1 Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of  
Live Fish and Their Gametes and Fertilized Eggs   
(Draft amend ments ) 
(In case of any discrepancy between the English version and the Chinese text of these Requirements , the Chinese text shall govern.)  
1. The sc ope of the species and pertinent diseases of concern of l ive fish, their gametes  and 
fertilized e ggs to which th ese Requirements apply is shown in the a ttached table.  
Gametes referred to in the preceding paragraph mean  sperm s and unfertilized eggs of fish . 
The applicant shall apply for an import permit from central competent authority if the species of 
live fish and their gametes  and fertilized e ggs are referred to Article 24 of Wildlife Conservation 
Act as protected wildlife or Article 27 as wildlife whi ch are not domestic species.  
The importation of l ive fish and their gametes  and fertilized e ggs for human consumption shall 
comply with Article 11 of A ct Governing Food Sanitation . 
2. The importation of l ive fish, their gametes  and fertilized e ggs for aq uaculture or rearing purpose s 
must  comply with the following conditions:  
(1) The population of origin of the live fish or the broodstock of the gametes or fertilized eggs 
must be kept for at least fourteen days at a water area or an aquaculture facility s upervised  
by government of the exporting country  prior to the exportation of the live fish or the 
collection of the gametes or fertilized eggs.  There must be no high mortality of that specific 
species of f ish with  unknown etiology in the water area or aquaculture facility  during the 
previous three months.  
(2) The consignment s shall meet one of the following conditions:  
I. The following basic biosecurity measures have been  implemented for at least two years:  
(I) The pertinent diseases of concern listed in  the a ttached table are notifiable diseases in  
the exporting country;  
(II) The water area or aquaculture facility of origin have  been subjected to an official 
health surveillance scheme according to the procedures laid down in the Manual of 
Diagnostic Tes ts for Aquatic Animals of the World Organization for Animal Health 
(here inafter referred to as the OIE Aquatic Manual) . According to the surveillance 
results, pertinent diseases of concern listed in the a ttached table have not occurred for 
at least two yea rs in the water area or aquaculture facility of origin; and  
(III) The water area or aquaculture facility of origin  must only introduce a quatic 
broodstock from areas free from the pertinent diseases of concern listed in the a ttached 
table, or from water ar eas or aquaculture facilit ies where basic biosecurity measures 
have been  implemented.  
II. Within thirty days prior to the exportation of l ive fish, their gametes  or fertilized e ggs, 
samples are collected from the water area or aquaculture facility of orig in in accordance 
with the OIE Aquatic Manual  and are tested by laboratories designated by the 
government of the exporting country using methods pre scribed in the OIE Aquatic  2 Manual for the pertinent diseases of concern listed in the a ttached table.  The res ults 
must be negative.  
(3) In case  there are no prescribed methods in the OIE Aquatic Manual f or sample collection 
and testing  of pertinent diseases of concern listed in the a ttached table, then methods that 
have been published in international scientific  journals  may  be used.  
(4) Three days prior to dispatching from the water area or aquaculture facility of origin, t he live 
fish, their gametes  or fertilized e ggs must be  inspected and found healthy and free from 
infestation of ectoparasites or  any clinica l signs  of communicable diseases . 
3. The importation of live fish , their gametes and fertilized eggs for human consumption must 
comply with following conditions:  
(1) The consignment s meet one of the following conditions:  
I. The following basic biosecuri ty measures have been  implemented for at least two years:  
(I) The pertinent diseases of concern listed in the a ttached table are notifiable disease in  
the exporting country;  and 
(II) The water area or aquaculture facility of origin have  been subjected to an official 
health surveillance scheme according to the procedures laid down in the OIE Aquatic 
Manual . According to the surveillance results, pertinent diseases of concern listed in 
the a ttached table have not occurred for a minimum of two consecutive years in the 
water area or aquaculture facility of origin . 
II. Within thirty days prior to the exportation of l ive fish, their gametes  or fertilized e ggs, 
samples are collected from the water area or aquaculture facility of origin in accordance 
with the OIE  Aquatic Manual  and are tested by laboratories designated by the 
government of the exporting country using methods pre scribed in the OIE Aquatic 
Manual for the pertinent diseases of concern listed in the a ttached table.  The results must 
be negative.   
(2) In case  there are no prescribed methods in the OIE Aquatic Manual f or sample collection 
and testing  of pertinent diseases of concern listed in the a ttached table, then methods that 
have been published in international scientific journals  may  be used. 
4. The packaging, transportation and disinfection of the l ive fish, their gametes  and fertilized e ggs 
must  comply with  the relevant Articles of the Aquatic Animal Health Code of the OIE 
(here inafter referred to as the OIE Aquatic Code).  
5. The l ive fish, thei r gametes  and fertilized e ggs to be imported into Taiwan must be accompanied 
by an original health certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country. The 
certificate must specify the following information in English: 
(1) Animal specie s and their origin  
I. Species: s cientific name s and common name s. 
II. Name of the water area of origin or name and address of the  aquaculture facility of 
origin.  
