G/SPS/N/TPKM/293  
 
23 July 2013  
(13-3948)  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 Quarantine, 
Council of Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Cattle, pigs, sheep and goats, deer 
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:  
1. Amendment of Quarantine Requirements fo r the Importation of Animals and Animal 
Products (Number of pages: 5) 
2. Amendment of Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Cattle (Number of 
pages: 5) 
3. Amendment of Quarantine Requirements fo r the Importation of Pigs (Number of 
pages: 2) 
4. Amendment of Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Sheep and Goats 
(Number of pages: 2) 
5. Amendment of Quarantine Requirements fo r the Importation of Deer (Number of 
pages: 2)  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 16 (total) 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CHT/13_2921_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CHT/13_2921_01_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CHT/13_2921_02_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CHT/13_2921_03_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CHT/13_2921_04_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  
1. Amendment of Quarantine Requirements fo r the Importation of Animals and Animal 
Products: "Artiodactyl animals" is revised as "Susceptible animals" in Article 2(2). 
2. Amendment of Quarantine Requirements fo r the Importation of Cattle, Pigs, Sheep 
and Goats, and Deer: the methods of diag nostic tests for the relevant animal 
diseases were revised according to Chapters 1.3, 11.8, 15.1, etc. of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code. G/SPS/N/TPKM/293 
 
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  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 st andard? 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)    
[ ] 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: 
Not available 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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, 51 Chung Ching S. Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei 
Taiwan (R.O.C.) Tel: +(886) 2 2343 1401 Fax: +(886) 2 2343 1400 
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw 
13. Texts available from: [X] 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, 51 Chung Ching S. Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei 
Taiwan (R.O.C.) 
Tel: +(886) 2 2343 1401 Fax: +(886) 2 2343 1400 
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw