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G/SPS/N/TPKM/249 
16 January 2012  
 (12-0218) 
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 fish and their gametes and fertilized eggs 
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 Live Fish 
and Their Gametes and Fertilized Eggs  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  7 
6. Description of content:  This amendment limit to the attached table of the Requirements.  
The glass eel and eel fries of Anguilla  spp. and Anguilla anguilla  are exempted from the 
importation of animal health control.  The importation of the young eel and adult eel shall 
comply with the same requirements.  
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)   
 OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code Chapter 10.2  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/TPKM/249 
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   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/admin/ upload/twgov_file_ 201112191118291.pdf  (available in 
Chinese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  20 December 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  20 December 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  20 December 2011 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
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:    
The text can be found on the Internet:  
http://www.baphiq.gov.tw/admin/ upload/twgov_file_ 201112230932221.pdf  
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