G/SPS/N/TPKM/628  
14 May 2024  
(24-3753) 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, Ministry 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 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:  Draft amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for 
the Importation of Plants or Plant Products" . Language(s) : English . Number of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TPKM/24_03157_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Part B of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of 
Plants or Plant Products" is revised as follows:  
1. New quarantine requirements for host plant seeds of Melon necrotic spot virus (MNSV) 
from infected areas listed as the draft amendment of subpara graph 53, paragraph 1 ; 
2. Columnea latent viroid (CLVd) (Pospiviroidae, Pospiviroid) , Impatiens necrotic spot 
virus (INSV) (Bunyaviridae, Tospovirus) , Melon necrotic spot virus (MNSV) 
(Tombusviridae, carmovirus) , Pepper chat fruit viroid (PCFVd) (Pospiviroida e, 
Pospiviroid) , Tomato apical stunt viroid (TASVd) (Pospiviroidae, Pospiviroid) , Tomato 
brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) (Virgaviridae, Tobamovirus) , Tomato chlorotic dwarf 
viroid (TCDVd) (Pospiviroidae, Pospiviroid) , Tomato mottle mosaic virus (ToMMV) 
(Virgaviridae, Tobamovirus) , Tomato planta macho viroid (TPMVd) (Pospiviroidae, 
Pospiviroid) , Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) (Geminiviridae, Begomovirus) were 
deleted from the regulated pest list of paragraph 10, part B, since they were already 
listed in paragraph 1, part B ; 
3. The definition of debarked wood is added to the attachment of paragraph 7 
"Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Wood ". In addition, logs from 
countries where the Asian longhorn beetle is present, debarked sawn timbers fr om 
regions or countries where the Asian longhorn beetle is present, and barks and woods 
with bark from countries affected by sudden oak death, shall have the species name 
and origin specified on the phytosanitary certificate issued by the exporting country , or 
shall undergo appropriate quarantine treatment prior to export ; 
4. In accordance with government reorganization, the name of plant quarantine authority 
has been updated in the relevant requirements. These updates do not affect the 
requirements for substa ntive quarantine operations.  G/SPS/N/TPKM/628  
 
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  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 Health Code, chapte r number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM No. 11, ISPM No.  15, and ISPM No.  39 
[ ] 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:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publica tion (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 facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 July 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
avail able) 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 8978 2312  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@aphia.gov.tw  
Website: http://www.aphia.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:   
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency, Ministry of Agriculture  
9F, No.100, Sec.2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 10 0060, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 8978 2312  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@aphia.gov.tw  
Website: http://www.aphia.gov.tw/