Article 18
The application for export /import quarantine inspection as specified in Articles 34 and 36 of the Statute should be carried out according to the following procedures:
1. When objects subjected to quarantine are imported by vessel, aircraft, or vehicle, the shipping manifest thereof should be submitted upon arrival and the carrier should wait for examination. When animals are imported in one shipment, the owner or their agent should complete an animal quarantine application form and file it 24 hours prior to the arrival of the shipment.
2. On export by vessel, aircraft or vehicle, objects subjected to quarantine should be delivered to the designated port, station or other designated place prior to the pre-export quarantine period or prior to the time required for examination and disinfection, and the application for quarantine should be filed by the owner thereof or their agent.
3. For objects subjected to quarantine delivered by mail: if imported by ordinary mail, upon receipt of the commodities, the addressee should immediately apply for quarantine; if imported by parcel post, the customs, together with the post administration authorities, should inform animal quarantine authorities and arrange for quarantine.
4. For export of objects subjected to quarantine made by ordinary mail or by parcel post, application for quarantine should be made prior to delivering the commodities to the post office.
Before the exportation of day-old poultry, hatching eggs, breeding eggs, fish fry, live fish, shrimp fry, live shrimp and other objects subjected to quarantine assigned by central competent authority, exporter or their agency should apply to the municipal, county/city competent authority by the regulations as referred in the said Statute Article 32 Paragraph 2 for inspection. Unless they might be able to pass the test and get a certificate, they should not apply for a quarantine certificate to animal quarantine authorities.
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Article 20
Vessels that carry animals affected a infectious animal disease or suspected of being affected a List A infectious animal disease should raise an animal quarantine signal off the port as provisioned in Paragraph 8 of Article 34 of the Statute. Animal quarantine officials will conduct offshore inspection and take necessary actions in accordance with the provisions specified in Paragraph 1 of Article 35 of the Statute.
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Article 21
The animal quarantine signal raised as specified in Paragraph 8 of Article 34 of the Statute should be removed only after the animal quarantine official has issued a certificate for examination and unload of the objects subjected to quarantine and the completion of cleaning and disinfection of the cabin in the vessel.
The form of the signal mentioned in the preceding Paragraph should be promulgated by the animal quarantine authorities.
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Article 22
Unless central competent authority has any regulation under the said Statute Article 33, the duration of animal quarantine period as referred to in Paragraph 1 of Article 34-1 of the Statute are provisioned as follows:
1. 15 days for import of artiodactylous animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, hogs, etc.; 7 days for export thereof.
2. 10 days for import of perissodactylous animals such as horses, mules, donkeys, etc.; 5 days for export thereof.
3. 21 days for import of carnivorous animals such as dogs, cats, etc.; 15 days for export thereof.
4. 10 days for import of fowls such as chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, etc.; 5 days for export thereof. Eggs imported for breeding purpose should be isolated for 10 days after the eggs are hatched.
5. No more than 7 days for import of animals other than those mentioned above; no more than 3 days for export thereof
If an animal is suspected of contracting a infectious animal disease other than those specified under Article 6.1 of the Statute during the quarantine period, the period should be extended until the suspicion is removed or the disposal thereof is completed.
The isolation quarantine periods for export specified in the first Paragraph might vary according to the time otherwise stipulated by the importing country.
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