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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/TPKM/8
18 September 2002
(02-4977)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   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 number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):   Inedible dry animal products not intended for animal feed that are exported to
the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   All
countries
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document: Proposed draft of
Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Dry Animal Products into the Republic of
China (two pages)
6. Description of content:   The  proposed draft describes the requirements for sterilization of
inedible dry animal products that are not intended for animal feed to be imported to theSeparate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu when the country of
export has not yet been recognized as free from foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, bovine
contagious pleuropneumonia, African swine fever, glanders, highly pathogenic avian
influenza or Newcastle disease.  Before exportation of the products, they should be
sterilized by one of the methods stipulated in the draft, including formaldehyde fumigation,the methods described in International Animal Health Code of World Organization for
Animal Health (OIE) or other methods which assure that the pathogens shall be destroyed.
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. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ ° ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Proposed draft of
Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Dry Animal Products into the Republic of
China available in English.G/SPS/N/TPKM/8
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10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined
12. Final date for comments:  22 September 2002
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine
9 F, 51, Section 2, Chungching South Road, Taipei, TaiwanTel: (+886)-(0)2-2343-1401 ext.2065Fax:  (+886)-(0)2-2343-1400
E-mail: baphiq@mail.baphiq.gov.tw
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine
9 F, 51, Section 2, Chungching South Road, Taipei, TaiwanTel: (+886)-(0)2-2343-1401 ext.2065Fax:  (+886)-(0)2-2343-1400
E-mail: baphiq@mail.baphiq.gov.tw