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3 April 2023 
(23-2318) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
 
CHINESE TAIPEI'S IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON POULTRY AND BEEF  
- SPECIFIC TRADE CONCERN 521  
SUBMISSION BY  BRAZIL  
The following document , received on 31 March  2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Brazil . 
 
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1.  For the 6th consecutive time, Brazil would like to bring to the attention of the SPS Committee the 
restrictions it has been facing to export pou ltry and beef to Chinese Taipei. Brazil believes that 
Chinese Taipei 's approach goes against Articles 5 and 8 of the SPS Agreement, as well as its Annex C. 
2.  This STC shows an example of issues that were largely debated on the Working Group on 
Approval Proce dures: the lack of predictability on the length of approval procedures and the benefits 
of anticipating processing periods to trade partners.  
3.  Chinese Taipei authorities require questionnaires with answers about animal and public health as 
part of its risk analysis process. However, Chinese Taipei has raised questions already answered by 
Brazil, either concerning animal health (Newcastle disease) or food safety. We also have already 
explained that we intend to export thermoprocessed meat, so there would be n o need to answer 
this kind of additional questionnaire.  
4.  In February 2022, after a series of documents that had already been sent to Chinese Taipei, 
Brazil answered a questionnaire about processed poultry. We hope that, with the latest discussions 
we had wi th Chinese Taipei, we can now be near the end of the initial phase of its approval 
procedures.  
5.  During the June 2022 SPS Committee meeting, Chinese Taipei indicated that it was not possible 
yet to provide a timeframe for answers, as the questionnaire had been provided four months earlier. 
Now, more than a year has passed since we sent the requested d ocuments. As a result, Brazil would 
like to address three questions to Chinese Taipei: (1) What is the time estimate for the final analysis 
of the latest documents sent by Brazil? (2) What are the stages for approval procedures for 
thermoprocessed  poultry and beef in Chinese Taipei? 3) When can Chinese Taipei set a date for an 
audit mission to Brazil to evaluate the Brazilian inspection and certification systems, as the last step 
to conclude the current approval procedure?  
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