G/SPS/N/TPKM/465  
 
27 July 2018  
(18-4765) 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): Plants and 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 Regulations for 
Trans -shipment of Plants or Plant Products through Countries or Districts where 
Designated Diseases or Pests are Known to Occur" . Language(s): English.  Number of 
pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_4020_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The "Quarantine Regulations for Trans -shipment of Plants or 
Plant Products through Countries or Districts where Designated Diseases or Pests are 
Known to Occur" (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations) is authorized by Article 21 -1 
of the "Plant Protection and Quarantine Act" (hereinafter referred to as the Act). In 
accordance with the amendment of Article 14 of the Act on 20 June 2018, we amen ded the 
authorization basis and related articles of the Regulations. The relevant control measures 
for the transshipment of plants or plant products remain the same.  
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, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM No. 2  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulatio n conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/TPKM/465  
 
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  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: 
Draft amendment of the "Quarantine Regulations for Trans -shipment of Plants or Plant 
Products through Countries or Districts where Designated Diseases or Pests are Known to 
Occur" (Council of Agriculture Announcement, Nong Fang Zi No. 1071493848A 
dated  23 July 2018) can be found at: http://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. Propos ed 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) : 25 September 2018  
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 Quaran tine 
9F, No.100, Sec. 2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 10070, 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  
9F, No.100, Sec. 2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 10070, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2 332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw