. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/97 
13 December 2006 
 (06-5964) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  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 
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):   Canine semen  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  "Quarantine 
Requirements for the Importation of Frozen Ca nine Semen" (Draft, available in English, 
3 pages) 
6. Description of content:   
(1) Only the registered veterinary medical ins titutions/clinics or their agencies can apply for 
the importation of canine semen. 
(2) The donor dogs shall originate from the pr emises where specifi c diseases have not 
occurred. 
(3) The donor dogs shall be tested and/or treated for specific diseases within 30 days prior 
to semen collection and be inspected and found free from clinical evidence of any 
communicable disease.  In the case of importation from rabies-infected countries 
recognized by competent authority of the importing country, the donor dogs shall be 
vaccinated with inactivated vaccines agains t rabies and receive neutralization antibody 
titration test for rabies antibody. 
(4) The donor dogs shall be inspected 21 days afte r semen collection, and show no clinical 
evidence or symptom of any communicable disease. 
(5) The canine semen shall be sealed and detailed information shall be marked on the 
ampoules, vials, straws and containers.  The diluent shall not be contaminated by pathogen of specific diseases. 
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   G/SPS/N/TPKM/97 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption:  1 March 2007 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 March 2007  
12. Final date for comments:  31 January 2007 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Bureau of Animal and Plant He alth Inspection and Quarantine 
9F, 51 Chung Ching S. Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei 100 Taiwan Tel:  +886 2 2343 1401 Fax:  +886 2 2343 1400 
E-mail:  wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Bureau of Animal and Plant He alth Inspection and Quarantine 
9F, 51 Chung Ching S. Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei 100 Taiwan Tel:  +886 2 2343 1401 
Fax:  +886 2 2343 1400 
E-mail:  wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw