. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/59 
3 October 2005 
 (05-4375) 
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):  Dry animal products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Amendment of 
Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Dry Animal Products (Draft, available in 
English, 3 pages)  
6. Description of content:   
(1) "Dry animal products" refers to produc ts including bone, horn, teeth, claw, hoof, 
hair and feather of animals and other products designated by the central competent 
authority. 
(2) A certificate issued by th e quarantine authority of the exporting country in English, 
Chinese or both Chinese and English is re quired to accompany each consignment. 
The declaration must be consignment specific. 
(3) To import dry animal products from a country (area) infected with foot and mouth 
disease, rinderpest, bovine contagious pleuropneumonia, African swine fever, 
glanders, Newcastle disease or highly pa thogenic avian influenza, the production 
process of the products shall be treated with methods as described.  
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:   G/SPS/N/TPKM/59 
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 10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined. 
12. Final date for comments:  15 November 2004 
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