G/SPS/N/TPKM/432  
 
26 April 2017  
(17-2279) 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 Qua rantine, 
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): Dog and cat food  
4. Regions or countries likely t o be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Amendments on the Quarantine Requirements 
for the Importation of Dog and Cat Food.  Language(s): English. Number of pages: 6 
https://www.baphiq.gov.tw/view.php?catid=16399  
http://membe rs.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/TPKM/17_2044_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Requirements regulate the importation of dog and cat food.  
Main points of the amendments include:  
1. Dog and cat food which is manufactured by a high -temperature sterilizati on canning 
procedure and containing no ingredients derived from bovine is not applicable;  
2. Dog and cat food only containing flavour derived from animals excluding bovine as 
animal -origin ingredients is not applicable;  
3. A systematic audit is possible when the  competent authorities provide relevant data 
and are willing to be inspected on -site by auditors. Also, the re -inspection is 
necessary and the exporting countries shall agree to it;  
4. To simplify the quarantine requirements of BSE control measures recorded o n the 
original certificate; and  
5. The requirements of BSE control measures for pet chew are deleted.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect terr itory 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) : Chapters 8.8, 10.4, 10.9 and 11.4 of 
the Terrestrial Animal Health Code  G/SPS/N/TPKM/432  
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation confor m 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: 
https://www.baphiq.gov.tw/view.php?catid=16399  (available in Chinese)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed dat e of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 May 201 7 
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, 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 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