1Appendix 4-4 
 Quarantine Requirements for the importation of deboned (chilled 
or frozen) beef from Paraguay  into the Republic of China 
(In case of any discrepancy between the English version and the Chinese text of these 
Requirements, the Chinese text shall govern.)   
 
1. The beef for importation to Taiwan shall or iginate from cattle that were born, raised 
and slaughtered in Paraguay. 
2. The cattle for slaughter shall be transported directly from the raising farm to the 
slaughterhouse without any c ontact with other animals. 
3. On arrival at the slaughterhouse, each lot of cattle for slaughter shall be kept 
separately from other animals for slaughter. Th e cattle shall be detain ed for at least 24 
hours and be inspected at leas t 3 times during detention.  
4. The cattle shall be produced during their lifetime from rais ing farms which have been 
free from foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, and co ntagious bovine 
pleuropneumonia. 
5. Foot and mouth disease should not have o ccurred in Paraguay w ithin period of 12 
months prior to exportation. 
6. The artiodactyl animals in the raising farm shall not be vaccinate d with modified or 
attenuated live vaccines against foot and mouth disease, rinderp est, or contagious 
bovine pleuropneumonia.  
7. The carcasses of the cattle sh all be subject to maturati on at a temperature from 4 ℃ to 
10℃ for 24 to 36 hours after slaughter. The pH value of the me at after maturation 
shall be 5.8 or below when tested with the longissimus dorsi at 10th to 12th rids, and 
the pH value of the imported beef shall be 5.8 or below. 
8. All bones, blood clots, and lymphoid tissues shall be removed from the beef. 
9. The beef shall not be in contact with meat from countries (zones) which are 
recognized as countries (zones) infected with  foot and mouth dise ase, rinderpest, or 
contagious bovine pleuropneumonia. 
10. Certifications with official stamps from the competent authorities of the Paraguay 
shall be required during the processes of slaughter, trimming of carcasses and 
packing.  
11. The beef shall be processed and transp orted under sanitary conditions and shall 
comply with the relevant regulations governing meat inspection of our country. 
12. The slaughterhouses and processing plan ts (all referred to as the designated 
establishments) shall be inspected and pass the inspection by the Bureau of Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection and Quaran tine (BAPHIQ), Council of Agriculture 
(COA), Executive Yuan. The designated establ ishments eligible to export beef to 
Taiwan are subjected to th e inspections conducted by BA PHIQ, on a regular basis. 
13. The beef shall be transported with containers, and the contai ners shall be sealed with 
numbered seals (hereinafter  referred as “original seal ”) before exportation. The 
number of the container and original seal sh all be stated in the certificate issued by the  2competent authorities of the Paraguay. The co ntainer and original seal shall be kept 
with integrity during importation. 
14. An original veterinary certificate issued by the animal quarantine authority of the 
Paraguay shall be accompanied with each cons ignment. The certificate shall state that 
the meat to be imported comply with Articles 1 to 13 of these requirements. 
15.  The COA shall announce the annual amount of beef permitted to be imported to 
Taiwan. If the consignment imported is in  excess of this amount, the BAPHIQ shall 
determine whether the excess amount is returned or destroyed.  
The aforementioned amount of beef exported shall be controlled by Paraguay.