G/SPS/N/TPKM/450  
 
4 January 2018  
(18-0046) 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 or 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 "Quarantine Requirements for 
the Importation of Plants or Plant Products" . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_0131_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Part B of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of 
Plants or Plant Products" is revised as follows:  
1. Paragraph 1 of Part B:  
(1) The scientific names of Abelmoschus esculentus and Lens culnaris  in 
Subparagraph  10 were corrected;  
(2) Serissa japonica , a synonym of Serissa foetida , was added in Subparagraph 14;  
(3) The scientific name of coconut ( Cocus nucifera ) was added in Subparagraph 17 
and 18;  
(4) The laboratory test before export was added in Subparagraph 23 as an optional 
quarantine measure to current requirements of the host plants or seeds for 
propagation from  Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli  infested area;  
2. The scientific name of Meloidogyne fujianensis in Paragraph 10 of Part B was 
corrected.  
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) :  G/SPS/N/TPKM/450  
 
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  [X] International Plant Protection Conventio n (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM No. 24  
[ ] 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 Requirements for the Importation of Plants or 
Plant Products" (Council of Agriculture Announcement, Nong Fang Zi No. 106149449A 
dated on 6 Decembe r 2017) 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) : 5 March  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, Cou ncil 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, Council of Agriculture  
9F, No.100, Sec. 2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 10070, Tai wan 
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw