. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/63 
24 October 2005 
 (05-4872) 
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 Health Inspection and Quarantine  
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):  Poultry and birds; day-old poultry and birds and hatching eggs  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Countries recognized by the Counc il of Agriculture of Separate  Customs Territory of Taiwan 
Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu as free from highly pathogenic avian influenza  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  "Quarantine 
requirements for the importation of poultry and birds"  (Draft, available in English, 7 pages) and "Quarantine requirements for the importa tion of day-old poultry and birds and hatching 
eggs" (Draft, available in English, 6 pages)  
6. Description of content:   
(1) The poultry and birds shall be raised for six months prior to export or after hatching in 
farms that are under the supervision and re gular inspection of the animal quarantine 
authorities of the exporting country.  
(2)  The farms of origin shall be free from specific diseases.  
(3) The poultry and birds shall receive pre-expor t quarantine for 21 days in an approved 
quarantine premises under the supervision of the animal quarantine authorities of the 
exporting country. During pre-export quarantine, the poultry and birds shall be tested 
negative for specific diseases 
(4) The day-old poultry and birds and hatching eggs shall originate from a breeding 
establishment or a hatchery which is under th e supervision and regular inspection of the 
animal quarantine authorities of the e xporting country.  The hygiene and disease 
security procedures in breeding flocks and hatcheries shall be in compliance with 
Appendix 3.4.1 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of OIE.  
(5) The breeding flocks from which the day-ol d poultry and birds and hatching eggs 
originate shall be free from specific diseases. 
(6) The breeding flocks from which the day-ol d poultry and birds and hatching eggs 
originate shall be regularly test ed negative for specific diseases. G/SPS/N/TPKM/63 
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 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. 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:   
10. Proposed date of adoption:  15 December 2005 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  15 February 2006 
12. Final date for comments:  30 November 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:   
 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 noti fication 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