G/SPS/N/TPKM/536  
 
10 July 2020  
(20-4734) 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 applicabl e): 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 "Quarantine Regulations 
for Animal Quarantine Objects and Plant Regulated Articles Entering the Free Trade 
Zones" . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/TPKM/20_4046_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The amendment of regulations  relates to  foreign animal 
quarant ine objects and plant regulated articles applying for entering the free trade zones 
and so forth.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect terri tory 
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  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 12  
[ ] 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/536  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The draft 
amendment of the "Quarantine Regula tions for Animal Quarantine Objects and Plant 
Regulated Articles Entering the Free Trade Zones" (Council of Agriculture Announcement, 
Nong Shou Fang Zi No.1091481647 dated 16  June 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 facilitat ing measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 September 2020  
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: +( 8862) 3343 2091  
Fax: +(8862) 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: +(8862) 3343 2091  
Fax: +(8862) 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw