Page 1 of 7Draft Amendments on Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of  
Animals and Animal Products 
 
Article 6 The following animal products are prohibited from importation: 
(1) Fresh, frozen or chilled meat, meat pr oduct, viscera, fresh  milk, meat-and-bone 
meal, wet-salted hide, semen, embryo and other animal products originated from 
animals susceptible to foot and mouth disease (FMD), rinderpest, contagious 
bovine pleuropneumonia or African swin e fever, which come from a country 
(zone) where has been recognized as a country (zone) infected with the 
aforementioned diseases. 
(2) Products of perissodactyl animal co ming from a country (zone) where has been 
recognized as a country (zone ) infected with glanders. 
(3) Frozen or chilled poultry and avians meat  and other product of poultry and avians 
coming from a country (zone) where has been recognized as a country (zone) 
infected with highly pathogenic avia n influenza or Newcastle disease. 
(4) Animal products that may transm it bovine spongiform encephalopathy coming 
from a country (zone) with incidences of bovine spongiform  encephalopathy. 
    Animal products described under first paragraph shall be a llowed to be imported 
into this country only for research purpose  with import permits issued by the CCA. 
    Animal products susceptible to diseas es designated in subparagraph (1), (2) and 
(3) under first paragraph, wh ich have been transshipped through the seaports or 
airports in countries (zones) where are recognized as countries (zones) infected 
with diseases aforementioned under firs t paragraph and have not been in 
compliance with Rules of Import Quar antine Operation for Animal Products 
Transported by Closed Container, are prohibited from importation. 
    Canned animal products which have  been processed by high-temperature 
sterilization procedures, except those contai ning ruminant ingredients for feed use 
from countries with incidences of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, are excluded 
from the restriction of first paragraph. 
 Article 8 
To import the following animal products sha ll be in compliance with the quarantine  Page 2 of 7requirements listed in the corresponding appendix. 
(1) Game meat and meat produc ts: listed in Appendix 4-1. 
(2) Quarantine Requirements for the Importa tion of Poultry Meat: listed in Appendix 
4-2. 
(3) Meat derived from artiodactyl animals: listed in Appendix 4-3. 
(4) Chilled or frozen beef intended for human  consumption from Paraguay: listed in 
Appendix 4-4. 
(5) Chilled or frozen un-eviscerated fish  products: listed in Appendix 4-5. 
(6) Dog and cat food: listed in Appendix 4-6. 
(7) Dry animal products: listed in Appendix 4-7. (8) Processed products containing  meat: listed in Appendix 4-8. 
(9) Animal feed preparations: listed in Appendix 4-9. 
(10) Animal vaccines: listed in Appendix 4-10. (11) (deleted)  Page 3 of 7Appendix 4-6 
    Draft Amendments on Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of 
 Dog and Cat Food  
 
(In case of any divergence in the translation, Chines e text shall prevail.)  
 
Article 1 Definition: 
(1) “Dog and cat food” refers to produc ts containing ingredients derived from 
cloven-hoofed animals or poultry and des tining for food or pe t chew exclusively 
for dogs and cats. However, gelatin, collagen, chondroitin, glucosamine, 
dicalcium phosphate and dairy products  are exempt from these quarantine 
requirements. 
(2) Countries (zones) free of or infected with foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, 
bovine contagious pleuropneumonia, Afri can swine fever, Ne wcastle disease, 
highly pathogenic avian influenza, or with incidences of bovine spongiform 
encephalopathy (BSE) refer to those announced by the central competent 
authority pursuant to Article 33 of the Statute for Prevention and Control of 
Infectious Animal Diseases. 
(3) “BSE risk status” refers to categori zation of countries by the World Organisation 
for Animal Health (OIE) as having neglig ible BSE risk, controlled BSE risk or 
undetermined BSE risk, according to its latest announcement on the website. 
 
Article 2 
Effective measures are taken to pr event the dog and cat food from being 
contaminated by pathogens of BSE and othe r animal infectious diseases in raw 
materials and throughout manufacturing and packing process.  The dog and cat food 
shall be packed and shipped in brand new and clean containers. 
 
Article 3 
To import dog and cat food containing i ngredients derived from susceptible 
cloven-hoofed animals from countries (zone s) free of foot and mouth disease, 
rinderpest, bovine contagious pleuropneum onia and/or African swine fever, or to  Page 4 of 7import dog and cat food containing ingredie nts derived from poultry from countries 
(zones) free of Newcastle disease and highly pathogenic avian influenza, the 
following requirements shall be complied with: 
(1) The manufacturing plant shall be appr oved by the competent authority of the 
exporting country for manufact uring dog and cat food. 
(2) 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 English and Chinese: 
a. Names and addresses of th e importer and the exporter. 
b. Name and address of the manufactur ing plant and its compliance with the 
requirement under s ubparagraph (1). 
c. Product name, quantity, weight and ma nufacturing date of the dog and cat food. 
d. Species of animal(s) from which the an imal ingredients of the dog and cat food 
derived. 
e. Effective measures were taken to  prevent the dog and cat food from being 
contaminated by pathogens of BSE and othe r animal infectious diseases in raw 
materials and throughout manuf acturing and packing process. 
f. Date and place the certificate was issued , name and official stamp of the issuing 
authority, and name and signature of the certifying veterinary officer. 
If the exporting country or the origin country  of bovine derived i ngredients of the dog 
and cat food named in the preceding paragr aph is of controlled or undetermined BSE 
risk, or with incidences of BSE, Ar ticle 5 shall also be complied with. 
 
Article 4 
To import dog and cat food containing i ngredients derived from susceptible 
cloven-hoofed animals from countries (zones) infected with foot and mouth disease, 
rinderpest, bovine contagious pleuropneum onia and/or African swine fever, or to 
import dog and cat food containing ingredie nts derived from poultry from countries 
(zones) infected with Newcas tle disease or highly pathoge nic avian influenza, with 
the exception of dog and cat food manufact ured by a “high-temperature disinfecting 
canning” procedure, the following requi rements shall be complied with: 
(1) The manufacturing plant shall be appr oved by the competent authority of the 
exporting country for manufact uring dog and cat food.  Page 5 of 7(2) The dog and cat food shall be heat-t reated during the manufacturing process. 
The heat treatment sh all meet one of the following conditions: 
a. Core temperature of the dog and cat food reaches 70 ℃ for 30 minutes or more, 
80℃ for 9 minutes or more, or 100 ℃ for 1 minute or more. 
b. Other heat treatment conditions rec ognized by Bureau of Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection and Quarantine (BAPHI Q) of the Council of Agriculture as 
being equivalently effectiv e in destroying pathogens. 
(3) The manufacturing plant shall keep th e records for raw materials of animal 
origin, including their items, suppliers, c ountries of origin, lot numbers, dates of 
reception into the manufacturing plant a nd the quantity. The manufacturing plant 
shall also keep the records for the dog and cat food, including the manufacturing 
dates and conditions of heat treatment . For imported animal raw materials, 
import certificate numbers shall also be re corded and kept for at least two years. 
(4) The quarantine competent authority of  the exporting country shall submit an 
application to BAPHIQ for granting the manufacturing plant to export its 
products to Taiwan. When deemed nece ssary, BAPHIQ will conduct an on-site 
inspection, and all necessary expenses for the inspection shall be borne by the 
exporting country.  
(5) 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 English and Chinese: 
a. Names and addresses of th e importer and the exporter. 
b. Name and address of the manufactur ing plant and its compliance with the 
requirement under s ubparagraph (1). 
c. Product name, quantity, weight and ma nufacturing date of the dog and cat food. 
d. Species of animal(s) from which the an imal ingredients of the dog and cat food 
derived. 
e. The dog and cat food has been heat-t reated during the manufacturing process 
and the temperature and durati on time of the heat treatment. 
f. Effective measures were taken to  prevent the dog and cat food from being 
contaminated by pathogens of BSE and othe r animal infectious diseases in raw 
materials and throughout manuf acturing and packing process. 
g. Date and place the certificate was issued , name and official stamp of the issuing  Page 6 of 7authority, and name and signature of the certifying veterinary officer. 
If the dog and cat food named in the pr eceding paragraph was manufactured by a 
“high-temperature disinfecting canning”  procedure, Artic le 3 paragraph 1 
subparagraphs (1) and (2) shall be complied with. If the exporting country or the origin country  of bovine derived i ngredients of the dog 
and cat food named in the preceding two para graphs is of controlled or undetermined 
BSE risk, or with inciden ces of BSE, Article 5 sha ll also be complied with. 
 
Article 5 
If the exporting country or the origin country  of bovine derived i ngredients of the dog 
and cat food is of controlled or undetermined  BSE risk, or with incidences of BSE, 
the following requirements shall also be complied with: 
(1) The manufacturing plant shall not process animal ingredients listed in the Table. 
(2) The dog and cat food shall not contain animal ingredients named in the 
preceding subparagraph. If the dog and cat food contains bovine derived 
ingredients, they shall complied with the requirements listed in the Table. 
(3) The manufacturing plant shall keep th e records for raw materials of animal 
origin, including their items, suppliers, c ountries of origin, lot numbers, dates of 
reception into the manufacturing plant a nd the quantity. The manufacturing plant 
shall also keep the records for the dog and cat food, including the manufacturing 
dates and conditions of heat treatment . For imported animal raw materials, 
import certificate numbers shall also be re corded and kept for at least two years. 
(4) The quarantine competent authority of  the exporting country shall submit an 
application to BAPHIQ for granting the manufacturing plant export its products 
to Taiwan. When deemed necessary, BAPH IQ will conduct an on- site inspection, 
and all necessary expenses for the in spection shall be borne by the exporting 
country. 
(5) Each consignment shall be accompanied  by an original certificate issued by the 
quarantine competent authority of the exporting country, apart from specifying 
in accordance with Article 3 paragraph 1 subparagraph (2) or Article 4 paragraph 
1 subparagraph (5) commensurate with its di sease status, specifying in detail the 
following: 
a. The manufacturing plant complied with the requirement under subparagraph (1).  Page 7 of 7b. If the dog and cat food contains bovine de rived ingredients, their items, country 
of origin and how they comply with the requirements under subparagraph (2). 
 
Article 6 
To import dog and cat food for pet chew co mplied with the following conditions is 
exempt from the requirements under Article  4 paragraph 1 subpara graph (3), (4) and 
Article 5: 
(1) Manufactured with dehaired, degreased, dried, clean and free of blood rawhide 
derived from cloven-hoofed animals or from poultry. 
(2) Contains no other animal ingredient s derived from cloven-hoofed animals or 
poultry. 
(3) The manufacturing plant does not enga ge in processing animal ingredients 
named in Article 5 paragr aph 1 subparagraph (1). 
Each consignment shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by the quarantine 
competent authority of the exporting count ry, apart from specifying in accordance 
with Article 3 paragraph 1 s ubparagraph (2) or Article 4 paragraph 1 subparagraph (5) 
commensurate with its disease status, specif ying its compliance with the requirements 
under subparagraphs 2 and 3 of the preceding paragraph.  
 Table- page 1 of 3Table  Requirements for Dog and Cat Food According to BSEa Incidence/ BSE Risk Staus of 
Exporting Country and Origin Country  of Bovine Derived Ingredients  
            
BSE incidence Countries without BSE incidence Countries with BSE incidence 
BSE risk status Controlled risk Undertermined risk Ne gligible risk Controlled risk Undertermined risk 
Animal 
ingredients which the manufacturing plant is prohibited from processing 1. Ruminant-derived 
MBM
b and greaves. 
2. Tonsils and distal 
ileum from cattle of any age; brains, eyes, spinal cord, skull and veterbral column from cattle over 30 months of age at the time of slaughter. 1. Ruminant-derived 
MBM and greaves. 
2. Tonsils and distal 
ileum from cattle of any age; brains, eyes, spinal cord, skull and veterbral column from cattle over 12 months of age at the time of slaughter. 1. Ruminant-derived 
MBM and greaves. 
2. Tonsils, distal ileum, 
brains, eyes, spinal cord, skull and veterbral column from cattle of any age. 1. Ruminant-derived 
MBM and greaves. 
2. Tonsils, distal ileum, 
brains, eyes, spinal cord, skull and veterbral column from cattle of any age. 1. Ruminant-derived 
MBM and greaves. 
2. Tonsils, distal ileum, 
brains, eyes, spinal cord, skull and veterbral column from cattle of any age. 
Requirements 
for bovine derived ingredients contained in the dog and cat food 1. Safe commodities
c, 
or 
2. Bovine derived 
ingredients complied with the following requirements: 
(1) The cattle from 
which the ingredients derived passed ante- and post-mortem inspections. Safe commodities only 1. Safe commodities, or 
2. Bovine derived 
ingredients complied with the following requirements, excluding viscera
d: 
(1) The cattle from 
which the ingredients derived passed ante- and post-mortem inspections. 1. Safe commodities, or
2. Bovine derived 
ingredients complied with the following requirements, excluding viscera: 
(1) The cattle from 
which the ingredients derived passed ante- and post-mortem No bovine derived 
ingredients are allowed.  
 Table- page 2 of 3(2) Cattle from which 
the ingredients derived were not subjected to a stunning process, prior to slaughter, with a device injection compressed air or gas into the cranial cavity, nor to a pithing process. 
(3) The ingredients 
were produced and handled in a manner which ensures that such products do not contain and are not contaminated with:
(a) materials that are 
prohibited from processing by the manufacturing plant (see above),
(b) mechanically (2) The cattle from 
which the ingredients derived were born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with MBM and greaves derived from ruminants had been effectively enforced.inspections. 
(2) Cattle from which 
the ingredients derived were not subjected to a stunning process, prior to slaughter, with a device injection compressed air or gas into the cranial cavity, nor to a pithing process. 
(3) The ingredients 
were produced and handled in a manner which ensures that such products do not contain and are not contaminated with: 
(a) materials that are 
prohibited from processing by the manufacturing  
 Table- page 3 of 3separated meat 
from the skull and vertebral column from cattle over 30 months of age. plant (see 
above), 
(b) mechanically 
separated meat from the skull and vertebral column from cattle over 30 months of age. 
a. BSE: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy 
b. MBM: Meat-and-bone meal as defined in th e OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code. 
c. Safe commodities: Commodities and any products made from these co mmodites and containing no other tissues from cattle that no B SE 
related conditions are required, regardless of  the BSE risk status of the cattle populat ion of the origin country, according to  BSE chapter of 
OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code. 
d. Viscera: The internal organs of animals in the chest, abdominal or pelvic cavities.