. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/143 
14 August 2008  
 (08-3856) 
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 He alth Inspection and Quarantine 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Laboratory animals 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Trading 
partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  "Quarantine 
Requirements for the Importation of Laborator y Animals" (draft, available in English, 
6 pages) 
http://members.wto.or g/crnattachments/2008/sps/TPKM/08_2479_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: 
(1) The animals in the establishment of origin sh all not have been inoculated by any of the 
pathogens of foot and mouth disease, rinde rpest, contagious bovi ne pleuropneumonia, 
African swine fever, glander, H5 and H7 subtype avian influenza, Newcastle disease 
and rabies. 
(2) To export Order Lagomorpha and Canis lupus familiaris  for laboratory use to Chinese 
Taipei, the competent authority of exporting country shall submit detailed information 
of the establishment of laboratory animals to the animal quarantine authority of this 
country for approval.  On-site inspec tion may be conducted if necessary. 
(3) Canis lupus familiaris  for laboratory use shall have been vaccinated with rabies 
inactivated vaccine at the age of at least 90 days old.  The period between the date of 
vaccination and the date of shipment shall be no less than 30 days and no more than one 
year. 
(4) For the importation of laboratory animals othe r than Order Rodentia, Order Lagomorpha 
and Canis lupus familiaris , central competent authority of this country may conduct 
animal health risk analysis and designate diseases test or othe r concerned quarantine 
measures according to the species of labo ratory animals and experimental project. 
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/143 
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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:  OIE Terrestrial animal health code 
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Nil 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  25 August 2008 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  25 August 2008 
12. Final date for comments:  18 August 2008 
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 notifica tion 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