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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/TPKM/19/Rev.1
3 October 2003
(03-5191)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Revision
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   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
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):  Plants or Plant Products exported to  the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan,
Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :
Albania, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Columb ia, Ecuador, Egypt, Hungary, Libya, Malta,
Norfolk Island, Sierra Leone, Romania, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Draft amendment of the
"Quarantine Requirements for the importation of  plants or plant products", (available in
Chinese and English, 6 pages)
6. Description of content:   Australia is removed from the list of the countries or districts of
origin where gumming disease ( Xanthomonas axonopodis  pv. vasculorum  and
Xanthomonas vasicola  pv. vasculorum ) was known to occur.  Albania, Australia (Victoria
and West Australia), Brazil, Bulgaria, Columbia, Ecuador, Egypt, Hungary, Libya, Malta,
Norfolk Island, Siera Leone, Romania, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe are added to the list of thecountries or districts of origin where golden nematode ( Globodera rostochiensis ) was
known to occur.
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  None
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determinedG/SPS/N/TPKM/19/Rev.1
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12. Final date for comments:  5 November 2003
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine
9F, 51 Chung Ching S. Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei
100 Taiwan
Tel: +886 2 2343 1401
Fax: +886 2 2343 1400
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine
9F, 51 Chung Ching S. Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei
100 TaiwanTel: +886 2 2343 1401
Fax: +886 2 2343 1400
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw