G/TBT/N/TPKM /347  
 
7 January 2019  
(19-0070) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS  TERRITORY OF TAIWAN , PENGHU, 
KINMEN AND MATSU   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Agriculture and Food Agency (AFA)  
Council of Agriculture  
8, Kuang -Hua Road, Chung -Hsing New Village  
Nantou 54044, Taiwan  
Tel: (886 -49) 2332 -380 ext 2429  
Fax: (886 -49) 234 -1092  
E-mail: hsiuhui@mail.afa.gov.tw   
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [ X], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Organic 
agricultural products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft of 
Regulations Governing Imported Org anic Agricultural Product Review and Inspection 
Management (8 page(s), in Chinese)   
6. Description of content: With a view to implementing Article 17 of the Organic 
Agriculture Promotion Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act), regarding the development 
of review procedures, data retention and other related management matters for imported 
organic agricultural products, the Council of Agriculture is proposing the Draft of 
Regulations Governing Imported Organic Agricultural Product Review and Inspection 
Management . Below is a summary of the draft:  
1. To specify the scope of organic agricultural products covered, the procedures for 
application and review, the documents to be submitted and other related 
administrative processes (Articles 2 -6);  
2. To specify the information to be stated in the approval documents and conditions that 
applications are rejected (Articles 7 -8);  
3. To identify matters to be observed (including confidentiality) by the competent 
authority in performing supervisory activities under the Act (Articles 5 -6);  
4. To specify  the duration of period of records and files to be maintained by importers 
(Article 9); and  
5. To specify  the processes that can be commissioned to affiliated agencies by the central 
competent authority (Article 11).  G/TBT/N/TPKM/347  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including  the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Organic Agriculture Promotion Act  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: 30 May  2019 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No.4, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd.  
Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 2) 2343 -1813 
Fax: +(886 2) 2343 -1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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