. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/83 
3 April 2006 
 (06-1536) 
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 
(BAPHIQ)  
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):  Animal vaccines  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries.  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Quarantine 
Requirements for the Importation of Animal Vacci nes (Draft, available in English, 1 page).  
6. Description of content:   
(1) The "animal vaccine" is referred to the prepar ations of which the ingredients are derived 
from micro-organisms. The products include the followings: 
A.  3002.30.10.00-4 "Vaccines against foot and mouth disease" 
B.  3002.30.90.00-7 "Other vaccines for veterinary medicine" 
(2) For importation of animal vaccine, the importer shall have the License for Importation 
of Veterinary Drugs or permit for impor tation approved by the national competent 
authority. The imported animal vaccine shall be the same as described in the License for 
Importation of Veterinary Drugs  or permit for importation.  
(3) To import animal vaccine, each consignment shall be accompanied with an original 
certificate issued by the quarantine author ity of the exporting country and state the 
following in English, Chinese or both Chinese and English:  
A.  Name and address of the manufacturing plant. 
B.  Name, amount of package and lot number of the products. 
C.  If the animal vaccine was imported from a third country then re-exported to this 
country, the country name of production shall be stated. 
(4) The content and form of the certificate sh all be agreed by the animal quarantine 
authority before the first consignment is to be imported.  
7. Objective and rationale: [   ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from 
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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:  To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.  
12. Final date for comments:  31 May  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 Health Inspection and Quarantine 
9 F, 51, Chungching South Road, Section 2, Taipei, 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 Health Inspection and Quarantine 
9 F, 51, Chungching South Road, Section 2, Taipei, Taiwan Tel:  (+886)-2-2343-1401 Fax:  (+886)-2-2343-1400 E-mail:  wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw