Regulation of imported beef and be ef products from the Netherlands 
(draft)   
(TRANSLATION) 
(In the case of any divergence in the translation, the Chinese text shall prevail.) 
1. Requirements for Beef 
i. Only beef derived from cattle bor n and raised in the Netherlands; 
or from cattle born in a country  deemed eligible by Taiwan to 
export beef and raised in the Ne therlands for at least 100 days 
prior to slaughter in the Netherla nds will be considered eligible 
for export to Taiwan. 
ii. Only beef derived from cattle less than 12 months of age ( Bos 
taurus  and Bos indicus ). 
iii. Only beef from meat establishm ents registered with, monitored 
by and subject to the auditing pr ogram of Nederlandse V oedsel- 
en Warenautoriteit (NVWA) in the Netherlands. The Netherlands 
will provide a list of such me at establishments to Taiwan’s 
authorities for examination and appr oval in advance of the export. 
Taiwan will be informed of any am endment of such a list of meat 
establishments before the e xport by the amended meat 
establishment by the NVWA, throug h the Netherlands Trade and 
Investment Office (NTIO) or an other institution representing the 
Netherlands. 
iv. The beef will be derived from cattle that were slaughtered in 
accordance with the applicable Netherlands and EU legislation,  
and have passed ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection under 
the supervision of a veterinari an. The following items should be 
confirmed by the veterinarian: 
(i) The ages of the cattle at th e time of slaughter, their 
birthplace and place of raising; 
(ii) The beef will be de rived from cattle that were not subjected 
to a stunning process, prior to slaughter, with a device 
injecting compressed air or gas in to the cranial cavity, or to a 
pithing process; 
(iii) The beef does not contain special risk materials (SRMs); any 
mechanically recovered me at (MRM), mechanically 
separated meat (MSM), or advanced meat recovery (AMR)  
derived from cattle skull and ve rtebral column, or any tissue 
or parts derived from cattle 12 months of age and over at the 
time of slaughter. 
2. “Special risk materials(SRMs)” means: 
i. The distal ileum of the small inte stine and the tonsils from cattle 
of all ages, and 
ii. The brain, skull, eyes, trigeminal  ganglia, spinal cord, vertebral 
column(excluding the vertebrae of the tail, the transverse 
processes of the thoracic and lumbar  vertebrae, and the wings of 
the sacrum), and dorsal root ganglia from cattle 30 months of age 
or older. 
iii. The parts that are defined as SR Ms according to EU regulations. 
3. Shipments of beef will be accomp anied by certificates issued by the 
NVWA, which must include th e following information:  
i. Birthplace and country of raisi ng of the cattle from which the 
beef is derived; 
ii. Name of the product (including species), number of packages 
and weight (net weight) listed by each final processing plant; 
iii. Names, addresses, and est ablishment numbers of the 
slaughterhouse, meat processing  plant, and storage facility; 
iv. Slaughtering period and/ or processing period 
(dd/mm/yy-dd/mm/yy); 
v. Name and addresses of the co nsignor and the consignee; 
vi. Date, place of issue, and author ity by which the export certificate 
was issued, and the name and signatu re of the veterinary officer; 
and 
vii. Container number and seal number; 
viii. States “the beef is derived from cattle that  were less than 12 
months of age” 
ix. States “the beef is derived from cattle that  were slaughtered in 
establishments certified by the NVW A as eligible to export beef 
to Taiwan and that passed ante-mortem and post-mortem 
inspection under the supervision of an NVWA veterinarian”. 
4. In the event that an additional case of BSE occurs in the Netherlands, 
the NVWA will immediately inform  the Taipei Representative Office 
in the Netherlands or the NTIO of the case and provide the results of 
an investigation and all informa tion about food safety monitoring 
enhancement measures for the BAPH IQ or TFDA. If the additional 
case of BSE results in the OIE recognizing an adverse change in the 
classification of the BSE status of the Netherlands , Taiwan could  
suspend importation of beef from th e Netherlands and conduct on-site 
audits before receiving the results of the case investigation from the 
Netherlands. 
5. Taiwan, in according to relevant regulations, could take necessary 
measures and requirements to r estrict the imports, including: 
i. In the event of serious non-comp liance by a meat establishment 
in the Netherlands, the NVWA or another institution representing 
the Netherlands will immediately notify Taiwan and control the 
serious non-compliance product for export to Taiwan. If the 
Netherlands does not immediately notify Taiwan or control the 
serious non-compliance product for export to Taiwan, Taiwan 
could suspend the importation of b eef and beef products from the 
meat establishment before the NVWA determines that 
appropriate corrective and prev entative of products measures 
have been taken and provides information to Taiwan.  
ii. Taiwan could conduct on-site in spection of meat establishments 
that export products to Taiwan. When a serious non-compliance 
has been found as a result of the on-site inspection, Taiwan could 
suspend the importation of beef and beef products from the meat 
establishment before the NVWA is  informed of the findings, 
determines that appropriate corrective and preventative of 
products measures have been take n, and provides information to 
Taiwan . 
iii. In order to ensure import product that are in compliance with 
regulations, the inspector at the port of entry may seek 
clarification through the importer for corrected and/or suppliant  
documents.