G/SPS/N/TPKM/356  
 
22 June 2015  
(15-3210)  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): The host plants and plant products of Xylella fastidiosa  
are as follows: 
Acacia longifolia , Acer spp., Aesculus californica , Alnus rhombifolia , Ampelopsis arborea , 
Artemisia douglasiana , Bromus  spp., Canna  spp., Callicarpa americana , Carya  
illinoinensis , Catharanthus roseus , Cercis occidentalis , Chenopodium quinoa , Citrus  spp., 
Coffea  spp., Daucus carota  var. sativa , Duranta repens , Ficus carica , Fortunella  spp., 
Fragaria californica , Fraxinus dipetala , Fuchsia magellanica , Ginkgo biloba , Hedera helix , 
Heteromeles arbutifolia , Hordeum vulgare , Hydrangea paniculata , Jacaranda  
mimosifolia , Juniperus ashei , Lathyrus  spp., Liquidambar styraciflua, Lolium multiflorum , 
Lonicera japonica , Magnolia grandiflora , Mentha  spp., Morus alba , Nerium oleander , Olea 
europaea , Parthenocissus quinquefolia , Pelargonium hortorum , Pittosporum crassifolium , 
Platanus occidentalis , Persea americana , Poncirus  spp., Prunus  spp., Quercus  spp., Rosa 
californica , Rosmarinus officinalis , Rubus  spp., Sambucus canadensis , Sorghum vulgare , 
Syringa vulgaris , Trifolium  spp., Ulmus  spp., Umbellularia californica , Vicia faba , Vinca  
major , Vitis spp. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Iran, 
Italy, Paraguay, Turkey, United States of America, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 
5. Title of the notified document: Draft amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements 
for the Importation of Plants or Plant Products"  Language(s): Chinese  Number of 
pages: 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHT/15_2397_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: We adjusted Xylella fastidiosa  f r o m  P a r t  A  t o  P a r t  B  o f  t h e  
"Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Plants or Plant Products", and regulate the host plants for planting (excluding seeds) from infested areas shall be subject to the pre-export laboratory testing to confirm they  are free from this pest. The testing result 
must be stated on the phytosanitary certif icate issued by the NPPO of the exporting 
country. The consignments which fail to meet the above-mentioned condition shall be reshipped or destroyed. G/SPS/N/TPKM/356 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] 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 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 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 No. Nong-Fang-Zi-1041493466A 
dated 10 June 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. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 August 2015 
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