. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/92 
22 September 2006 
 (06-4510) 
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):  Meerkats ( Suricata suricatta ) 
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 pages of the notified document:  "Quarantine 
Requirements for the Importation of Meerkats ( Suricata suricatta )"  (Draft, available in 
English, 3 pages)  
6. Description of content:   
(1) Meerkats are allowed to import only from c ountries or zones recognized by the central 
competent authority of this country as free from highly pat hogenic avian influenza.  
(2) The farms of origin shall be free from specific diseases.  
(3) The meerkats shall receive pre-export quara ntine in an approved quarantine premise 
under the supervision of the competent authority of the exporting country for 30 days prior to export.  The meerkats shall be s ubjected to the designated tests with negative 
results and treated for internal and external parasites. 
(4) The meerkats shall be inspected and f ound free from clinical evidence of any 
communicable disease or external parasites pr ior to shipment by the animal quarantine 
authority of the exporting country. 
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/92 
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  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 specified. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  7 November 2006  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  7 November 2006  
12. Final date for comments:  30 October 2006  
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 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