. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/216 
27 January 2011  
 (11-0448) 
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):  Order Lagomorpha for non-laboratory purpose 
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 Order 
Lagomorpha for Non-Laboratory Purpose"  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  4 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/TPKM/11_0237_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The requirements established for the importation of Order 
Lagomorpha for Non-Laboratory Purpose from all countries have been promulgated on 
3 January 2011.  The highlight of the requirements are in brief as follows: 
1. Tularemia, myxomatosis, rabbit hemorrh agic disease and rabies shall be notifiable 
diseases in exporting country. 
2. Different requirements for large quan tities (more than five heads in every 
consignment) of imported Order Lagomorpha. 
3. The Order Lagomorpha shall be subjected  to pre-export quarantine and post arrival 
quarantine.  Treatment for internal and external parasites is 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)    G/SPS/N/TPKM/216 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [X] 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=19775&ctNode=1772&mp=1    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  1 March 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  1 March 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 March 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  17 February 2011 
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