G/SPS/N/TPKM/360  
 
27 July 2015  
(15-3839)  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): Day-old poultry and birds and hatching eggs 
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 
Day-old Poultry and Birds and Hatching Eggs" and "Import Health Requirements of 
Taiwan for Day-old Birds and Hatching Eggs from the United States"  Language(s): 
English  Number of pages: 8 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHT/15_2827_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHT/15_2827_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Requirements regulate the importation of day-old poultry 
and birds and hatching eggs. This amendment pertains to the revision of transportation 
requirement of hatching eggs. Prohibition against transit (change of vehicles) through countries/zones infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza is maintained. However, 
in the amended Requirements, when the ha tching eggs are transported in closed 
containers in compliance with the "Regulations of Import Quarantine Operation for Animal Products Transported by Closed Container", they are allowed to transit (change of vehicles) through countries/zones infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza. The 
other parts of the Requirements remain unchanged. 
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 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)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
chapter 5.4  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None G/SPS/N/TPKM/360 
 
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  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: 
http://www.baphiq.gov.tw/admin/up load/twgov_fil e_201507201444 015.pdf  (available in 
Chinese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 10 July 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 10 July 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 10 July 2015 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
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 
9F., No. 100, Sec. 2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 
10070 Taiwan (R.O.C.) 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  
9F., No. 100, Sec. 2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City  
10070 Taiwan (R.O.C.) 
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091 Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200 E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw