G/SPS/N/TPKM/568  
 
25 June 2021  
(21-5151) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
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 ): Plants, plant products and other regulated articles  
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:  The amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for 
the Importation of Plants or Plant Products" . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  
10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/TPKM/21_4318_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
1. In order to clarify the description of the regulated plant parts in the quarantine 
requirements, the definition of "live plants for propagative use" is added as 
paragraph  17, Part B of the quarantine requirements. In addition, in accordance with 
the above -mentioned definition, the description of the regulate d plant parts of 
subparagraphs 37, 39, item I of 40 and 41, paragraph 1, Part B of the quarantine 
requirements are revised accordingly. The quarantine measures of these regulated 
pests and plant parts remain the same.  
2. The infected areas of subparagraphs 40  and 41, paragraph 1, Part B are revised.  
3. The quarantine requirements for host plants or plant products of Tomato yellow leaf 
curl virus, Tomato mottle mosaic virus, Pepper chat fruit viroid, Columnea latent viroid, 
Tomato apical stunt viroid, Tomato plant a macho viroid  and Tomato chlorotic dwarf 
viroid  from infected areas are added as subparagraphs 43 to 49 , paragraph 1, Part B.  
4. Paragraph 16 is deleted.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect huma ns from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/TPKM/568  
 
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  8. 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) : ISPM N° 2 
and 4  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regu lation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
The amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Plants or Plant 
Products" (Council of Agriculture Announcement, Nong Shou Fang Zi No. 1101494009A 
dated 15 June 2021) can be found at:  
https://www.coa.gov.tw/theme_data.php?theme=publication&id=5403  (available  in 
Chinese) . 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 June 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 June 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 15 June 2021  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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 o f Agriculture  
9 F., No. 100, Sec. 2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100060, 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  
9 F., No. 100, Sec. 2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100060, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw