G/SPS/N/TPKM/467  
 
6 August 2018  
(18-4944) 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 "Regulations of Quarantine 
Operation for Plant Regulated Articles Entered and Stored in the Free Trade Zone" . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachm ents/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_4187_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Plant regulated articles entered or stored in the free trade zone 
must be in compliance with the "Regulations of Quarantine Operation for Plant Regulated 
Articles Entered and Stored in the Fre e Trade Zone" (hereinafter referred to as the 
Regulations) which was published on 11 June  2015, based on Paragraph 4, Article 17 of 
the "Plant Protection and Quarantine Act" (hereinafter referred to as the Act). Paragraph 4, 
Article 17 of the Act was amend ed as Paragraph 5. Therefore, Articles 1 and 3 of the 
Regulations need to be revised. The related procedures and measures for the plant 
regulated articles in practice 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.1  
[ ] None  
Does t his proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS /N/TPKM/467  
 
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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:   
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 dat e 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) : 5 October 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 Quarantine  
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 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw