1Appendix 1-8 
Quarantine Requirements for the Im portation of Laboratory Animals
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(In case of any discrepancy between the English version and the Chinese text of these Requirem ents, the Chinese text shall gove rn.)  
 
 
1. Before the importation of laboratory an imals, the institution that performs the 
scientific application of animals is re quired to apply from the animal quarantine 
authority of this country for issuan ce of quarantine requirements and the 
laboratory animals to be imported shall be  in compliance with this Requirements. 
The application shall be submitted with the following information: 
(1) Name, address, telephone of the applicant, and na me of the person who is 
responsible for managing the institution. 
(2) Exporting country and name  and address of the estab lishment of origin of the 
laboratory animals. 
(3) Species, quantity, Chinese name, scientif ic name or strain of the laboratory 
animals to be imported. 
(4) The location of the experiment a nd the place for raising the animals. 
The institution that performs the scien tific application of animals shall 
organize the Institutional Animal Care and Use Panel in accordance with the 
requirement of Article 16 of the Animal Protection Act. 
The animal quarantine authority of th is country may asse ss the risk of 
transmitting infectious animal disease by the laboratory animals to be imported, 
and decide whether to issue the quaran tine requirements, or designate certain 
diagnostic tests of diseases or other quarantine measures. 
2. To import Order Rodentia  for laboratory use, the following requirements shall be 
complied with: 
(1) Order Rodentia for laboratory use sha ll originate from the establishments of 
government authorities, research institute s of universities or laboratory animal  2companies which regular health monito ring is implemented and approved by 
authority of the exporting country. 
(2) Order Rodentia for laboratory use sha ll originate from establishments where the 
animals have not been inoculated with th e pathogens of foot and mouth disease, 
rinderpest, contagious bovine pleuropneu monia, African swine fever, glander, 
H5 and H7 subtype avian influenza, New castle disease or rabies, and rabies and 
tuberculosis have not occu rred during previous year. 
(3) To import Order Rodentia for laboratory us e, an original veteri nary certificate in 
English issued by the animal quarantine authorities of the exporting country, or 
the health monitoring report within the latest 3 months issued by the 
establishment of laboratory animals and countersigned by the animal quarantine 
authority of the exporting country shal l be provided. The following detailed 
information shall be stated in English: 
i. Strain of the animals.  
ii. Quantity and sex. 
iii. Name and address of th e establishment of origin. 
3. To import Order Lagomor pha and Canis lupus familiari s for laboratory use, the 
following requirements shall be complied with: 
(1) To export Order Lagomorpha and Canis  lupus familiaris for laboratory use to 
Taiwan, the competent authority of e xporting country shall submit application 
to the animal quarantine authority of this country for approval. The animal 
quarantine authority of this country may send inspectors to the exporting country to conduct on-site inspection of  the establishment of laboratory 
animals if necessary. The expense sha ll be borne by the exporting country. The 
following information shall be accompanied by the application: 
i. Name, address and telephone of  the establishment of origin. 
ii. Laboratory animal species produced in the establishment. 
iii. Laboratory animals health monitoring  program and monitoring report of the 
previous 6 months.  3iv. A sample copy of veterinary certifi cate which is in compliance with item 5 
of Article 3 of this Requirements. 
(2) To import Order Lagomor pha and Canis lupus familiar is for laboratory use, in 
addition to the documents as stipulated in  the first paragraph of Article 1, the 
institution that performs the scientific  application of animals shall further 
submit the experimental project and th e approval document of Institutional 
Animal Care and Use Panel for applica tion of the quarantine requirements. The 
establishment of origin shall be those approved in accordance with item 1 of 
Article 3. The location of the experiment  and the place for raising the animals 
shall be inspected and approved by the animal quarantine authority of this 
country. 
 
(3) To import Order Lagomorpha for la boratory use, the following requirements 
shall be complied with: 
i. The animals shall originate from the establishments of government 
authorities, research institutes of unive rsities or laboratory animal companies 
which the regular health monitori ng is implemented and approved by 
authority of the exporting country. The establishments of origin shall be 
approved in accordance with item 1 of Article 3. 
ii. The animals in the establishment of or igin have not been inoculated with the 
pathogens of foot and mouth diseas e, rinderpest, contagious bovine 
pleuropneumonia, African swine fever,  glander, H5 and H7 subtype avian 
influenza, Newcastle disease or rabies. 
iii. Rabies, tuberculosis, tularemia, m yxomatosis and rabbit hemorrhagic disease 
have not occurred in the establishmen t of origin in the previous year. 
iv. The animals have been inspected a nd found in good health  condition and free 
from clinical evidence of  tularemia, pasteurallosi s, coccidiosis and other 
diseases of rabbits. 
(4) To import Canis lupus familiaris for laboratory use, the following requirements  4shall be complied with: 
i. The animals shall originate from the establishments of government 
authorities, research institutes of  universities or laboratory animals 
companies which the regular health mon itoring is implemented and approved 
by authority of the exporting country. The establishments of origin shall be 
approved in accordance with item 1 of Article 3. 
ii. The animals in the establishment of or igin have not been inoculated with the 
pathogens of foot and mouth diseas e, rinderpest, contagious bovine 
pleuropneumonia, African swine fever,  glander, H5 and H7 subtype avian 
influenza, Newcastle disease or rabies. 
iii. Rabies and tuberculosis have not occurre d in the establishments of origin in 
the previous year. 
iv. The animals shall have be en vaccinated with rabies inactivated vaccine at the 
age of at least 90 days old. The peri od between the date of vaccination and 
the date of shipment shall be no less than 30 days and no more than 1 year. 
v. The animals have been inspected a nd found in good health  condition and free 
from clinical evidence of any communicable disease. 
(5) To import Order Lagomorpha and Cani s lupus familiaris for laboratory use, an 
original veterinary certificate in E nglish issued by the animal quarantine 
authority of the exporting country shall be provided, and the certificate shall 
state the following detailed information in English: 
i. Species of the animal and origin: 
(i) Species: scientific name or common name. 
(ii) Quantity 
(iii) Microchip number, sex, age or the date of birth. (iv) Exporting country. 
(v) Competent authority of the exporting country. 
(vi) Name and address of the establishment of origin. (vii) Name and address of the exporter or the exporting company.  5ii. Destination: 
(i) Country of destination. 
(ii) Name and address of the im porter or the importing company. 
iii. Attesting that the Order Lagomorpha fo r laboratory use is in compliance with 
item 3 of Article 3 of this Requirements. 
iv. Attesting that the Order Canis lupus familiaris for laboratory use is in 
compliance with item 4 of Article 3 of th is Requirements, and stating the date 
of vaccination with rabies inactivated vaccine. 
v. When the animal quarantine authorit y of this country has designated the 
diagnostic tests of diseases or quaran tine measures for the imported laboratory 
animals in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 1, attest ation for the said 
diagnostic tests of diseases or quarantine measures are required. 
vi. Date, place and authority of issuance of the veterinary certificate, official 
stamp, and the name and signatu re of the veterinary officer. 
4. The institution that performs the scientific  application of animals shall abide by the 
followings within 3 months after the im portation of Order Lagomopha and within 
6 months after the importation of Canis lupus familiaris: 
(1) The use of laboratory animals shall foll ow the experimental project. Change of 
experimental purpose, quantity of la boratory animals, the location of 
experiment and the place for raising th e animals shall be approved in advance 
by the animal quarantine authority of this country. 
(2) Death of the laboratory animals sha ll be notified to the animal quarantine 
authority of this country. 
(3) The animal quarantine authority of th is country may conduct inspection of the 
experiment location and the raising pl ace, the institution that performs the 
scientific application of animals sha ll not evade, impede, or reject the 
inspection. 
The animal quarantine authority of  this country will not issue the 
quarantine requirements if the said instit ution in the previous year before the  6date of application for importation has ever violated the above paragraph. 
5. For the importation of laboratory anim als other than Order Rodentia, Order 
Lagomorpha and Canis lupus familiaris, th e animal quarantine authority of this 
country may conduct animal health risk an alysis and designate disease test(s) or 
other concerned quarantine measure(s) acco rding to the species of the laboratory 
animals and experimental project. 
6. If infectious animal disease has occurred in the establishments of origin, the 
exporting country shall suspen d the exportation of the laboratory animals from the 
establishments to this country immedi ately and notify the animal quarantine 
authority of this country. 
7. The laboratory animals shall be transpor ted with clean containers and vehicles 
disinfected with disinfectant approved by the government of the exporting country. 
No feed, fodder, bedding or other animal s shall be supplementary loaded during 
the transportation. The transportation a nd transition shall follow the relevant 
regulations pursuant to Terrestrial Animal  Health Code of the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) and the lregul ations of International Air Transport 
Association (IATA).