G/SPS/N/TPKM/382  
 
13 January 2016  
(16-0269)  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; IC S 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: Draft amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements 
for the Importation of Plants or Plant Products"  Language(s): English  Number of 
pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TPKM/16_0119_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Summary of the revised Part B of the "Quarantine 
Requirements for the Importation of Plants or Plant Products": 
1. The new quarantine requirements for the host plants or plant products of Arabis 
mosaic virus (Nepovirus), Potato spindle tuber viroid, and Pepino mosaic virus 
(Potexvirus) from infect ed areas were added; 
2. 21 insects, one mite, one bacterium, three weeds and one mollusca were added to 
the regulated pest list and the scientific names of one bacterium and two weeds were 
corrected; 
3. Article 9 of part B was deleted since it was moved to the "Plant Protection and 
Quarantine Act" and the "Enforcement Rules on Plant Protection and Quarantine Act"; 
4. Taipei International Harbour is added for the importation of logs in bulk but not for 
containers. In addition, three treatment methods in the appendix of "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Wood" were removed. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/TPKM/382 
 
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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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
The draft amendment of the "Quarantine Requir ements for the Importation of Plants or 
Plant Products" (Council of Agriculture Announcement, Nong Fang Zi No. 1041494611A dated 25 December 2015) 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. 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) : 13 March 2016 
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 Notifi cation 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