G/SPS/N/TPKM/461  
 
4 May 2018  
(18-2763) 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): Porcine  semen  
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: Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Porcine 
Semen . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 8 
https://www.baphiq.gov.tw/view.php?catid=17131  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_2357_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Requirements regulate the importation of porcine semen. 
The main points of the amendments include:  
1. In addition to frozen porcine semen to which the current Requirements apply, fresh 
porcine semen is also included into the scope of the proposed draft amendments;  
2. Test methods designated in the Requirements must comply with the OIE Manual of 
Diagnostic Test and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals. When such  methods are not 
available, methods published in international scientific journals are to be used;  
3. Harmonize conditions to be met by the donor boars, their farms of origin, the semen 
collection centre, and collection, processing and storage of the semen wi th 
international standards, taking into consideration domestic and exporting countries' 
disease situations.  
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 Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
Sections 8, 15 and Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals 
Sections 2.1, 2.8 and 2.9.  G/SPS/N/TPKM/461  
 
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  [ ] International Plant Pr otection 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
https://www.baphiq.gov.tw/view.php?catid=17131  (available 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) : 3 July 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail addr ess (if 
available) of other body:  
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine  
9F., No. 100, Sec. 2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City  
10070 Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2343 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  
9F., No. 100, Sec. 2, Heping W.  Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City  
10070 Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2343 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw