Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/12/28
By: Chen Chun-hua and Ko Lin 

Taipei, Dec. 28 (CNA) International parcels containing quarantined items such as meat products from certain areas will now be returned, confiscated or destroyed, following the passage of a new amendment by the Legislative Yuan on Friday.

The revision was made to Article 34 of the Statute for Prevention and Control of Infectious Animal Disease, which previously only applied to products being brought into the country by importers or agents requiring animal quarantine certificates from the exporting countries.

It made no mention of items subject to quarantine that were ordered online and brought in by postal or courier services.

The new amendment stipulates that international parcels containing meat products from disease-affected areas will now be returned, confiscated or destroyed.
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