. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/201 
20 August 2010  
 (10-4397) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 H ealth Inspection and Quarantine, 
Council of Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Live cattle 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Australia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Live 
Cattle from Australia  Language:  English  Number of pages:  4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/TPKM/10_3113_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The requirements established for the importation of live cattle 
from Australia have been promulgated on 28 Ju ly 2010.  The highlight of the requirements 
are as follows: 
(1) The cattle shall be subject to the disease t ests during the pre-export quarantine period 
in Australia such as paratuberculosis, enzootic bovine leuc osis, bovine genital 
campylobacteriosis, trichomonosis, bluetongue and bovine anaplasmosis. 
(2) The treatment for internal and external par asites and animal welfare consideration for 
the pregnant cattle are required. 
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 stan dard?  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)  Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health 
Code, Sections 7, 8 and 11  G/SPS/N/TPKM/201 
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  [ ] 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: 
http://www.baphiq.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem= 19109&ctNode=1765&mp=2&xPath=public/Data
/072814125271.pdf    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  28 July 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  28 July 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  28 July 2010 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  As the implementation of this quarantine requirement is trade 
facilitating, the quarantine requirement was is sued on 28 July 2010.  Chinese Taipei will 
still take any comments into account and ame nd the quarantine requirement if necessary. 
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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 
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 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  
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