G/SPS/N/TPKM/588  
 
4 July 2022  
(22-5138) 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):  Seeds of Capsicum annuum, Capsicum spp. and Solanum  spp. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Myanmar  
5. Title of the notified document:  The draft amendment of Subparagraphs 43 and 45, 
Paragraph 1 of 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/2022/SPS/TPKM/22_4470_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  According to the interception records, the "Quarantine 
Requirements for the Importation of Plants or Plant Products" are revised as follows: 
Myanmar was added to the infected areas of Subparagraphs 43 and 45, Paragraph 1, 
Part B (Tomato yellow leaf curl virus , and Pepper chat fruit viroid ). 
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 s tandard:  
[ ] 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 Protectio n 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:   G/SPS/N/TPKM/588  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
The draft amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Plants or 
Plant Products" (Council of Agriculture Announcement No. Nong Shou Fang 
Zi 1111494243A  dated  20 June 2022)  can be found  at: 
https://www.coa.gov.tw/theme_data.php?theme=publication&id=6172  
(available in Chinese)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Prop osed 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 facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 September 2022  
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, 100060, 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  
9 F., No. 100, Sec. 2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 100060, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw