G/SPS/N/TPKM/559  
 
22 December 2020  
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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 ): Animals, plants and their products  
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 draft amendment of the "Regulations for 
Quarantine of Animal/Plant Carried by Passengers and Service Personnel on Vehicles" . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/TPKM/20_7882_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The amendment of the regulations  relates to  foreign animal 
quarantine objects and plant regulated articles  carried by passengers and service 
personnel on vehicles and so forth.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [X]  plant pro tection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 5  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/TPKM/559  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
The draft amendment of the "Regulations for Quarantine of Animal/Plant Carried by 
Passengers and Service Personnel on Vehicles" (Council of Agriculture Announcement, 
Nong Fang Zi No. 1091482432 dated 28 October 2020) can be found at: 
http://www.coa.gov.tw/  (available in Chinese).   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 February 2021  
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