excluding eggs, 
rendered animal fat/oil , extracts, hydrolysates , concentrates, flavors and shelf -stable dry 
meat powder. It can be fresh, frozen , chilled, cooked, cured, o r otherwise prepared.  
(2) “Processed products containing meat ” refer to meat containing  processed products 
intended for human consumption which are categorized as one of the following Code s 
of the Standard Classification of Commodities of the Republic of China  (C.C.C.Code):  
1. 1902.20.10.10 -9 “Other stuffed rice pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise 
prepared, containing meat”  
2. 1902.20.90.10 -2 “Other stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared, 
containing meat”  
3. 1904.10.20.91 -9 “Other prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereal s 
or cereal products, containing not less than 30% of rice, containing ” 
4. 1904.10.90.10 -2 “Other prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting of cereals or 
cereal products, containing meat”  
5. 1904.90.10.1 0-2 “Cereals (other than corn (maize)) in grain form or in the form of 
flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre -cooked or otherwise 
prepared, not elsewhere specified or included, containing not less than 30% of rice, 
containing me at” 
6. 1904.90.90.10 -5 “Cereals (other than corn (maize)) in grain form or in the form of 
flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre -cooked or otherwise 
prepared, not elsewhere specified or included, containing meat”  
7. 1905.40.00.10 -4 “Rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products, containing meat”  
8. 2104.10.11.00 -6 “Meat soups and broths and preparations therefor, liquid”  
 
Article 2  
Countries  (zones ) free of or infected with foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, bovine 
contagious pleuropneumonia , African swine fever, Newcastle disease, or high pathogenic ity 
avian influenza  refer to thos e announced  by the central competent authority pursuant to 
Article 3 3 of the Statute for Prevention and Control of Infectious Animal Diseases.  
  
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 Article 3 
To import processed products containing meat derived from susceptible  cloven -hoofed  
animals from countries  (zones ) free of foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, bovine 
contagious pleuropneumonia and African swine fever , or to import processed products 
containing meat  derived from poultry from countries  (zones ) free of Newcastle disease and 
high pathogenic ity avian influ enza, the following requirements shall be compl ied with: 
1. The manufacturing plant shall be approved by the competent authority of the 
exporting country for manufacturing processed products containing meat.  
2. The manufactur ing plant  shall keep the record s for  meat materials, including their 
animal species  of origin , source , quantity, date received and manufacturing date of the 
products. The record s shall be kept for at least two years.  
3. The product s shall be packed in new container s.  
4. Meat materials used in production  of processed products containing meat shall pass 
ante- and post -mortem inspection s.  
5. Each consignment shall be accompanied by an original certificate issued by the 
quarantine  competent authority of the exporting country . The certificate shall sp ecify 
in detail the following in English, Chinese or both Chinese and English:  
(1) Name and address of the manufactur ing plant . 
(2) Product name, quantity, weight and manu facturing date of the products.  
(3) Species of animal s from which the meat materials used in production  of processed 
products containing meat derived.   
(4) Date and place the certificate was issued , name and official stamp of the issuing 
authority , and  name and signature of the certifying veterinar y officer.  
  
Article 4  
To import processed products c ontaining meat derived from susceptible cloven -hoofed 
animals from countr ies (zones ) infected with foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, bovine 
contagious pleuropneumonia or African swine fever, or to import processed products 
containing meat derived from poultry from countr ies (zones ) infected with Newcastle 
disease or high pathogenic ity avian influenza, the following requirements shall be complied 
with:  
1. The manufacturing plant shall be approved by the competent authority of the 
exporting country for manufacturing processed products containing meat.  
2. Meat materials used in production  of processed products containing meat shall pass 
ante- and post -mortem in spection s. 
3. Meat contained in the p rocessed products containing meat shall have been 
heat-treated , specifically, dried meat shall be heat treated before drying. The heat 
treatment shall meet one of the following requirements:  
(1) For meat derived from suscepti ble cloven -hoofed animals, the core temperature shall 
reach 70℃or above  for at least 30 minutes, or 100 ℃ or above  for at least 2 minutes; 
for meat derived from poultry, the core temperature  shall reach 65 ℃ or above  for at  
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 least 42 seconds, or 70 ℃ or above  for at least 3.6 seconds, or 74 ℃ or above  for at 
least 0.51 seconds.  
(2) Other heat  treatment conditions that ha ve been approved by the BAPHIQ  as 
equivalent ly effective in destroying pathogens as those described in the preceding 
Item.  
4. Effective measures have been taken to prevent the product s from contamination by 
pathogens of animal contagious diseases after heat treatment.  
5. The product s are packed in new container s. 
6. The manufactur ing plant  shall keep the record s for meat materials, including their 
animal spec ies of origin , source , quantity, date received and manufacturing date of the 
products. The record s shall be kept for at least two years.  
7. The quarantine competent authority of the exporting country shall submit an 
application to the BAPHIQ for granting the manufacturing  plant to export its processed 
products containing meat to Taiwan . When deemed necessary , the BAPHIQ will 
conduct an on -site inspection, and all necessary expenses for the inspection shall be 
borne by the exporting country.  
8. Each consignment shall be accompanied by an original certificate issued by the 
quarantine  competent authority of the exporting country . The certificate shall specify in 
detail the following in English, Chinese or both Chinese and English:  
(1) Name and address  of the manufactur ing plant . 
(2) Product name, quantity, weight and manufacturing date of the products.  
(3) Species of animals from which the meat materials used in production of processed 
products containing meat derived.  
(4) The product s have been heat treated and c omply with the requirements of 
Subparagraph s 3 and 4 . 
(5) Date and place the certificate was issued, name and official stamp of the issuing 
authority, and name and signature of the certifying veterinary officer.