G/SPS/N/TPKM/566  
31 March 2021  
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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 ): Designated regulated articles regulated by Article 15 of the "Plant 
Protection and Quarantine Act"  
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 of the "Regulations for Approving Imports of 
Designated Regulated Articles" . Language(s):  Chinese . Number of pages:  6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/TPKM/21_2179_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The designated regulated articles were only permitted to be 
imported for the purposes of experiment, research, education or exhibition use. The draft 
is established pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article 15 of the "Plant Protection and 
Quarantine Act ". Regulating the quarantine requirements for the importation of designated 
regulated articles including: for purposes of experiments, research, education or 
exhibition; legal depositing of articles used for producing pest risk free products; 
pollinators, or biological control agents used for field pollination or biological control, which 
have been assessed and approved by the central competent authority; and in accordance 
with other specific purposes that are publicly notified by the central competent auth ority.  
The contents of the revised articles are:  
a. The required dossier of the importer for the import application of designated regulated 
articles.  
b. Relevant matters regarding risk assessment for the import application of pollinators, 
and biological c ontrol agents used for field pollination or biological control.  
c. Promulgation of the relevant matters regarding failing to submit dossier or the dossier 
submitted contain information inconsistent with the pertinent quarantine 
requirements.  
d. The requi rements to perform on -site verification of the post -entry quarantine site.  
e. The validity period of the import permit, and the requirement to apply for approval to 
extend the approved duration of designed regulated articles or their derivatives.  
f. When importing designated regulated articles, an import permit must be attached to 
apply to plant quarantine authority.  G/SPS/N/TPKM/566  
 
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  g. The requirements for sharing and re -sharing of designed regulated articles or their 
derivatives to users during approved usage period.  
h. The safety control measures after the designated regulated articles or their derivatives 
are approved for import or sharing.  
i. The requirements for dispatching inspectors to inspect the control status of post -entry 
quarantine site and the occurrence of pests.  
j. The measures that shall be taken in cases of designated regulated articles and their 
derivatives upon the expiration date, end of use, or violation of the safety measures.  
k. The reference numbers of the import permits shall be included in the p ertinent reports 
or written work of importer or user.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] 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) :  
[ ] 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 No. 1, 
2 and 34  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relev ant 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 draft amendment of the "Regulations for Approving Imports of Designated 
Plant Regulated Articles" (Announcement of Council of Agriculture, Nong Fang Zi 
No. 1101493244A dated on  12 March 2021) can be found at: 
https://www.coa.gov.tw/theme_data.php?theme=publication&id=5219  (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) : 30 May 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
availa ble) 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  G/SPS/N/TPKM/566  
 
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  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, Counc il 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