Page 8 of 1 Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of  
Frozen/Chilled Uneviscerated Fish Products  
(Draft amendments)  
 
Note:  
1. In case of any discrepancy between the English version and the Chinese text of 
these Requirements, the Chinese text shall govern.  
2. The amendments are shown as underline. 
 
Article 1  
1.1 Definition  
1.1.1 “Internal organs” refer to the organs in the fish abdominal cavity, including the 
heart, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, stomach, spleen, kidney, swim bladder, 
intestine and gonads, but excluding the brain and gills.  
1.1.2 “Eviscerated” refer to the organs in the fish abdominal cavity that have been 
removed by specific procedures with no obvious, visible viscera preservation.  
 
Article 2  
2.1 These Requirements are applicable to the importation of the frozen/chill ed 
uneviscerated fish products (hereafter referred to as “fish products”). However, 
the Quarantine Requirements are not applicable for the fish products that have 
been eviscerated.  
2.2 The scope of the species and pertinent diseases of the aforementioned fish products to which these Requirements apply are shown in the attached table.  
 
Article 3  
Sample collection, testing, and surveillance for species and pertinent diseases  as 
referred to in these Requirements  shall be conducted in accordance with relevant 
provi sions in the Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals of the World 
Organization for Animal Health (hereinafter referred to as the “OIE Aquatic Manual”). 
For diseases with no sampling, testing or surveillance methods prescribed in the OIE Page 8 of 2 Aquatic Manual, methods that have been published in international scientific journals 
are to be used.  
 Article 4  
4.1 The importation of fish products shall comply with all of the following conditions:  
4.1.1 Within a period of three months prior to the exportation of fish products, there shall be no incidents of high mortality occurring in that specific species of fish which are caused by communicable diseases or
 unknown etiology in the water 
area or aquaculture facility of origin.  
4.1.2 The water area or aquaculture facility of origin has been subjected to an official health surveillance scheme  conducted by a laboratory designated by the 
exporting country’s government  for the pertinent diseases of concern listed in 
the attached table. According to the surveillance results, pertinent diseases 
have not occurred for at least two years in the water area or aquaculture 
facility of origin; or within the 30 days preceding the  exportation of fish 
products from the water area or aquaculture facility of origin, testing has been 
conducted by a laboratory designated by the exporting country’s government 
for the pertinent diseases of concern listed in the attached table with the 
results being negative.  
 
The importation of products of frozen/chilled uneviscerated trout/salmon, perch, 
catfish, or carp shall be accompanied with an original copy of official health 
certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country, an d stating in 
English the followings:  
(1) The place of production:  
A. Exporting country  
B. Name of the competent authority of the exporting country  
C. Name of province or area the products come from  
(2) Product identification:  
A. Variety of the products  
B. Area of catch or name and address of the aquaculture establishment  Page 8 of 3 C. Latin name and common name of the fish species  
D. Total weight (in kg) or number (in thousand) of the products  
(3) Destination of export:  
A. Destination country  
B. Name and address of aquaculture establishment or consignee  
(4) Declaration of epidemiological information: The products originate from zone or 
aquaculture establishment where high mortality of unknown etiology has not 
occurred during the previous three months and meet either of the following 
conditions:  
A. the establishme nt of origin has been subjected to an official fish health 
surveillance scheme according to the procedures described in the Manual of 
Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals of the Office International des Epizooties 
(hereafter referred to as the OIE Aquatic Manual) and is certified that the 
establishment is free from the diseases listed in the attached table of the 
Requirements for at least the previous two years; or   
B. prior to export, the products have been subjected to testing with negative 
results for dise ases listed in the attached table of the Requirements using the 
methods described in the OIE Aquatic Manual. If the test method of any 
disease is not designated in the OIE Aquatic Manual, test methods of the 
disease which have been published in internation al science journals shall be 
used (the test method, result and date shall be stated).  
 
Article 5  
The packaging, transportation and disinfection of the fish  products shall comply with 
the relevant Articles  of the Aquatic Animal Health Code of the OIE.  
 
Article 6  
6.1 The fish products to be imported into Taiwan shall be accompanied by an original 
health certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country. 
Importers or agents shall apply for quarantine inspection for the fish products 
and shall submit original health certificate when arriving at ports or stations.  The Page 8 of 4 certificate must specify the following information in English or Chinese : 
6.1.1 Animal species and their origin. 
6.1.1.1  Scientific names. 
6.1.1.2  Name of the water area  of origin or the name and add ress of the 
aquaculture facility of origin (including Province or Region). 
6.1.1.3  Quantity ( in thousands ) or total weight ( in kilograms [kg]). 
6.1.1.4  Name of the exporting country.  
6.1.1.5  Name and address of the exporter . 
6.1.1.6  Name of the exporting country’s competent authority.  
6.1.2 Destination  
6.1.2.1  Country of destination.  
6.1.2.2  Name and address of the importer . 
6.1.3 Results of the quarantine inspection  
6.1.3.1  Explicit confirmation of compliance with Article 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 and 
compliance with which of these two shall be specified . 
6.1.3.2  If the water area or aquaculture facility of origin complies with Article 4.1.2, 
the following information shall be specified:  
(1) Name of the diseases under official surveillance in accordance with 
Article 2; or  
(2) Name of the diseases tested, the sample collection date, number of 
samples collected, name of the testing laboratory, test methods and the 
test results.  
6.1.4 Date and place the certificate is issued, name and official stamp of the issuing 
authority, and name and signature of the certifying officer.  
 
The format of the aforementi oned official health certificate should be drawn up in 
reference to the model certificate for dead uneviscerated fish of the OIE Aquatic 
Code.  
  Page 8 of 5 Attached table  
Species and pertinent diseases of concern  for the importation of the frozen/chilled 
unviscerated products subjected to quarantine inspection  
No. Species of fish  
(Scientific name)  Pertinent diseases of concern  
 
Trout/Salmon  Viral hemorrhagic septicemia (Viral 
hemorrhagic septicemia virus)  
Infectious hematopoietic necrosis (Infectious 
hematopoietic necrosis virus)  
Salmonid herpesvirus type 2 disease 
(Salmonid herpesvirus type 2)  
Infectious pancreatic necrosis (Infectious 
pancreatic necrosis virus)  
Bacterial kidney disease ( Renibacterium 
salmoninarum ) 
 Perch  Epizootic hematopietic necrosis (Epizootic 
hematopoietic necrosis virus)  
 
Catfish  Channel catfish virus disease (herpesvirus of 
Ictaluridae  type 1)  
Enteric septicaemia of catfish ( Edwardsiella 
ictaluri ) 
 
Carp  Spring  viremia of carp (Spring viremia of carp 
virus)  
Koi herpesvirus disease (Koi herpesvirus)  
1 Acanthopagrus australis  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
2 Acanthopagrus latus  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea 
bream iridovirus)  
3 Acanthopagrus schlegeli  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea 
bream iridovirus)  
4 Anabas testudineus  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
5 Anguilla Anguilla  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  Page 8 of 6 (Young eel and adult eel)  Infectious haematopoietic necrosis  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
6 Anguilla spp.  
(Young eel and adult eel)  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
7 Aristichthys nobilis  Spring viraemia of carp  
8 Arius spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
9 Belodontichthys spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
10 Bidyanus bidyanus  Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis  
Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
11 Caranx delicatissimus  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea 
bream iridovirus)  
12 Caranx  spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
13 Catla catla  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
14 Ceratoglanis spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
15 Chanos chanos  Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
16 Clarias spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
17 Ctenopharyngodon idellus  Spring viraemia of carp  
18 Cyprinus carpio  Koi herpesvirus disease  
Spring viraemia of carp  
19 Epinephelus  spp. Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea 
bream iridovirus and infectious spleen and 
kidney necrosis virus)  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
20 Hemisilurus spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
21 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  Spring viraemia of carp  
22 Labeo  spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
23 Lateolabrax japonicas  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea 
bream iridovirus)  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
24 Lateolabrax  spp. Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea 
bream iridovirus)  
25 Lates calcarifer  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea 
bream iridovirus)  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
26 Lutjanus argentimaculatus  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  Page 8 of 7 Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
27 Lutjanus erythropterus  Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
28 Micronema  spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
29 Mugil cephalus  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
Red sea bream iridoviral disease (infectious 
spleen and kidney necrosis virus)  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
30 Ompok spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
31 Oncorhynchus mykiss  Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis  
Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
Infection with salmonid alphavirus  
Infectious haematopoietic necrosis  
Infectious salmon anaemia  
Viral hemorrhagic septicaemia  
32 Oncorhynchus  spp. Viral hemorrhagic septicaemia  
33 Oplegnathus fasciatus  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea 
bream iridovirus)  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
34 Oreochromis niloticus  Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
35 Osphronemus goramy  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
36 Pagrus major  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red  sea 
bream iridovirus)  
37 Paralichthys olivaceus  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea 
bream iridovirus)  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia  
38 Parasilurus asotus  Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
39 Perca fluviatilis  Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis  
40 Phalacronotus spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
41 Plecoglossus altivelis  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
Infectious haematopoietic necrosis  
42 Pterocryptis spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
43 Puntius gonionotus  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
44 Puntius sophore  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
45 Rachycentron canadum  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea 
bream iridovirus)  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  Page 8 of 8 46 Salmo salar  Infection with salmonid alphavirus  
Infectious haematopoietic necrosis  
Viral hemorrhagic septicaemia  
47 Scaridinius erythrophthalmus  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
48 Seriola dumerili  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea 
bream iridovirus)  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
49 Silurichthys spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
50 Silurus spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
51 Tilapia  spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
52 Trachinotus blochii  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea 
bream iridovirus)  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
53 Tinca tinca  Spring viraemia of carp  
54 Trichogaster pectoralis  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
55 Wallago spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome