G/SPS/N/TPKM/561  
 
9 February 2021  
(21-1031) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, 
KINMEN AND MATSU  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, 
Council of Agriculture  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable ): Seeds of Solanum  spp. and Capsicum  spp. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Emergency measures for Solanum spp. and 
Capsicum  spp. seeds . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/TPKM/21 _1011_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The emergency phytosanitary measures for the importation of 
Solanum spp. and Capsicum spp. seeds are proposed to mitigate the biosecurity risk 
posed by four viruses and six viroids: Tomato yellow leaf curl virus  (TYLCV), Tomato 
brown rugose fruit virus  (ToBRFV), Tomato mottle mosaic virus  (ToMMV), Pepino mosaic 
virus (PepMV), Columnea latent viroid  (CLVd), Potato spindle tuber viroid  (PSTVd), 
Tomato apical stunt viroid  (TASVd), Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid  (TCDVd) , Tomato 
planta macho viroid  (TPMVd) and Pepper chat fruit viroid  (PCFVd).  
The emergency measures to regulate these viruses and viroids on the seeds are as 
follows:  
The importation of the seeds of Solanum  spp. and  Capsicum  spp. shall be accompanied 
by the phytosanitary certificate issued by the plant quarantine authority of the exporting 
country which states that seeds have been laboratory tested before exporting and found 
free from Tomato yellow leaf curl virus  (TYLCV), Tomato brown rugose fruit virus  
(ToBRFV), Tomato mottle mosaic virus  (ToMMV), Pepino mosaic virus  (PepMV), Columnea 
latent viroid  (CLVd), Potato spindle tuber viroid  (PSTVd), Tomato apical stunt viroid  
(TASVd), Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid  (TCDVd), Tomato p lanta macho viroid  (TPMVd) 
and Pepper chat fruit viroid  (PCFVd); otherwise, the seeds will be destroyed or reshipped.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or diseas e, [X]  protect territory from 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  The emergency 
measures aim to prevent the introduction of above -mentioned viruses and viroids, which 
are associated with Solanum  spp. and Capsicum  spp. which are hosts even imported as 
seeds. This decision is based on recent interceptions at the border of some viruses and 
viroids above -mentioned on tomato, eggplant and capsicum seeds imported into the 
Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan , Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu and relevant scientific 
evidence.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
IPPC Article 7, ISPM No. 13  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
23 February 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture  
9F, No.100, Sec. 2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 10070, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332  2200 
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture  
9F, No.100, Sec. 2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 10070, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw