G/SPS/N/TPKM/355  
 
4 June 2015  
(15-2938)  Page: 1/2  
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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): The host plants and plant products of fire blight ( Erwinia 
amylovora ) as follows: 
Amelanchier  spp., Aronia  spp., Chaenomeles  spp., Cotoneaster  spp., Crataegomespilus  
spp., Crataegus  spp., Cydonia  spp., Dichotomanthes  spp., Docynia  spp., Eriobotrya 
japonica , Malus  spp., Mespilus  spp., Osteomeles  spp., Peraphyllum  spp., Photinia  spp., 
Heteromeles  spp., Prunus  spp., Pyracantha  spp., Pyrus  spp., Raphiolepis  spp., Rubus  
spp., Sorbus spp., Spiraea  spp., Stranvaesia  spp.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Republic of Korea  
5. Title of the notified document: Amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the 
Importation of Plants or Plant Products"  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHT/15_2253_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Republic of Korea is added as a fire blight occurring 
country in the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Plants or Plant 
Products". The entire or any part of the host plants (excluding fruits and seeds) are prohibited to be imported into our territory. The importation of fresh fruits of the host plants shall be accompanied by the phytosanitary certificate issued by the Korean 
competent authority and stating that the fruits have been thoroughly inspected and 
found free from Erwinia amylovora .  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: Fire blight ( Erwinia 
amylovora ) is a destructive disease and listed as a regulated pest in the "Quarantine 
Requirements for The Importation of Plants or  Plant Products". According to the official 
report of the Republic of Korea, the presence of Erwinia amylovora  was detected for the 
first time in the Republic of Korea on pear trees (Pyrus sp.) in May 2015. In order to prevent the introduction of Erwinia amylovora  into our territory, it is necessary to add 
the Republic of Korea as the infested country of the pest and take appropriate measures 
immediately. G/SPS/N/TPKM/355 
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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)  Article 7.6 
of IPPC, ISPM 1 and 5 
[ ] 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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:      
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
5 June 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 (R.O.C.) Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091 
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200 
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (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 (R.O.C.) Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091 Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200 
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw