1Appendix 1-8 
Quarantine Requirements for the Im portation of Laboratory Animals 
 
(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, sex, scientific name, common name of the laboratory 
animals and the strain of Orde r Rodentia to be imported. 
(4) The location of the experiment a nd the place for raising the animals. 
(5) Experimental project and the approva l document of Institutional Animal Care 
and Use Panel. This item is not appli cable to the application of importing 
Order Rodentia. 
The institution that performs the scien tific application of animals shall 
organize the Institutional Animal Care and Use Panel in accordance with Article 
16 of the Animal Protection Act. 
For the application of importing Order Lagomorpha and Canis lupus 
familiaris for laboratory use, the locati on of the experiment and the place for 
raising the animal in item(4) of Article  1 shall be inspected and approved by the 
animal quarantine authority of this country.  
Upon receiving the application accordi ng to paragraph 1 of  Article 1, the 
animal quarantine authority of this c ountry may assess the risk of transmitting  2infectious animal disease by the laborator y animals to be imported, and decide 
whether to issue the quarantine requirements,  or designate certai n 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 
companies 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 pleuropneum onia, African swine fever, glanders, 
H5 and H7 subtype avian influenz a, Newcastle disease or rabies. 
(3) Order Rodentia for laboratory use sh all originate from establishments where 
rabies and tuberculos is have not occurred during previous year. 
(4) 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. Scientific name or common name  and strain of the animals.  
ii. Quantity. 
iii Sex. 
iv. Name and address of th e establishment of origin. 
3. Before the importation of Order Lagom orpha and Canis lupus familiaris for 
laboratory use, the competent authorit y of exporting country shall submit 
application to the animal quarantine author ity of this country for approval of the 
establishment of origin. After the appr oval, the institution that performs the  3scientific application of animals may apply from the an imal quarantine authority 
of this country for issuance of quarantin e requirements in accordance with article 
1 of this Requirements. The following information shall be accompanied by the 
application for approval of the establishment of origin: 
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. 
iv. A sample copy of veterinary certificat e which is in comp liance with Article 
6 of this Requirements. 
The animal quarantine authority of th is country may send inspectors to the 
exporting country to conduct on- site inspection of the establishment of origin if 
necessary. The expense shall be borne by the exporting country. 
4. To import Order Lagomorpha for labora tory use, the following requirements shall 
be complied with: 
 (1) The animals shall originate from the establishments of government authorities, 
research institutes of universities or laboratory animal companies which the 
regular health monitoring is implemen ted and approved by authority of the 
exporting country. The establishments of origin shall be approved in 
accordance with Article 3. 
 (2) 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,  glanders, H5 and H7 subtype avian 
influenza, Newcastle disease or rabies. 
 (3) Rabies, tuberculosis, tularemia, m yxomatosis and rabbit hemorrhagic disease 
have not occurred in the establishmen t of origin in the previous year. 
 (4) The animals have been inspected an d found in good health condition and free 
from clinical evidence of tularemia, pasteurallosis, coccidiosis and other 
diseases of rabbits.  45. To import Canis lupus familiaris for laboratory use, the following requirements 
shall be complied with: 
 (1) The animals shall originate from the establishments of government authorities, 
research institutes of uni versities or laboratory animal companies which the 
regular health monitoring is implemen ted and approved by authority of the 
exporting country. The establishments of origin shall be approved in 
accordance with Article 3. 
 (2) 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,  glanders, H5 and H7 subtype avian 
influenza, Newcastle disease or rabies. 
 (3) Rabies and tuberculosis have not occu rred in the establishments of origin in 
the previous year. 
 (4) The animals shall have been vaccinate d with rabies inactivated vaccine at the 
age of at least 90 days old. The period between the date of vaccination and the 
date of shipment shall be no less th an 30 days and no more than 1 year. 
 (5) The animals have been inspected an d found in good health condition and free 
from clinical evidence of any communicable disease. 
6. To import Order Lagomorpha and Canis lupus familiaris for laboratory use, an 
original veterinary certificate in Englis h issued by the animal quarantine authority 
of the exporting country shall be provide d, and the certificate shall state the 
following detailed information in English: 
(1) Species of the animal and origin: 
i. Species: scientific name and 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 th e establishment of origin.  5vii. Name and address of the e xporter or the exporting company. 
(2) Destination: 
i. Country of destination. 
ii. Name and address of the importer or the importing company. 
(3) Result of quarantine inspection: 
i. Attesting that the Orde r Lagomorpha for laboratory use is in compliance with 
Article 4 of this Requirements. 
ii. Attesting that the Order Canis lupus  familiaris for laboratory use is in 
compliance with Article 5 of this Re quirements, and stating the date of 
vaccination with rabies inactivated vaccine. 
iii. When the animal quarantine authority  of this country has designated the 
diagnostic tests of diseases or quarantine measures for the imported 
laboratory animals in accordance with pa ragraph 4 of Article 1, attestation 
for the said diagnostic tests of diseases  or quarantine measures are required. 
iv. Date, place and authority of issuance of  the veterinary certificate, official 
stamp, and the name and signatu re of the veterinary officer. 
7. 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 institution that performs the scien tific application of animals shall not 
evade, impede, or reject the inspection of experiment location and the raising 
place which is conducted by the animal quarantine authority of this country. 
The animal quarantine authority of  this country will not issue the  6quarantine requirements if the said in stitution has ever violated the above 
paragraph in the previous year before the date of application for importation. 
8. 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. 
9. 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. 
10. 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 regula tions of International Air Transport 
Association (IATA).