III. Age or development stage.  
IV. Quantity and total weight.   3 V . Name of the exporting country . 
VI. Name and address of the exporter.  
VII. Name of the competent authority of the exporting country.  
(2) Destination  
I. Country of destination. 
II. Name and address of the importer.  
(3) Result s of quarantine  inspection 
I. Attesting explicitly the compliance of Article 2  for consignments for aquaculture or 
rearing purpose s; the compliance of Article 3 for consignments for human consumption. 
II. Specifying sampl e collection date,  number of sampl es collected , name of the testing  
laboratory , testing methods  and the testing results for consignments complying with  
Article 2 (2) II. or  Article 3 (1) II.  
 (4) Date and place the certificate is issued, name and official stamp of the issuing authority, and 
name and signature of the certifying officer.  
6. To import consignment s listed in Article 2 that are not accompanied by an original health 
certificate issue d by the competent authority of the exporting country , the f ollowing conditions  
must  be compl ied with: 
(1) The consignment s must be granted importing approval by the fishery  authority  of Taiwan as 
part of its national genetic renewal project or for specific research purposes;   
(2) The consignment s must be detained in post -entry quarantine facilit ies designated by the 
animal quarantine authority of Taiwan, and the  following conditions  must be complied with : 
I. The quarantine  period of the imported live fish must  be longer than three  times of the 
longest incubation period  of the pertinent diseases of concern listed in the a ttached table 
(here inafter referred to as the longest disease i ncubation period ). The quarantine period 
of gametes  and fertilized e ggs begins after they are hatched and ends after the period that 
is three  times of the longest incubation period  has elapsed.  
II. During the post -entry quarantine, samples must be collected twice  consecutively , at least 
the longest disease i ncubation period  apart, for testing of the pertinent diseases of 
concern listed in the attached table ; the results must be negative. At least thirty  animals 
must be tested for each consignment. For consignments less than 30 animals, all animals 
must be tested . For gametes  and fertilized e ggs, the sample collection must take place 
after they are hatched. If sent inel fish are used  for testing , samples must be collected  
after the sent inel fish have been kept in the same water system with  the consignme nt 
itself for a period that is at least one longest disease i ncubation period . The sampl e size 
for sentinel fish must  be no less than the sample s ize designated for the consignment .  
III. When test ed positive of the pertinent diseases of concern listed in the a ttached table, all  
fish kept in the same water system must be rejected or culled . 
(3) During the post -entry quarantine period, the animals must be identified individually under  the 
instructions of the animal quarantine authority of Taiwan .  4 (4) The post -entry quarantine facilit ies as referred to in subparagraph (2) must be so constructed 
to be able to prevent the entry of  animals belonging to P hylum  Chordata  from outside and the 
escape or flow ing out of  live fish , their gametes or fertilized eggs from inside . Monitor ing 
system must be installed  to cover each entrance and exit . Electronic lock s must  be used to 
control the entrance and exit  of personnel. The post -entry quarantine facilities  must be 
equipped with an independent  water system  with filtration  mechanism  for incoming  water  
supply and disinfection mechanism  for the drainage water. The  facilities and operation must 
be inspected by the an imal quarantine authority of Taiwan and found to be in compliance with 
the bi osecurity principles . If the imported live fish, their gametes or fertilized eggs  are 
dispensed in separate pools, water of the pools must be effectively segregated from each othe r 
and appliances must be confined to be used in only one pool to avoid cross contamination. 
Any exchange or joint use of water or appliances between/among pools will render them as 
one pool.  
(5) During the post -entry quarantine period as referred to in subparagraph (2), only the specific 
consignment s, their offspring  and the sent inel fish approved by the animal quarantine 
authority of Taiwan  are allowed to be kept  in the design ated quarantine  area of the post -entry 
quarantine facilit ies. P ersonnel without the permission of the animal quarantine authority of 
Taiwan  are restricted from access to  the design ated quarantine  area.  
(6) The sampling and testing  as referred to in this Article must be conducted in accordance with 
the OIE Aquatic Manual . The samples must be tested by laboratories designated by the animal 
quarantine authority of Taiwan . For diseases with no prescribed methods in the OIE Aquatic 
Manual , methods that have been published in international scientific journals  are to  be used. 
Disease i ncubation period s refer to  those specified by the OIE Aquatic Code or OIE Aquatic 
Manual . For diseases  whose incubation periods are not indicated in the  OIE Aquatic Code or 
OIE Aquatic Manual , incubation periods indicated in international scientific journals will be 
referred to . If no such information c an be  found in the scientific journals , then the incubation 
period  is set as 30 days.   5 Attach ed table  
Species and the pertinent diseases of concern  for the importation of l ive fish, their gametes  and 
fertilized e ggs subject to quarantine inspection 
No. Species of fish (Scientific name)  Pertinent diseases of concern  
1 Acanthopagrus australis  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
2 Acanthopagrus latus  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea bream 
iridovirus)  
3 Acanthopagrus schlegeli  Red sea bream iridov iral disease (red sea bream 
iridovirus)  
4 Anabas testudineus  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
5 Anguilla anguilla  
(Young eel and adult eel ) Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
Infectious haematopoietic necrosis  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
6 Anguil la spp.  
(Young eel and adult eel)  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
7 Aristichthys nobilis  Spring viraemia of carp  
8 Arius spp.  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
9 Bagridae  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
10 Belodontichthys spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
11 Bidyanus bidyanus  Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis  
Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
12 Caranx delicatissimus  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea bream iridovirus)  
13 Caranx  spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
14 Carassius auratus  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
Spring viraemia of carp  
15 Catla catla  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
16 Ceratoglanis spp.  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
17 Chanos chanos  Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
18 Cirrhinus mrigala  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
19 Clari as spp.  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
20 Cromileptes altivelis  Red sea bream iridoviral disease( red sea bream 
iridovirus and infectious spleen and kidney 
necrosis virus ) 
Viral enc ephalopathy and retinopathy  
21 Ctenopharyngodon idellus  Spring viraemia of carp  
22 Cyprinus carpio Koi herpesvirus disease   6 Spring viraemia of carp  
23 Epinephelus  spp. Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea bream 
iridovirus and infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus)  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
24 Esomus  spp.    Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
25 Glossogobius giuris  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
26 Hemisilurus spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
27 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  Sprin g viraemia of carp  
28 Kryptopterus spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
29 Labeo spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
30 Lateolabrax  japonicas  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea bream 
iridovirus)  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
31 Lateolabrax  spp. Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea bream iridovirus)  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
32 Lates calcarifer  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea bream iridovirus)  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
33 Lethrinus haematopterus  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea bream iridovirus)  
34 Lethrinus nebulosus  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea bream iridovirus)  
35 Lutjanus argentimaculatus  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
Viral encephalop athy and retinopathy  
36 Lutjanus erythropterus  Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
37 Marcusenius macrolepidotus  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
38 Micronema  spp.  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
39 Mugil cephalus  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
Red sea bream iridoviral disease  (infectious spleen 
and kidney necrosis virus)  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
40 Mugil spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
41 Ompok spp.  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
42 Oncorhynchus mykiss  Epizootic haematopoietic necros is  
Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
Gyrodactylosis   7 Infection with salmonid alphavirus  
Infectious haematopoietic necrosis  
Infectious salmon anaemia  
Viral hemorrhagic septicaemia  
43 Oncorhynchus  spp.  Viral hemorrhagic septicaemia  
44 Opleg nathus fasciatus  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea bream 
iridovirus)  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
45 Oreochromis niloticus  Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
46 Osphronemus goramy  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
47 Oxyeleotris marmora ta Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
48 Pagrus major  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea bream iridovirus)  
49 Paralichthys olivaceus  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea bream 
iridovirus)  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
Viral haemorrhag ic septicaemia  
50 Parasilurus asotus  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
51 Perca fluviatilis  Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis  
52 Phalacronotus spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
53 Platycephalus fuscus  Epizootic ulce rative syndrome  
54 Plecoglossus altivelis  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
Infectious haematopoietic necrosis  
55 Plectorhinchus cinctus  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea bream iridovirus)  
56 Pterocryptis spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
57 Puntius gonionotus  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
58 Puntius sophore  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
59 Rachycentron canadum  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea bream iridovirus)  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
60 Rhodeus ocellatus  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
61 Rohtee  spp.  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
62 Salmo salar  Gyrodactylosis  
Infection with salmonid alphavirus  
Infectious haematopoietic necrosis  
Infectious salmon anaemia 
Viral hemorrhagic septicaemia   8 63 Scaridinius erythr ophthalmus  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
64 Sciaenops ocellatus  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (infectious spleen 
and kidney necrosis virus)  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
65 Seriola dumerili  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea bream iridovirus)  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
66 Seriola lalandi  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea bream 
iridovirus)  
67 Seriola quinqueradiata Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea bream iridovirus and infectious spleen and kidney necrosis  virus)  
68 Sillago ciliata  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
69 Silurichthys spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
70 Silurus spp.  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
71 Siniperca chuatsi  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus ) 
72 Terapon s pp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
73 Theragra chalcogramma  Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia  
74 Tilapia  spp.  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
Streptococcus infection  
75 Toxotes chatareus  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
76 Trachinotus blochii  Red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea bream iridovirus)  
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy  
77 Trichogaster pectoralis  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
78 Trichogaster trichopterus  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
79 Wallago spp.  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
 Plectropomus leopardus  Red sea bream iridoviral disease( red sea bream 
iridovirus and infectious spleen and kidney 
necrosis virus )