Appendix 2-1 
Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of  
Live Fish and Their Gamete and Fertilized Eggs 
(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 May 2, 1994 
First amendment by Council of Agriculture on December 8, 2003   
 
1. The scope of the species and listed diseases of live fish and their gametes and fertilized eggs this 
Requirements apply to are li sted in the Attached table of the Requirements. 
  The gametes in this Requirements mean the sp erms or unfertilised eggs of aquatic animals. 
  The applicant shall apply for an import permit fr om central competent auth ority if the species of 
live fish and their gametes and fertilized e ggs are referred to Article 24 of Wildlife 
Conservation Act as wildlife aquatic animals or Article 27 as wildlife aquatic animals which are 
not domestic. 
2. The importation of live fish a nd their gametes and fertilized e ggs shall comply with following 
conditions: 
(1) Live fish, parent of gametes and fertilized eggs shall be reared in aquaculture area or 
aquaculture establishment supervised by the expo rting country for three months prior to the 
shipment, where high mortality of unknown e tiology has not occurred among live fish and 
their gametes and fertilized eggs during the previous three months. 
(2) The aquaculture area or aquaculture establishmen t of origin shall meet either of the following 
conditions: 
   I. The following basic biosecurity measures  are implemented in the aquaculture area or 
aquaculture establishment for at least previous two years: 
    (I) The listed diseases in the Attached table of the Requirement s are notifiable to the 
competent authority of the exporting country; and 
    (II) The aquaculture area or aquaculture estab lishment has been subjected to an official fish 
health surveillance scheme according to th e procedures described in the Manual of 
Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals of the Office International des Epizooties (hereafter referred to as the OIE Aquatic Ma nual) and is certified that the aquaculture 
area or aquaculture establishment is free from the listed diseases in the Attached table of 
the Requirements for at least the previous two years; and 
    (III) Aquaculture animals introducing fo r breeding shall be orig inated from area or 
establishment where has been free from the liste d diseases in the Attached table of the 
Requirements, or from the aquaculture area or aquaculture establishment where the basic biosecurity measures are implemented. 
   II. Thirty days prior to th e exportation of live fi sh and their gametes and fertilized eggs, 
samples shall be collected from aquaculture ar ea or aquaculture establ ishment of origin in 
accordance with the OIE Aquatic Manual.  The samples shall be tested with negative 
results for diseases listed in the Attached ta ble of the Requirements by laboratory that is 
designated 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 ha ve been published in  international science j ournals shall be used. 
(4) The live fish and their gametes and fertilized  eggs have been inspected and found healthy and 
free from infestation of ectopa rasites or clinical evidence of  any communicable disease prior 
to the shipment. 
3. The live fish and their gametes and fertilized eggs shall be transported pursuant to relevant 
Articles of the Aquatic Animal Health Code of the OIE about such as packaging, transportation 
and disinfection. 
4. The importation of live fish and their gametes a nd fertilized eggs shall be accompanied with an 
original copy of veterinary certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country 
within three days prior to the shipment , and stating in English the followings: 
(1) Animal species and origin 
   I. Species: Scientific name and common name. 
   II. Name and address of the aquaculture area or aquaculture esta blishment of origin. 
   III. Age or stage. 
   IV . Quantity and total weight. 
   V . Date of the shipment.    VI. Name of the exporting country. 
   VII. Name and address of the exporter. 
   VIII. Name of the competent authority of the exporting country. 
(2) Destination 
   I. Country of the destination. 
   II. Name and address of the importer. (3) Results of quarantine inspection 
   I. Date of sample collection, sampling amount , name of the laboratory testing the samples, 
and the methods, dates, and results of the tests. 
   II. Attesting that the animals are in co mpliance with Article 2 of this Requirements. 
(4) Issuing date, place and authority of the veterina ry certificate, official stamp, and the name and 
signature of the officer. 
5. The format of the aforementioned veterinary ce rtificate may be drawn up in reference to the 
model certificate for live fish and gametes of th e Aquatic Animal Health Code of the OIE. 
6. On arrival of the live fish and their gametes a nd fertilized eggs, the animal quarantine authority 
of this country may collect samples and test the sa mples for diseases listed in the Attached table 
of this Requirements. Products are allowed to be  imported only negative te st results have been 
found, otherwise the products sha ll be rejected or destroyed. 
  Attached table 
Species and the listed diseases of fish subject to quarantine inspection for importation of live fish 
and their gametes and fertilized eggs 
Species of fish (Scientific name) Listed diseases 
Acanthopagrus latus Red sea bream iridoviral disease 
Acanthopagrus schlegelii Red sea bream iridoviral disease 
Anabas testudineus Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
Anguillidae Infectious pancreatic necrosis 
  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
Carangidae Infectious pancreatic necrosis 
Caranx spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
  Infectious pancreatic necrosis 
Seriola dumerili Infectious pancreatic necrosis  
  Red sea bream iridoviral disease 
Trachinotus blochii Infectious pancreatic necrosis  
  Red sea bream iridoviral disease 
Cichlidae Infectious pancreatic necrosis 
Clarias spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
Cobitidae Infectious pancreatic necrosis 
Cromileptes altivelis Viral encephalopat hy and retinopathy 
Cyprinidae Infectious pancreatic necrosis 
Aristichthys nobilis Infectious pancreatic necrosis  
  Spring viraemia of carp 
Infectious pancreatic necrosis  Brachydanio rerio (same as Danio rerio )
Spring viraemia of carp 
Carassius auratus  Infectious pancreatic necrosis  
  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
Catla catla Infectious pancreatic necrosis  
  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
Cirrhinus mrigala Infectious pancreatic necrosis  
  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
Ctenopharyngodon idella Infectious pancreatic necrosis  
  Spring viraemia of carp 
Cyprinus carpio Infectious pancreatic necrosis 
  Koi herpesvirus disease 
  Spring viraemia of carp 
Esomus metallicus    Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
  Infectious pancreatic necrosis 
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Infectious pancreatic necrosis     Spring viraemia of carp 
Labeo spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
  Infectious pancreatic necrosis 
Puntius gonionotus Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
  Infectious pancreatic necrosis 
Puntius sophore Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
  Infectious pancreatic necrosis 
Rhodeus ocellatus  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
  Infectious pancreatic necrosis 
Rohtee spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
  Infectious pancreatic necrosis 
Scardinius erythrophthalmus Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
  Infectious pancreatic necrosis 
Epinephelus spp. Red sea bream iridoviral disease 
Epinephelus akaara Viral encephalopat hy and retinopathy 
  Red sea bream iridoviral disease 
Epinephelus bruneus Red sea bream iridoviral disease  
  Viral encephalopat hy and retinopathy 
Epinephelus coioides Red sea bream iridoviral disease  
  Viral encephalopat hy and retinopathy 
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus Red sea bream iridoviral disease  
  Viral encephalopat hy and retinopathy 
Epinephelus malabaricus Red sea bream iridoviral disease  
  Viral encephalopat hy and retinopathy 
Epinephelus septemfasciatus Red sea bream iridoviral disease  
  Viral encephalopat hy and retinopathy 
Epinephelus tauvina Red sea bream iridoviral disease  
  Viral encephalopat hy and retinopathy 
Ictalurus furcatus  Channel catfish  virus disease  
Ictalurus punctatus Channel catfish  virus disease  
Lates calcarifer Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
  Red sea bream iridoviral disease 
  Viral encephalopat hy and retinopathy 
Lethrinus haematopterus Red sea bream iridoviral disease 
Lethrinus nebulosus Red sea bream iridoviral disease 
Mugil spp. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
Mugil cephalus Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  
  Red sea bream iridoviral disease  Osphronemus goramy Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
Pagrus major Red sea bream iridoviral disease 
Perca fluviatilis Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis 
Plectorhinchus cinctus Red sea bream iridoviral disease 
Plecoglossus altivelis  Bacterial kidney disease  
  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
Poeciliidae Infectious pancreatic necrosis 
Gambusia affinis Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis 
  Infectious pancreatic necrosis 
Infectious pancreatic necrosis Poecilia reticulata 
(same as  Lebistes reticulatus) Spring viraemia of carp 
Rachycentron canadum Red sea bream iridoviral disease 
Salmonidae Enteric septicaemia of catfish 
Oncorhynchus mykiss Bacterial kidney disease  
  Enteric septicaemia of catfish  
  Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis  
  Gyrodactylosis  
  Infectious haematopoietic necrosis 
  Infectious pancreatic necrosis  
  Infectious salmon anaemia  
  Oncorhynchus masou  virus disease 
  Piscirickettsiosis 
  Viral hemorrhagic septicaemia 
Bacterial kidney disease 
Enteric septicaemia of catfish  
Infectious pancreatic necrosis Oncorhynchus spp. 
 
Viral hemorrhagic septicaemia 
Siluridae Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
Toxotes chatareus Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
Trichogaster lalius  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
Trichogaster pectoralis Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 
Trichogaster trichopterus Epizootic ulcerative syndrome