RESTRICTED WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIOG/MA/TAR/RS/88/Corr.1
24 October 2002
(02-5858)
Committee on Market Access
RECTIFICATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS OF SCHEDULES
Schedule CLIII – The Separate Customs Terr itory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
Corrigendum
The following pages1 were inadvertently omitted.
Comité de l'accès aux marchés
RECTIFICATIONS ET MODIFICATIONS DES LISTES
Liste CLIII – Territoire douanier distinct de Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen et Matsu
Corrigendum
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Comité de Acceso a los Mercados
RECTIFICACIONES Y MODIFICACIONES DE LAS LISTAS
Lista CLIII - Territorio Aduanero Distinto de Taiwán, Penghu, Kinmen y Matsu
Corrigendum
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1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente.G/MA/TAR/RS/88/Corr.1
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PART I - Most-Favored-Nation Tariff
SECTION I - Agricultural Products
SECTION I-B-Tariff Quotas
HEADNOTES to Section I-B
2.Rice Quota Administration:
   Chinese Taipei shall ensure that rice export practices from central stocks shall no longer be prohibited from entering domes tic marketing channels for
industrial and/or food use.
   Imports of rice for re-export shall not count against imports under the quota.
   Chinese Taipei shall lift its ban on imported rice upon accession to the WTO, and  establish a tariff rate  quota along the lines of Annex 5 , calculated the
size of the quota on a brown rice basis.
   This quota shall be 144,720 metric tons in  starting from  the year 2002  2003 . Any portion of the quota for private trade which is not filled by 31
December shall be imported by Chinese Taipei central authorities by  31 March of the subsequent year.
   Continuation of the quota beyond 2002, or conversion to a tariff-rate quota, shall be subject to the provisions of Annex 5 o f the Agreement on
Agriculture, in particular paragraphs 3 and 4 thereof. Future quo ta growth shall be consistent with commitments undertaken by W TO Members with respect
to Article 20 of the Agreement on Agriculture.
   CENTRALIZED IMPORTS
   Specification of Imported Rice:  Rice imported by the central authorities shall be tendered to  meet internationally recognized standards for trade in rice.
The percentages of centralized imports shall be 65%.
   Disposal of Imported Rice: Imported rice shall be accorded no less favourable treatment than rice produced in Chinese Taipei . Imported rice shall have
full access to normal marketing channels, wholesalers, distributors, and end users. It shall be priced at a level which ensures  that it enters the domestic
market at prices competitive with rice produced in Chinese Taipei.
   Imported rice shall be marketed in a timely fashion so that its quality for table use is not adversely affected by storage t ime. Imported rice shall not be
exported as food aid, nor used for livestock feed.
   PRIVATE SECTOR TRADE
Direct Private Sector Trade: Chinese Taipei’s quota system for private rice trade shall be conducted through direct private-sec tor importation. The quota
system shall be operated with the objective of ensuring the quota fills with a minimal level of market distortion and that the imported rice enters Chinese
Taipei’s domestic wholesale and retail markets on conditions no le ss favourable than exist for rice produced in Chinese Taipei.  Chinese Taipei shall
increase the market access quota allocated to the private trade by no less than the percentage tendered by WTO Members having r ecourse to Annex 5,
Section A of the Agreement on Agriculture. Chinese Taipei agrees to increase the The percentages of private trade shall be   to 35% upon accession . The
quota will be allocated along the same lines of system 3 as described in Paragraph 34 and 35 of the Working Party Report of TPK M.  Any trader
registered as a food dealer can apply for the quota allocation.G/MA/TAR/RS/88/Corr.1
Page 3   Terms of Trade: Quota allocation certificates shall serve as  automatic import licences, in compliance with the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures
and consistent with Article XIII of GATT 1994. All commercial term s of trade, including product specifications, origin, pricing , packaging, etc. shall be at
the sole determination of the parties engaged in the transaction.
   Partial shipments against a single allocation shall be permitted. Traders may import any product or mixture of products subj ect to the same quota as noted
in Chinese Taipei’s schedule.
   All products imported under the quota shall be permitted to be  distributed freely within Chinese Taipei without further trad e-based restrictions.
Allocation certificates shall be freely transferable and tradable, and certificate olders may have certificates reissued to combine or divide allocations.
