Page 1 of 6  Appendix 2-2 
Draft Quarantine Requirem ents for the Importation of  Live Crustaceans and 
Molluscs 
(In case of any discrepancy between the English version and the Chinese text of these Requirem ents, the Chinese text shall gove rn.) 
 
Promulgated by Council of Agriculture on April 12, 2004  
 
1. The scope of the species and listed dis eases of live crustace ans and molluscs this 
Requirements apply to are listed in the Attached tables of the Requirements. 
  The applicant shall apply for an import permit from central competent authority if 
the species of live crustaceans and mollusc s are referred to Article 24 of Wildlife 
Conservation Act as protected wildlife or  Article 27 as wildlife which are not 
domestic. 
  In addition to complying with this Requirements, import live crustaceans and 
molluscs for human consumption shall comp ly with Article 11 of Act Governing 
Food Sanitation 
2. The importation of live crustaceans and molluscs for aquaculture shall comply with 
following conditions: 
(1) Live crustaceans and molluscs shall be re ared in aquaculture area or aquaculture 
establishment supervised by the exporting country for three months prior to the 
shipment, where high mortality of unkno wn etiology has not occurred among live 
crustaceans and molluscs during the previous three months. 
(2) The aquaculture area or aq uaculture establishment of or igin shall meet either of 
the following conditions: 
   I. The following basic biosecurity me asures are implemented in the aquaculture 
area or aquaculture establishment for at least previous two years: 
    (I) The listed diseases in the Attached  tables of the Requirements are notifiable 
to the competent authority of the exporting country; and 
    (II) The aquaculture area or aquaculture  establishment has been subjected to an 
official aquatic animal health su rveillance scheme according to the 
procedures described in the Manual of  Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals 
of the World Organization for Animal Health (hereafter referred to as the 
OIE Aquatic Manual) and is certifie d that the aquaculture area or 
aquaculture establishment is free from the listed diseases in the Attached 
tables of the Requirements for at least the previous two years; and 
    (III) Aquaculture animals introducing for breeding shall be originated from area 
or establishment where has been free fro m the listed diseases in the Attached 
tables of the Requirements, or from the aquaculture area or aquaculture 
establishment where the basic biosecu rity measures are implemented. 
   II. Thirty days prior to the exportati on of live crustaceans and molluscs, samples Page 2 of 6  shall be collected from aquaculture area or aquaculture establishment of origin 
in accordance with the OIE Aquatic Manua l.  The samples shall be tested 
with negative results for diseases lis ted in the Attached tables of the 
Requirements by laboratory that is de signated by the exporting country and 
using the methods described in the OIE Aquatic Manual.  
(3) For the sample collection and testing, if the test methods of listed diseases are not 
designated in the OIE Aquatic Manual, the test methods of  the diseases that have 
been published in international science journals shall be used. 
(4) Three days prior to the shipment fro m the aquaculture area or aquaculture 
establishment, the live crustaceans and molluscs have been inspected and found 
healthy and free from infestation of ectopa rasites or clinical evidence of any 
communicable disease. 
3. The importation of live crustaceans and molluscs for human consumption shall 
comply with following conditions: 
 (1) The aquaculture area or aquaculture esta blishment of origin shall meet either of 
the following conditions: 
   I. The following basic biosecurity me asures are implemented in the aquaculture 
area or aquaculture establishment for at least previous two years: 
    (I) The listed diseases in  the Attached tables of the Requirements are notifiable to 
the competent authority of the exporting country; and 
    (II) The aquaculture area or aquaculture  establishment has been subjected to an 
official aquatic animal health surveilla nce scheme according to the procedures 
described in the OIE Aquatic  Manual and is certified that the aquaculture area 
or aquaculture establishment is free fro m the listed diseases in the Attached 
tables of the Requirements for at least the previous two years; and 
II. Thirty days prior to the exportation of live crustaceans and molluscs, samples 
shall be collected from aquaculture area or  aquaculture establishment of origin in 
accordance with the OIE Aquatic Manual.  The samples shall be tested with 
negative results for diseases listed in th e Attached tables of the Requirements by 
laboratory that is designated by the e xporting country and using the methods 
described in the OI E Aquatic Manual.  
(2) For the sample collection and testing, if the test methods of listed diseases are not 
designated in the OIE Aquatic Manual, the test methods of  the diseases that have 
been published in international science journals shall be used. 
4. The live crustaceans and molluscs shall be transported pursuant to relevant Articles 
of the Aquatic Animal Health Code of  the OIE about such as packaging, 
transportation and disinfection. 
5. The importation of live crustaceans a nd molluscs shall be acc ompanied with an Page 3 of 6  original copy of veterinary certificate i ssued by the competent authority of the 
exporting country and stating in English the followings: 
(1) Animal species and origin 
   I. Species: Scientif ic name and common name. 
   II. Name and address of  the aquaculture area or a quaculture establishment of 
origin. 
   III. Age or stage.    IV . Quantity and total weight. 
   V . Name of the exporting country. 
   VI. Name and address of the exporter.    VII. Name of the competent authority of the exporting country. 
(2) Destination 
   I. Country of the destination.    II. Name and addr ess of the importer. 
(3) Results of quarantine inspection 
   I. The aquaculture area or aquaculture establishment of  origin which comply with 
Article 2 of (2). II. and Article 3 of (1 ). II. shall attest the date of sample 
collection, sampling amount, name of the laboratory testing the samples, and the 
methods, dates, and re sults of the tests. 
   II. Attesting that the animals are in co mpliance with Article 2 or Article 3of this 
Requirements. 
   III. The importation of live crustace ans and molluscs for human consumption 
shall attest that the consignment have be en complied with the Article 11 of Act 
Governing Food Sanitation. 
(4) Issuing date, place and authority of the veterinary certificate, official stamp, and 
the name and signature of the officer. 
6. The format of the aforementioned ve terinary certificate may be drawn up in 
reference to the model health certificat e for international trade in live aquatic 
animals and gametes of the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code. 
 Page 4 of 6  Attached table 1 
Species and the listed diseases subject to quara ntine inspection for importa tion of live crustaceans 
Species of the live crustaceans 
(Scientific name) Listed diseases 
Crayfish plague  
Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis 
Taura syndrome 
White spot disease 
Yellow head disease 
Infectious myonecrosis Shrimp fry   
White tail disease 
Crayfish plague  Astacus astacus 
White spot disease 
Crayfish plague Astacus leptodactylus 
White spot disease 
Crayfish plague Austropotamobius pallipes 
White spot disease 
Crayfish plague Austropotamobius torrentium  
White spot disease 
White spot disease 
Macrobrachium rosenbergii White tail disease 
Yellow head disease  Marchrobrachium sintangense 
White spot disease 
Crayfish plague  Orconectes spp. 
White spot disease 
Crayfish plague  Pacifastacus leniusculus 
White spot disease 
Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis  Penaeidae  
White spot disease 
Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis  
Taura syndrome  Fenneropenaeus chinensis 
  
