G/SPS/N/TPKM/416  
 
1 December 2016  
(16-6597) 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 Qu arantine, 
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): Lily flower bulbs  
4. Regions or countries likely  to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Netherlands  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements 
for the Importation of Lily Flower Bulbs f rom the Netherlands" . Language(s): Chinese . 
Number of pages: 10 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TPKM/16_4953_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: Summary o f the revised "Quarantine Requirements for the 
Importation of Lily Flower Bulbs from the Netherlands":  
1. The new quarantine requirements of Arabis mosaic virus ( Nepovirus ); 
2. The relevant information of lily bulbs that the Netherlands needs to provide before 
each exporting season every year has been revised;  
3. The requirements of management and on -site audit have been revised.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or diseas e, [ ]  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 Organizati on for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 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:   G/SPS/N/TPKM/416  
 
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  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 date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days fro m the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 January 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of ot her body:  
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture  
9 F., 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, Council of Agriculture  
9 F., 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