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1.Promulgated by the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection
and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture on February 14, 2003,
notified under Document Number IQ2-0921478111.
2.Amendment to Article 4 and Article 6 is promulgated on February
27, 2019
3.Amendment on July 2, 2021 |
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Article 1
These Regulations are in accordance with the provisions of Article
39 of the Animal Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act
(hereinafter referred to as the Statute).
Article 2
2.1 For the purposes of these Regulations, "closed container"
shall be defined as a closed container for transporting animal
products, and it must meet the following conditions:
2.1.1 It must be strong enough in structure and shall be reusable.
2.1.2 Its door must be closed thoroughly during transport.
2.1.3 It must be able to prevent any pathogen of animal infectious
diseases from leaking outward or entering into during
transport.
2.1.4 It must be easy to clean and sanitize.
Article 3
3.1 During the transport process, if the shipment of the closed
container is transported or transshipped through countries
or zones declared as animal diseases infected countries
(zones) by Taiwan’s central competent authority according
to Paragraph 1, Article 33 of the Statute, or at their port
or airport, the importation shall only be permitted if the
following conditions have been met:
3.1.1 The original seal with imprinted number shall be placed at
the opening of the closed container before leaving the
exporting country.
3.1.2 The animal health certificate or the bill of landing issued
by animal quarantine authority of the exporting country
shall state the numerical code of the closed container and
its seal.
3.1.3 The changing of the original closed container seal shall be
done within the borders of the country (zone) passed through
which has been recognized by Taiwan’s central competent
authority as being free from animal diseases, or on the
transportation means.
3.2 In the case of the closed container where there is a changing
of the original seal described in the Article 3.1.3, the
importer or its agent shall apply for animal quarantine
according to Paragraph 1, Article 34 of the Statute and submit
the certified documents in English issued by the following
officials with the seal numbers before and after changing.
If the container is changed at the same time, the certified
documents in English shall also state the container numbers
before and after changing.
3.2.1 The original seal is changed within the borders of the
country (zone) passed through which has been recognized by
Taiwan's central competent authority as being free from
animal iseases: issued by the animal quarantine authority,
customs, port authority, or relevant competent authorities
of the government.
3.2.2 The original seal is changed on the transportation mean:
issued by the captain of the sea vessel or the air vessel.
3.3 If the documents mentioned in Article 3.2 are not in English,
the documents shall be verified by the Embassy or Representative
Office of our country (Taiwan, the Republic of China, R.O.C.)
and an English translation shall be submitted.
3.4 According to Paragraph 1, Article 34 of the Statute, the
animal quarantine inspector may checkup the integrity of the
original seal of the closed container when the importer or
its agent applies for animal quarantine. If the original seal
of the closed container is to be changed upon arrival, prior
to the application of animal quarantine, the importer or its
agent must apply to the Customs for issuing a document of
"Record of Opening of the Original Seal of Container" for
verification.
Article 4
4.1 When any of the following conditions occur, it will be viewed
as a closed container:
4.1.1 Importation of animal feed, dog and; cat food containing
ingredients derived from bovine by air or sea transport
shall comply with the relevant quarantine requirements and
one of the following conditions:
4.1.1.1 The product shall be processed through high-temperature
sterilization canning procedure (including retort pouch
packaging)
4.1.1.2 The product is in the original sealed packaging. The
product has been confirmed without being opened, damaged
or contaminated by pathogens of animal infectious disease
during on-site inspection.
4.1.2 Importation of processed products containing meat, dog and
cat food without ingredients derived from bovine, and straw
or forage as animal feed by air or sea transport shall comply
with the relevant quarantine requirements. The product shall
also be sealed in the original packaging, without being
opened or damaged and not contaminated by pathogens of animal
infectious disease during on-site inspection.
4.1.3 Importation of animal products except for those mentioned
in Article 4.1.1 and Article 4.1.2 by air transport shall
comply with the relevant quarantine requirements and one of
the following conditions:
4.1.3.1 The container of the products shall be completely closed,
free from damaged, leakage, overflow and not contaminated
by pathogens of animal infectious disease. Each opening
location of the product shall be sealed properly by original
seals with numbers.
4.1.3.2 The veterinary certificate or the bill of lading shall
state the original seal number.
Article 5
These regulations shall be implemented on the date of promulgation. |