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G/SPS/N/TPKM/256 
10 May 2012  
 (12-2503) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  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 H ealth Inspection and Quarantine, 
Council of Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Dog and cat food, pet chews 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Animals 
and Animal Products" and "Qua rantine Requirements for the Importation of Dog and Cat 
Food"  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  8 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/TPKM/12_1660_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
1. Draft Amendment on Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Animals and 
Animal Products: 
 Point 11 of Article 8, Appendix 4-11 for "Quarantine Requirements for the 
Importation of Animal Origin Rawhide Pet Chew" is deleted.  
2. Draft Amendment on Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of dog and cat 
food: 
 (a) The definition of "dog and cat food"  is amended to cover animal origin 
rawhide pet chew (Articles 1 and 7); 
 (b) Risk mitigation measures for BSE are amended to move closer to the OIE 
guidelines (Article 5); 
 (c) Accept more heat treatment cond itions for products from animal diseases-
infected countries (zones) (Article 4); 
 (d) Comparing to the current regulation, the on-site audit inspection for the 
manufacturing plant is determined on a case-by-case basis. (Articles 4 and 5). G/SPS/N/TPKM/256 
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  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. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
http://www.baphiq.gov.tw/  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  31 May 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine 
9F, 51 Chung Ching S. Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei 100 Taiwan Tel:  +(886) 2 3343 2084 Fax:  +(886) 2 2343 1400 E-mail:  wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine  
9F, 51 Chung Ching S. Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei 100 Taiwan Tel:  +(886) 2 3343 2084 Fax:  +(886) 2 2343 1400 
E-mail:  wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw