G/SPS/N/TPKM/619  
16 October 2023  
(23-6954) 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:  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency, MOA  
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 or plant 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 Paragraph 10 of Part B of the 
"Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Plants or Plant Products" . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TPKM/23_13023_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Paragraph 10 of Part B of the "Quarantine Requirements for the 
Importation of Plants or Plant Products" was revised as follows:  
1. The scientific  name of Broad bean wilt virus  and the abbreviation of 
Cucurbit  chlorotic  yellows virus (CCYV) were corrected;  
2. Apomyelois ceratoniae , Coscinoptycha improbana  and Grapholita dimorpha  were added.  
7. Objective and rati onale: [  ] 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. 24  
[ ] 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/619  
 
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  9. Other relevant docume nts and language(s) in which these are available:  The draft 
amendment of Paragraph 10 of Part B of the "Quarantine Requirements for the 
Importation of Plants or Plant Products" (Ministry of Agriculture Announcement, Nong Shou 
Fang Zi No. 1121495331A dated 13 September 2023) can be found at:  
https://www.moa.gov.tw/theme_data.php?theme=publication&id=7146  
(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) : 11 November 2023  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 November 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency, Ministry of Agriculture  
9F, No.100, Sec.2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 100060, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886)  2 3343 2091 
Fax: +(886)  2 2332 2200 
Email: wtosps@aphia.gov.tw  
Website: http://www.aphia.gov.tw/  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency, Ministry of Agriculture  
9F, No.100, Sec.2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 100060, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886)  2 3343 2091 
Fax: +(886)  2 2332 2200 
Email: wtosps@aphia.gov.tw  
Website: http://www.aphia.gov.tw/