. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/47 
7 January 2005 
 (05-0083) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Live dogs and cats 
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:   Rules for the Importation 
of Dogs or Cats into Taiwan (Draft Amendment).  (5 pages) 
6. Description of content:   
(1) For dog or cat imported from rabies-infected countries: 
(i) The rabies vaccination shall have been carri ed out when the dog or cat was at least 
90 days of age.  The rabies vaccination shall be in compliance with the regulation of OIE, i.e., in the case of primary vaccination, the dog or cat shall have been 
vaccinated no less than 180 days and no more than one year prior to shipment.  In 
the case of booster vaccination, the dog or cat shall have been vaccinated no more 
than one year prior to shipment. 
(ii) The dog or cat shall be installed with mi crochip and subjected to blood sampling 
no less than 180 days and no more than 2 years prior to shipment for a 
neutralization antibody titration test for rabi es antibody, and the test shall be done 
by rabies reference laboratories of OIE or laboratories recognized by the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine and with a result of rabies antibody at least 0.5 IU/ml. 
(iii) The dog or cat shall be detained for 21 days.  During quarantine detention, the dog 
or cat may be tested for rabies antibody again. If the rabies antibody is under 0.5 
IU/ml, the dog or cat shall be vaccinated with inactivated rabies vaccine. 
(iv) If any incompliance occurs, the dog or cat shall be detained for 180 days. 
(2) For dog or cat imported from rabies-free countries: 
(i) The rabies vaccination shall have been carri ed out when the dog or cat was at least 
90 days of age.  The dog or cat shall have been vaccinated no less than 30 days and 
no more than one year prior to shipment.  
(ii) The dog or cat shall be installed with microchip. 
The dog or cat will be released without detenti on if it is examined to be healthy and the 
accompanied documents are in order.  If any incompliance occurs, the dog or cat shall be 
detained for 21 days.  During quarantine detention, the dog or cat may be tested for rabies 
antibody again.  If the rabies antibody is under 0.5 IU/ml, the dog or cat shall be vaccinated 
with inactivated rabies vaccine. G/SPS/N/TPKM/47 
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 7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from anima l/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests 
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:  Not available 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   15 February 2005 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   15 August 2005 
12. Final date for comments:  2 February 2005 
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:    
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: