Date of Issue: 09 December 2011
Date of Effect: Immediate
Country: Taiwan
Further to Market Access Advice FISH11/13, the Australia Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) has successfully negotiated revised market access requirements for live abalone and live eel exported from Australia to Taiwan.
If you are exporting live abalone or live eel to Taiwan, amendments to your Approved Arrangement will be required to address these new importing country requirements outlined below – please discuss with your local fish inspector.
Live abalone
Under revised arrangements, abalone (Haliotis rubra and Haliotis laevigata) must be sourced from a state or territory where Perkinsus olseni is not known to be present and has not been reported as present for at least the previous two years. If abalone is sourced from a state or territory where P. olseni is known to be present, or has been reported as present in the previous two years, consignments must be subject to testing and found free of P. olseni prior to export.
Providing the above requirements are met, consignments of live abalone may now be certified for export to Taiwan using an FX46 with endorsement 4726.
Live eel
Under revised arrangements, eel (Anguilla spp.) must be of marine origin or be sourced from a state or territory where Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome is not known to be present, and has not been reported as present for at least the last two years. If eel is sourced from a state or territory where Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome is known to be present, or has been reported as present in the previous two years, and is not of marine origin, consignments must be subject to testing and found free of Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome prior to export.
Providing the above requirements are met, consignments of live eel may now be certified for export to Taiwan using an FX46 with endorsement 4727.
How do I know if these diseases exist in the state or territory where I sourced my eels or abalone?
For information on disease freedom, please refer to Aquatic Animal Diseases Significant to Australia Identification Field Guide.
In accordance with Taiwan’s import regulations, AQIS remains unable to certify live consignments of all other species listed under Market Access Advice FISH11/13.
Lynda Feazey
Export Standards Branch
The information provided above is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice. Exporters are encouraged to verify these details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in this notice.