White spot disease 
Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis  
Taura syndrome 
White spot disease Farfantepenaeus aztecus  
  
Yellow head disease 
Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis  
Taura syndrome Farfantepenaeus duorarum  
White spot disease Page 5 of 6  Yellow head disease 
Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis  
White spot disease Fenneropenaeus merguiensis 
 
Yellow head disease 
Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis  
Taura syndrome Litopenaeus schmitt  
  
White spot disease 
Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis  
Taura syndrome  
White spot disease Litopenaeus setiferus   
Yellow head disease 
Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis  
Taura syndrome  
White spot disease Litopenaeus stylirostris   
Yellow head disease 
Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis 
Taura syndrome 
White spot disease 
Yellow head disease Litopenaeus vannamei   
Infectious myonecrosis 
Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis  
Taura syndrome  
White spot disease Metapenaeus ensis 
Yellow head disease 
Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis  
Taura syndrome 
White spot disease Marsupenaeus japonicus   
Yellow head disease 
Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis  
White spot disease Metapenaeus bennettae 
  
Yellow head disease 
Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis  
White spot disease Penaeus esculentus 
  
Yellow head disease 
Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis  
Taura syndrome 
White spot disease Penaeus monodon 
  
Yellow head disease Page 6 of 6  Crayfish plague  Procambarus clarkii 
White spot disease 
 
 
Attached table 2 
Species and the listed diseases subject to qua rantine inspection for importation of live molluscs  
Species of the live molluscs 
(Scientific name) Listed diseases 
Haliotis rubra Infection with Perkinsus olseni 
Infection with abalone herpes-like virus  
Haliotis laevegata Infection with Perkinsus olseni 
Infection with abalone herpes-like virus  
Haliotis cyclobates Infection with Perkinsus olseni  
Haliotis scalaris Infection with Perkinsus olseni  
Haliotis cracherodii Infection with Xenohaliotis californiensis  
Haliotis sorenseni 
 Infection with Xenohaliotis californiensis  
Haliotis rufescens 
 Infection with Xenohaliotis californiensis  
Haliotis corrugata Infection with Xenohaliotis californiensis  
Haliotis tuberculata( same a s 
Haliotis fulgens) Infection with Xenohaliotis californiensis  
Haliotis wallalensis Infection with Xenohaliotis californiensis  
Haliotis discus-hannai Infection with Xenohaliotis californiensis  
Haliotis diversicolor aquatilis Infection with Xenohaliotis californiensis 
Infection with abalone herpes-like virus 
Haliotis diversicolor supertexta  Infection with Xenohaliotis californiensis 
Infection with abalone herpes-like virus