G/SPS/N/TPKM/395  
 
22 April 2016  
(16-2273)  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): 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 Statute for Prevention and 
Control of Infectious Animal Disease  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 13 
http://www.baphiq.gov.tw/ en/view.php?catid=15113  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TPKM/16_1604_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This draft amendment is related to the implementation of 
animals and animal products quarantine and the relevant Articles amended are 32, 32-1, 33, 34, 34-2, 34-3, 37, 38-1, 41, 41-1, 43 and 45. The rest of the Articles remain 
unchanged. The relevant subjects are as follows:  
a. The imported objects shall be imported at seaports or airports which are designated 
and promulgated by import/export animal quarantine authorities; 
b. The requirement is to determine whether the shipment is compliant with relevant 
regulations or not in its entirely or individually; 
c. Authorizing the contents of import quarantine requirements; 
d. The objects cannot be delivered by mail exce ption for those having received a permit 
from import/export animal quarantine authorities in advance; 
e. The objects designated and promulgated by the central competent authority can be 
transited or transhipped only if the owne rs, agents or keepers apply for a permit 
prior to the shipment; and 
f. Penalties for anyone violating the requirement of objects in transit or being 
transhipped, as well as the delivery of objects by mail. 
Further details and access to the regulations can be obtained at: 
http://www.baphiq.gov.tw/ en/view.php?catid=15113 . 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/TPKM/395 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] 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: 
http://www.baphiq.gov.tw/ en/view.php?catid=15113  (available in English) 
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: [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 June 2016 
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:  
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture 
9 F, 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 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  
9 F, 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