G/SPS/N/TPKM/469  
 
13 September 2018  
(18-5645) 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): fresh a pples 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Poland  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft of the "Quarantine Requirements for the 
Importation of Fresh Apples from Poland" . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_4846_00_x.pdf  
6. Description o f content: The draft regulates the quarantine requirements for the 
importation of Poland's fresh apple fruits. Fresh apple fruits from Poland must conform to 
systems approach including registration of supplying orchards and packing houses, pre 
selection procedures and export inspection. The fresh apple fruits would also have to be 
imported in commercial consignments and accompanied by phytosanitary certificates 
issued by the National Plant Protection Organization of Poland, declaring that the 
regulated me asures addressed in this quarantine requirements are met.  
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 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 N°2  
[ ] 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/469  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
The draft of the "Quarantine requirements for the importation of fresh apples from Poland 
to Taiwan, Nong Fang Zi No.1071494136A  dated on  7 September 2018, 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) : 12 November 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, Council of Agriculture  
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, Counc il of Agriculture  
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