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Notifying Member: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

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Agency responsible: Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture

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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): Biological materials for research purposes

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]     All trading partners  

[ ]       Specific regions or countries:  

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Title of the notified document: Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Biological Materials for Research Purposes (Draft Version)  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 17

http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHT/14_0619_00_e.pdf

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Description of content: According to a new risk analysis result, the new requirements established for the importation of biological materials (infectious animal disease pathogens and animal specimens) for research purposes (draft version) have been promulgated on 25 December 2013. The new requirements are available on http://www.baphiq.gov.tw/newsview.php?menu=1054&typeid=1055&news_id=8752.

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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.  

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Is there a relevant international standard? 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:  

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

http://www.baphiq.gov.tw/newsview.php?menu=1054&typeid=1055&news_id=8752

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 20 April 2014

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 20 April 2014

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 1 June 2014

[ ]       Trade facilitating measure  

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Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 20 March 2014

Agency or authority designated to handle 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 (R.O.C.)

Tel: +(886) 2 2343 1401

Fax: +(886) 2 2343 1400

E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw

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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 (R.O.C.)

Tel: +(886) 2 2343 1401

Fax: +(886) 2 2343 1400

E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw