G/SPS/N/TPKM/517  
12 December 2019  
(19-8575) 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):  Fresh grapes and blueberries  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Peru 
5. Title of the notified document:  The summary amendment of the "Quarantine 
Requirements for the Importation of Fresh  Fruits from Peru" and  the draft of the 
"Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Blueberries ( Vaccinium  spp.) from 
Peru" . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/TPKM/19_7140_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/TPKM/19_7140_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  1. "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Fruits 
from Peru":  
(1) Amended the regulated plant product items  as fresh grapes ( Vitis vinif era) and the 
title to "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Fresh  Grapes from Peru".  
(2) Deleted the tables of Annex 1 (fresh fruits that have been imported from Peru to 
Taiwan, which are grapes) and Annex 2 (the relevant benchmarks of in -transit  cold 
disinfestation treatment), and are narrated in the requirements.  
2. "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Blueberries ( Vaccinium  
spp.) from Peru":  
The draft regulates the quarantine requirements for the importation of Peru's blueberri es. 
Peru's fresh blueberries shall be subject to a systems approach including registration of 
supplying orchards and packinghouses, be treated by one of the regulated pest mitigation 
methods, be packed and transported in one of the regulated packing method s, and be 
subject to export inspection. The fresh blueberries would also have to be imported in 
commercial consignments and accompanied by phytosanitary certificates issued by the 
national plant protection organization of Peru declaring that the regulated measures 
addressed in this quarantine requirements are met.  G/SPS/N/TPKM/517  
 
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  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 28 
and 32  
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The 
summary amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Fruits 
from Peru" and the draf t of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Fresh 
Blueberries ( Vaccinium  spp.) from Peru", Nong Shou Fang Zi No.1081495045A dated on 
6 December 2019 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  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 February 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: +(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  
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