G/SPS/N/TPKM/427  
 
3 March 2017  
(17-1288) 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 Inspection and Quarantin e, 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): Live fish, their gametes and fertilized 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 Live 
Fish and Their Gametes and F ertilized Eggs . Language(s): English . Number of 
page s: 8 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/TPKM/17_1149_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Requirements  regulate the importation of live fish, their 
gametes and fertilized eggs. The main points of the amendments include:  
1. For consignments granted importing approval by the competent authority of 
aquaculture as part of its national genetic renewal project or f or specific research 
purposes, post -entry quarantine and testing may be the alternatives to the 
requirement of being accompanied by an original health certificate issued by the 
exporting country attesting to the he alth status of the consignments;  
2. The delet ion of one fish species from the designated quarantine items and the 
addition of 10 fish species into the designated quarantine items in order to conform 
to the latest version of the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code and the Manual of 
Diagnostic Tests for Aqu atic Animals.  
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 Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : OIE Aquatic  Animal Health Code 
Chapter s 10.1 to 10.10 and Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals 2.3.0 
to 2.3.12  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   G/SPS/N/TPKM/427  
 
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  [ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international s tandard?   
[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/view.php?catid=16229  (available in Chinese)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 3 May 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 3 May 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publicatio n, 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 May 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notificatio n 
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  
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 oth er 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  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2343 2200  
E-mail: wtosps @mail.baphiq.gov.tw