G/SPS/N/TPKM/512  
 
30 September 2019  
(19-6289) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable ): Bovine semen, bovine embryos, porcine embryos, caprine and ovine 
semen and equine semen  
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:  The draft amendments of the "Quarantine Requirements 
for the Importation of Bovine Semen", "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of 
Bovine Embryos", "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Porcine Embryos", 
"Quarantine  Requirements for the Importation of Caprine and Ovine Semen", and 
"Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Equine Semen" . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/TPKM/19_5343_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  These requirements regulate the importation of bovine semen, 
bovine embryos, porcine embryos, caprine semen, ovine semen and equine semen. 
The main points of the amendments include:  
1. Deleting the requirements about African swine fever from the Import Requirements of 
bovine semen, bovine embryos, caprine and ovine seme n; 
2. Extending those who can conduct the tests from the animal quarantine authorities of 
the exporting country to laboratories owned, designated or approved by animal 
quarantine authorities or veterinary authorities of the exporting country;  
3. Extending test methods which the exporting countries may use from the designated 
methods to designated methods, methods prescribed, recommended or considered 
suitable in the OIE Manual and, for diseases with no such testing methods in OIE 
Manual, methods t hat have been published in international scientific journals may also 
be used.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other dam age from pests.   G/SPS/N/TPKM/512  
 
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  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) : OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
Sections 1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 14 and 15  
[ ] 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:  
https://www.baphiq.gov.tw/view.php?catid=19527  (available in Chinese)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 24 December 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 24 December 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 24 December 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 29 November 2019  
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@m ail.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