G/SPS/N/TPKM/539  
 
14 July 2020  
(20-4802) 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 ): Plant Regulated Articles Subject to Post -Entry Quarantine  
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 "Regulations of Plant 
Regulated Articles Subject to Post -Entry Quarantine" . Language(s):  English . 
Number  of pages:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/TPKM/20_4134_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The "Regulations of Plant Regulated Articles Subject to Post -
Entry Quarantine" (hereinafter referred to as the Regulation of PEQ) is authorized by 
Article 14 of the Plant Protection and Quarantine Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act). 
In accordance with the amendment of the Act on 20  June 2018, five articles are revised 
or amended.  
The contents of the revised articles are as follows:  
1. In accordance with the revision of Article 14 of the Act, we revised the authorization 
basis of the Regulation of PEQ.  
2. Article 5 was amended so that sides of facility and all vents, windows and other holes 
shall be covered with screens with openings no larger than 0.6 mm to be separated 
from the outside environment.  
3. If the approved documents is changed, the importer shall submit application to the 
plant quarantine authority for appro val according to Article 7.  
4. Article 9 regulates the importer shall maintain the completeness of the safety facility.  
5. Article 11 clarifies the situation which shall be deemed as failing to meet the import 
quarantine inspection and the articles to be destro yed. 
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
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  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: 20  
[ ] 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 draft 
amendment of the "Regulations of Plant Regulated Articles Subject to Post -Entry 
Quarantine", Nong Fang Zi No.  1091493725A dated 2 June 2020 can be found at:  
https://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.  
[ ] Trade facilit ating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 September 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: +( 8862) 3343 2091  
Fax: +(8862) 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: +(8862) 3343 2091  
Fax: +(8862) 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw