G/SPS/N/TPKM/576  
 
7 October 2021  
(21-7577) 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 : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  United States of America  
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:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/TPKM/21_6454_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The infected areas of subparagraph 46, paragraph 1, Part A, and 
of subparagraph 5, paragraph 2, Part B are revised.  
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. 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 11  
[ ] 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/576  
 
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  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. 1101494249A 
dated 2 July 2021) can be found at:  
https: //www.coa.gov.tw/theme_data.php?theme=publication&id=5438  (available in 
Chinese) . 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 2 July 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 2 July 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 2 July 2021  
[ ] 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 com ments: [X]  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  
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