. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/TPKM/241 
3 November 2011  
 (11-5589) 
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):  Poultry and birds (day-old poultry and birds are not covered) 
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 Poultry 
and Birds (Draft Revision)  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  7 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/TPKM/11_3589_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The requirements established for the importation of poultry and 
birds from all countries have been promulgated on 1 September 2011.  The highlight of the 
requirements are in brief as follows: 
(1) Those poultry and birds requiring an impor t permit, as stipulated in the Animal 
Industry Act or Wildlife Conservation Act, sha ll obtain the permit from the relevant central 
competent authorities before applying for quara ntine requirement documents to the animal 
quarantine authority of the importing country. 
(2) The poultry and birds shall be detained for a 30-day pre-export quarantine and for a 
10-day post-entry quarantine. 
(3) During the pre-export quarantine, the chic ken and turkey shall be tested for avian 
mycoplasmosis; only the animals in the Fam ily Anatidae of the Order Anseriformes shall 
be tested for duck virus enteritis and other wa terfowl are exempt;  all birds in the Family 
Psittacidae shall be treated against avian chlamydiosis. 
(4) For imported birds (other than land fo wls and waterfowls), the requirements for 
small quantities (a consignment of five birds or  less) are different form large quantities (a 
consignment of six birds or more). 
(5) The veterinary certificate issued by the animal quarantine authority of the exporting 
country shall state the identification number of each poultry and birds. G/SPS/N/TPKM/241 
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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/newsview.php? typeid=1055&typeid2=&news_id=3643  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  31 October 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  31 October 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  30 November 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  30 November 2011 
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 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 S. Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei 
100 Taiwan Tel:  +(886) 2 2343 1401 Fax:  +(886) 2 2343 1400 E-mail:  wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw