G/SPS/N/TPKM/523  
 
25 March 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
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 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 amendment Paragraph 10,  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/2020/SPS/TPKM/20_2155_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Dociostaurus maroccanus , Locusta migratoria , Nomadacris 
septemfasciata , Schistocerca gregaria , and Zonocerus elegans  are added to the regulated 
pest list. Importation of plants or plant products shall be subjected to appropriate 
quarantine treatment for mitigating regulated pests if they are intercep ted. If there is no 
appropriate quarantine treatment for the pest, the importing plants or plant products shall 
be destroyed or re -shipped.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from anima l/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Dociostaurus 
maroccanus , Locusta migratoria , Nomadacris septemfasciata , Schistocerca gregaria , and 
Zonocerus ele gans are absent in the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, 
Kinmen and Matsu. In addition, they have broad range of hosts and cause crop loss 
worldwide. Urgent action is needed to prevent their invasion through the importation of 
plants or plant p roducts.  
9. 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) :  G/SPS/N/TPKM/523  
 
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM NO.2 and 11  
[ ] 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:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
The "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Plants or Plant Products " (Council  of 
Agriculture Announcement, Nong Shou Fang Zi No. 1091493146A dated  12 March  2020) 
can be found at: http://www.coa.gov.tw/ . (availab le in Chinese)  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
12 March 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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:   
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) 233 432 091  
Fax: +(886) 223 322 200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.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:   
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) 233 432 091  
Fax: +(886) 223 322 200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw