. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/60 
6 October 2005 
 (05-4502) 
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):  Meat derived from cloven-hoofed animals  
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 Meat Derived from Cloven-hoofed Animals (Draft, available in English, 4 pages).  
6. Description of content:   
(1) "Meat" refers to products including carcasse s, meat and internal organs derived from 
cloven-hoofed animals and the products manufactured by using aforementioned 
carcasses, meat and internal organs. 
(2) The exporting country (or area) shall be free from foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, 
bovine contagious pleuropneumonia and African swine fever. 
(3) The meat inspection and food safety system of the exporting country shall meet the 
requirements as set in the relevant regulations by Chinese Taipei. 
(4) The designated establishments for produci ng meat shall be approved by the BAPHIQ. 
(5) A veterinary certificate issued by the qu arantine authority of the exporting country in 
English, Chinese or both Chinese and Englis h is required to accompany with each 
consignment.  
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/60 
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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 2005  
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