   Application: All applications for allocation of quota quantities shall be submitted to the Council of Agriculture (COA). Spe cific conditions for applying
for the first quota allocation for each year shall be published in the official journal sixty days in advance of the start of t he application period. The
application period for initial allocations shall be closed by 30 September of the previous year, unless the timing of accession  necessitates a change in
schedule for the first year. The application period for reallocations shall be closed by 1 September. COA shall grant allocatio ns and publish and notify the
names of recipients and allocation amounts within two weeks of the close of the application period.
   Associated Fees: Any and all fees, charges, deposits, duties,  etc. associated with the allocation process shall be made expl icit in the advance public
notification process, and with the exception of ordinary customs duties and/or other charges as noted in Chinese Taipei’s sched ule, shall be commensurate
with the cost of the services rendered. No special pe rformance  or bid bond requirements shall be instituted.
   Allocation:
Initial distribution of allocations: The initial allocation certifi cates shall be issued on a first come, first served basis. A llocations shall be established for
commercially viable shipping quantities, but a ceiling on the size  of any given allocation may be established in advanced and p ublished as part of the
allocation notification procedures. Allocation certificates shall be valid for product arriving between 1 January and 1 Septemb er. The date of arrival shall be
defined in accordance with Article 5 of the implementing regulati ons of the Customs Law of Chinese Taipei as currently in place . Upon request and proof
of signed contract before 1 September, COA shall automatically extend the validity date of the certificate to cover products ar riving on or before 31
December.
   Reallocation of unused allocations: In any year, if the holder of a quota allocation certificate has not contracted for impo rt of the holder’s total allocation
by 1 September, the unused portion of the allocation shall be reallocated on a first come, first served basis. Reallocation cer tificates shall be valid for 90
days.G/MA/TAR/RS/88/Corr.1
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Description of product Tariff item
numberInitial quota
quantity and in-
quota tariff rateFinal quota
quantity and in-
quota tariff rateImplementation
periodInitial
negotiating
rightOther terms and conditions
Rice ST- Annex 5 144,720MT 144,720 MT First year CENTRALIZED IMPORTS
after accession 0%(zero percent) for rice in HS
chapter 10.
RICE 144,720MT 144,720 MT
Rice
--in the husk 10061000 free free
--husked 10062000 free free
--semi-milled or wholly milled 10063000 free free
--broken 10064000 free free
Rice flour
--glutinous rice flour 11023010 20% 20%
--other rice flour 11023090 25% 25%
Rice groats, meal and pellets 11031400 free free
11032910 25% 25%
Rolled or flaked rice 11041910 20% 20%
Other worked rice 11042920 20% 20%
Rice starch 11081910 15% 15%
Prepared food by the swelling
or roasting of rice
--rice threads, puffed or roasted 18069071
19023020
19041020
19042011
1904202120%
20%
20%
20%
20%20%
20%
20%
20%
20% The sum of the other fees, charges,
and mark-ups on any individual
importation and resale shall not
exceed NT$23.26/kg for rice and
NT$25.59/kg for rice products. If
the product does not move onto the
domestic market at any given price,
Chinese Taipei will re-announce the
distribution within two weeks,
reducing the price by NT$3/kg or
greater to ensure that it is not
priced above market clearing levels.
The process will be repeated if
necessary to move the rice out of
central stocks.
PRIVATE SECTOR TRADE
Duties and Mark-up: The in-quota
duty shall be 0 percent (zero) for
rice in HS chapter 10.  The sum of
the other fees, charges, and mark-
ups  on any individual importation
shall not exceed NT$23.26/kg for
rice and NT$25.59/kg  for rice
products.  If the quota is underG/MA/TAR/RS/88/Corr.1
Page 5Description of product Tariff item
numberInitial quota
quantity and in-
quota tariff rateFinal quota
quantity and in-
quota tariff rateImplementation
periodInitial
negotiating
rightOther terms and conditions
subscribed after the first
announcement, Chinese Taipei will
--others 19021110 20% 20%
19021910 20% 20%
19022010 20% 20%
Rice products
--in grain form, precooked or
otherwise prepared18069061
1904901030%
30%20%
20%
--others, containing  not less
than 30% of ricereannounce the distribution  within
two weeks, reducing the sum of
other fees, charges and mark-ups by
NT$3/kg or greater to ensure that
they do not restrict imports,  nor
price imports above market clearing
level.
The process will be repeated if
necessary.
If the initial tender is over
subscribed, it will be allocated on a
first come, first served basis.18069092
19019091
2106909825%
25%
30%25%
25%
20%
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