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 Amendment s on Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of  
Animals and Animal Products  
 
Article 6  
The following animal products are prohibited from importation:  
(1) Fresh, frozen and chilled meat, meat products, viscera, fresh milk, meat -and-bone 
meal, rawhide, semen, embryos and other animal products with 
disease -transmission potential derived from animals susceptible to foot and 
mouth disease (FMD), rinderpest, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia or African 
swine fever, coming from countries (zones) reco gnized as infected with the 
aforementioned diseases.  
(2) Products of perissodactyl animals coming from countries (zones) recognized as 
infected with glanders.  
(3) Fresh, frozen and chilled poultry/avian meat and other products of poultry/avian 
origin comin g from countries (zones) recognized as infected with high 
pathogenicity avian influenza or Newcastle disease.  
(4) Animal products with potential to transmit bovine spongiform encephalopathy 
(BSE) coming from countries (zones) with reported case(s) of BSE . 
    Animal products described under the first paragraph are allowed to be imported 
only for research purposes with import permits issued by the central competent 
authority.  
    When animal products derived from animals susceptible to diseases named in 
subp aragraphs (1), (2) and (3) under the first paragraph are transshipped through a 
seaport or an airport of a country (zone) recognized as infected with corresponding 
diseases and are not in compliance with the Rules of Import Quarantine Operation for 
Animal Products Transported by Closed Container, they are regarded as coming from 
an infected country (zone) and are prohibited from importation.  
    With the exception of products intended for feed use containing 
ruminant -derived ingredients from countries with reported case(s) of BSE , animal 
products which are manufactured by a high -temperature sterilization canning 
procedure are exempt from the import prohibition laid down in the first paragraph.  
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Article 8  
To import the following animal products, quarantine r equirements listed in the 
corresponding appendixes shall be complied with:  
(1) Game meats and their products: Appendix 4 -1. 
(2) Poultry Meat: Appendix 4 -2. 
(3) Meat derived from cloven -hoofed animals: Appendix 4 -3. 
(4) Deboned (chilled or frozen) beef intended for human c onsumption from 
Paraguay: Appendix 4 -4. 
(5) Frozen/chilled uneviscerated fish products: Appendix 4 -5. 
(6) Dog and cat food: Appendix 4 -6. 
(7) Dry animal products: Appendix 4 -7. 
(8) Processed products containing meat: Appendix 4 -8. 
(9) Animal feed preparations: Appendix 4 -9. 
(10) Animal vaccines: Appendix 4 -10. 
(11) (deleted)  3 
 Appendix 4-6 
Amendment s on Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of  
 Dog and Cat Food  
 
(In case of any divergence in the translation, Chinese text shall prevail.)  
 
Article 1  
Definition:  
(1) “Dog and ca t food” refers to products containing animal ingredients derived 
from cloven -hoofed animals or poultry/avian intended for food or pet chew 
exclusively for dogs and cats.  
(2) “BSE risk status” refers to the categorization of countries by the World 
Organisa tion for Animal Health (OIE) as having negligible bovine spongiform 
encephalopathy (BSE) risk, controlled BSE risk or undetermined BSE risk, 
according to its latest announcement on the website.  
“Animal ingredients” as specified in subparagraph (1) under th e preceding 
paragraph do not include gelatin, collagen, chondroitin, glucosamine, dicalcium 
phosphate and dairy products.  
 
Article 2  
Effective measures shall be taken to prevent the dog and cat food from being 
contaminated by pathogens of BSE and other an imal infectious diseases in raw 
materials and throughout manufacturing and packing process.  The dog and cat food 
shall be packed and shipped in clean and brand new containers.  
 
Article 3  
To import dog and cat food manufactured by a high -temperature steril ization 
canning procedure or to import other dog and cat food containing ingredients derived 
from susceptible cloven -hoofed animals from countries (zones) recognized as free of 
foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia and Afric an 
swine fever, or containing ingredients derived from poultry/avian from countries 
(zones) recognized as free of Newcastle disease and high pathogenicity avian 4 
 influenza, the following requirements shall be complied with:  
(1) The manufacturing plant shall  be approved by the competent authority of the 
exporting country for manufacturing dog and cat food.  
(2) Each consignment shall be accompanied by an original certificate issued by the 
quarantine competent authority of the exporting country. The certificate  shall 
specify in detail the following in Chinese or English:  
a. Names and addresses of the importer and the exporter.  
b. Name and address of the manufacturing plant and its compliance with the 
requirement under subparagraph (1).  
c. Product name, quantity,  weight and manufacturing date of the dog and cat 
food.  
d. Species of animal(s) which the animal ingredients of the dog and cat food 
derived from. Name of origin countries of the bovine -derived ingredients, if 
applicable.  
e. Effective measures were taken t o prevent the dog and cat food from being 
contaminated by pathogens of BSE and other animal infectious diseases in 
raw materials and throughout manufacturing and packing process.  
f. Date and place the certificate was issued, name and official stamp of the 
issuing authority, and name and signature of the certifying veterinary officer.  
To import dog and cat food named in the preceding paragraph, if the exporting 
country or the origin country of its bovine -derived ingredients is of controlled or 
undetermined B SE risk, or with reported case(s) of BSE , Article 5 shall also be 
complied with.  
 
Article 4  
With the exception of dog and cat food manufactured by a high -temperature 
sterilization canning procedure, to import dog and cat food containing ingredients 
derived  from susceptible cloven -hoofed animals from countries (zones) recognized as 
infected with foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia 
or African swine fever, or containing ingredients derived from poultry/avian from 
countries (zo nes) recognized as infected with Newcastle disease or high 
pathogenicity avian influenza, the following requirements shall be complied with:  5 
 (1) The manufacturing plant shall be approved by the competent authority of the 
exporting country for manufacturing  dog and cat food.  
(2) The dog and cat food shall be heat -treated during the manufacturing process. 
The heat treatment condition shall meet one of the following requirements:  
a. Core temperature of the dog and cat food reaches 70 ℃ for 30 minutes or 
more, 80℃ for 9 minutes or more, or 100 ℃ for 1 minute or more.  
b. Other heat treatment conditions recognized by the animal quarantine authority 
(BAPHIQ) as being equivalently effecti ve in destroying pathogens.  
(3) The manufacturing plant shall keep the records for raw materials of animal 
origin, including their species of origin, items, suppliers, countries of origin, lot 
numbers, dates of reception into the manufacturing plant and th e quantity. The 
manufacturing plant shall also keep the records for the dog and cat food, 
including the manufacturing dates and conditions of heat treatment. For 
imported animal raw materials, import certificate numbers shall also be recorded.  
All these r ecords shall be kept on file for at least two years.  
(4) The quarantine competent authority of the exporting country shall submit an 
application to the animal quarantine authority (BAPHIQ) for granting the 
manufacturing plant to export its products to Taiw an. When deemed necessary, 
an on -site inspection will be carried out and all necessary expenses for the 
inspection shall be borne by the exporting country.  
(5) Each consignment shall be accompanied by an original certificate issued by the 
quarantine compe tent authority of the exporting country. The certificate shall 
specify in detail the following in Chinese or English:  
a. Names and addresses of the importer and the exporter.  
b. Name and address of the manufacturing plant and its compliance with the 
requir ement under subparagraph (1).  
c. Product name, quantity, weight and manufacturing date of the dog and cat 
food.  
d. Species of animal(s) which the animal ingredients of the dog and cat food 
derived from. Name of origin countries of the bovine -derived ingred ients, if 
applicable.  
e. The dog and cat food has been heat -treated during the manufacturing process, 6 
 with the temperature and duration of time specified.  
f. Effective measures were taken to prevent the dog and cat food from being 
contaminated by pathogens  of BSE and other animal infectious diseases in 
raw materials and throughout manufacturing and packing process.  
g. Date and place the certificate was issued, name and official stamp of the 
issuing authority, and name and signature of the certifying veterin ary officer.  
To import dog and cat food named in the preceding paragraph, if the exporting 
country or the origin country of its bovine -derived ingredients is of controlled or 
undetermined BSE risk, or with reported case(s) of BSE , Article 5 shall also be 
complied with.  
 
Article 5  
If the exporting country or the origin country of bovine -derived ingredients of 
the dog and cat food is of controlled or undetermined BSE risk, or with reported 
case(s) of BSE , the following requirements shall be complied with:  
(1) The manufacturing plant shall meet one of the following requirements:  
a. No processing of BSE risk materials listed in the Table takes place at the 
manufacturing plant.  
b. Only dedicated lines are used to process BSE risk materials listed in the 
Table to ensure the prevention of the dog and cat food from being 
contaminated.  
c. After processing BSE risk materials listed in the Table, cleaning and flushing 
procedures are carefully carried out to ensure the prevention of the dog and 
cat food from being contam inated.  
(2) The dog and cat food shall not contain BSE risk materials listed in the Table. If 
the dog and cat food contains bovine -derived ingredients, requirements listed in 
the Table shall be complied with.  
(3) The manufacturing plant shall keep the rec ords for raw materials of animal 
origin, including their species of origin, items, suppliers, countries of origin, lot 
numbers, dates of reception into the manufacturing plant and the quantity. The 
manufacturing plant shall also keep the records for the do g and cat food, 
including the manufacturing dates and conditions of heat treatment. For 7 
 imported animal raw materials, import certificate numbers shall also be recorded. 
All these records shall be kept on file for at least two years.  
(4) The quarantine com petent authority of the exporting country shall submit an 
application to the animal quarantine authority (BAPHIQ) for granting the 
manufacturing plant to export its products to Taiwan. When deemed necessary, 
an on -site inspection will be carried out and al l necessary expenses for the 
inspection shall be borne by the exporting country.  
(5) Each consignment shall be accompanied by an original certificate issued by the 
quarantine competent authority of the exporting country, in addition to 
specifying in accord ance with Article 3 paragraph 1 subparagraph (2) or Article 
4 paragraph 1 subparagraph (5) commensurate with  the exporting country’s 
disease status, specifying in detail the following:  
a. The manufacturing plant complied with the requirement under subpara graph 
(1). 
b. Description of items of bovine -derived ingredients and how they comply with 
the requirements under subparagraph (2), if applicable.  
 
Article 6  
For dog and cat food for pet chew which complies with the following conditions, 
the importation is exempt from the requirements under Article 3 paragraph 2, Article 
4 paragraph 1 subparagraphs (3), (4) and paragraph 2, and Article 5:  
(1) Manufactured with skin/ hide derived from cloven -hoofed animals or 
poultry/avian which is dehaired, degreased, dried, clean and free of blood.  
(2) Contains no other animal ingredients derived from cloven -hoofed animals or 
poultry/avian.  
(3) The manufacturing plant meets one of the following requirements:  
a. No processing of BSE risk materials listed in the Table takes pla ce at the 
manufacturing plant.  
b. Only dedicated lines are used to process BSE risk materials listed in the Table 
to ensure the prevention of the dog and cat food for pet chew from being 
contaminated.  
c. After processing BSE risk materials listed in the Ta ble, cleaning and flushing 8 
 procedure is carefully carried out to ensure the prevention of the dog and cat 
food for pet chew from being contaminated.  
Each consignment shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by the quarantine 
competent authority of the exporting country, in addition to specifying in accordance 
with Article 3 paragraph 1 subparagraph (2) or Article 4 paragraph 1 subparagraph (5) 
commensurate with the exporting country’s disease status, specifying in detail its 
compliance with the requirem ents under subparagraphs (2) and (3) of the preceding 
paragraph.  
The specification requirements for the aforementioned certificate do not include 
name of the origin countries of the bovine rawhide . 
  
 Table - page 1 of 2 Table  for Article 5 of Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Dog and Cat Food   
Requirements According to BSEa Case(s) /BSE Risk Sta tus of the Origin Country of Animal  Ingredients  
 Country ’s BSE 
case(s) / 
BSE risk 
status  
 
 
Requirements  Countries ( zones)  without reported case(s) of 
BSE Countries  (zones)  with reported case(s) of BSE 
Countries with 
controlled BSE risk Countries with 
undetermine d BSE risk Countries with 
negligible BSE risk Countries with 
controlled BSE risk Countries with 
undetermined BSE risk 
BSE r isk 
materials  1. Ruminant -derived 
meat -and-bone 
meal  (MBM ) and 
greaves.  
2. Tonsils and distal 
ileum from cattle 
of any age; brains, 
eyes, spinal cord, 
skull and veterbral 
column from cattle 
over 30 months of 
age at the time of 
slaughter.  1. Ruminant -derived 
MBM and greaves.  
2. Tonsils and distal 
ileum from ca ttle of 
any age; brains, 
eyes, spinal cord, 
skull and veterbral 
column from cattle 
over 12 months of 
age at the time of 
slaughter.  1. Ruminant -derived 
MBM and greaves.  
2. Tonsils, distal ileum, 
brains, eyes, spinal 
cord, skull and 
veterbral column 
from cattle of  any 
age. 1. Ruminant -derived 
MBM and greaves.  
2. Tonsils, distal ileum, 
brains, eyes, spinal 
cord, skull and 
veterbral column 
from cattle of any 
age. 1. Ruminant -derived 
MBM and greaves.  
2. Tonsils, distal ileum, 
brains, eyes, spinal 
cord, skull and 
veterbral column 
from cattle of any 
age. 
Eligible  
bovine -derived 
ingredients 
contained in 
dog and cat 
food  Safe commoditiesb, 
or those complied 
with the following 
requirements:  
1. Cattle which the 
ingredients 
derived from 
passed 
ante-mortem 
inspection.  
2. Cattle which the Safe commodities only . Safe commodities, or  
those containing no 
viscerac and complied 
with the following 
requirements:  
1. Cattle which the 
ingredients derived 
from passed 
ante-mortem 
inspection.  
2. Cattle which the Safe commodities, or  
those  containing no 
viscera and complied 
with the following 
requirements:  
1. Cattle which the 
ingredients derived 
from passed 
ante-mortem 
inspection.  
2. Cattle which the No bovine -derived 
ingredients are 
allowed.   
 Table - page 2 of 2 ingredients 
derived from were 
not subjected to a 
stunning process, 
prior to slaughter, 
with a device 
injection 
compressed air or 
gas into the cranial 
cavity, nor to a 
pithing process.  
The ingredients 
were produced and 
handled in a 
manner which 
ensures that suc h 
products do not 
contain and are not 
contaminated with  
BSE risk materials  
and mechanically 
separated meat 
from the skull and 
vertebral column 
from cattle over 30 
months of age.  ingredients derived 
from were  born after 
the date that a ban  
on the feeding of 
ruminants with 
MBM and greaves 
derived from 
ruminants had been 
effectively enforced.  ingredients derived 
from were no t 
subjected to a 
stunning process, 
prior to slaughter, 
with a device 
injection compressed 
air or gas into the 
cranial cavity, nor to 
a pithing process.  
3. The ingredients were 
produced and 
handled in a manner 
which ensures that 
such products do not 
contain an d are not 
contaminated with  
BSE risk materials  
and mechanically 
separated meat from 
the skull and 
vertebral column 
from cattle over 30 
months of age.  
a. BSE: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy  
b. Safe commodities: Commod ities and any products made from these commodites and containing no other tissues from cattle that no BSE 
related conditions are required, regardless of the BSE risk status of the cattle population of the origin country, according to BSE chapter of 
OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
c. Viscera: The internal organs of animals  in the chest, abdominal or pelvic cavities.