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G/SPS/N/TPKM/239 
23 September 2011  
 (11-4613) 
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 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 sheep and goats 
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:  Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Sheep 
and Goats  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  3 
http://www.baphiq.gov.tw/newsview. php?menu=1054&typeid=1 055&news_id=4286  
6. Description of content:   
The draft amendment includes two requirements as follows: 
1. Quarantine requirements for the impor tation of animals and animal products: 
 Only in point 6 of Article 2, the ban on caprine or ovine animals originating from 
countries where the BSE was known to occur has been lifted.  
2. Quarantine requirements for the importation of sheep and goats: 
 Only in Article 2, sheep and goats shall be originated from a farm which meets the 
requirements of scrapie-free establishment stated in the OIE Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code. 
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/239 
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  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)    
[ ] 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/newsview. php?menu=1054&typeid=1 055&news_id=4286    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  30 September 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  30 September 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  30 September 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not available 
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 3343 2084 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 3343 2084 Fax:  +(886) 2 2343 1400 E-mail:  wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw