G/SPS/N/TPKM/415  
 
9 November 2016  
(16-6155) 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 Qu arantine, 
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): Bovine serum  
4. Regions or countries likely to b e affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document: Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of 
Bovine Serum from the United States . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 2 
http://www.baphiq.gov.tw/view.php?catid=15718  
http://members.wto. org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TPKM/16_4653_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Requirements regulate the importation of bovine serum 
from the United States. The main points of the amendments are:  
1. For bovine serum from the United States, only that which  is manufactured by 
designated serum processing facilities is eligible to be imported into Chinese Taipei. 
The list of designated serum processing facilities must be provided by the 
government of the United States to the animal quarantine authority for rev iewing;  
2. The age restriction of the source cattle is proposed to be lifted. When bovine serum 
is collected during slaughtering, it must be collected from cattle which pass ante - 
and post -mortem inspections by the competent authority of the country where the  
slaughterhouse is located. In addition, prior to slaughter, the cattle must not be 
subjected to a stunning process with a device injecting compressed air or gas into 
the cranial cavity nor to a pithing process; and  
3. If the serum is not collected during sla ughtering, it must be collected from cattle 
which are found to be in healthy conditions after clinical examinations.  
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 Organizatio n for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection 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:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 6 January 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 6 January 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 6 January 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 January 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle 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  
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, He ping 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