. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/170 
1 October 2009 
 (09-4666) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 Health Inspection and Quarantine 
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):  Poultry meat 
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:  Amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the 
Importation of Poultry Meat"  Language:  English  Number of pages:  4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/TPKM/09_3384_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  In this amendment, there are two ma in points:  one is that highly 
pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and Newcast le disease (ND) and H5 or H7 subtype low 
pathogenicity notifiable avian influenza (LP NAI) shall be mentioned as notifiable diseases 
and have regular surveillance programme in th e exporting country;  the other one is that 
poultry meat produced from the exporting country (zone) shall be free from HPAI, ND and 
H5 or H7 subtype LPNAI for at least 90 days before the day of shipment. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] 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 G/SPS/N/TPKM/170 
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   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:  None   
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:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  30 November 2009 
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 South Road, Section  2, Taipei,  100 Taiwan Tel:  +(886 2) 2343 1401 
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 South Road, Section  2, Taipei,  100 Taiwan 
Tel:  +(886 2) 2343 1401 
Fax:  +(886 2) 2343 1400 E-mail:  wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw