G/SPS/N/TPKM/605  
 
16 February 2023  
(23-1113) 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 arti cles 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Japan  
5. Title of the notified document:  Amendment of subparagraph 46, paragraph 1, part A 
and subparagraph 5, paragraph 2, 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_1104_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The infected areas of subparagraph 46, paragraph 1, part A; and 
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, [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 H ealth Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM Nos. 2 
and 4  
[ ] 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/605  
 
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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 Agricu lture Announcement, Nong Shou Fang Zi No. 1121492995A 
dated 19 January 2023) can be found at: http://www.coa.gov.tw/  (available in Chinese).  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 19 January 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 19 January 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 19 January 2023  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from t he date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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  
9 F., 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 an d Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture  
9 F., 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