G/SPS/N/TPKM/421  
 
16 January 2017  
(17-0278) 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): Artificially -processed soils  
4. Regions or count ries 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 of the "Quarantine Requirements for the 
Importation of Artificially -processed Soils ". Language(s): English . Number of 
pages:  2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/TPKM/17_0324_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Artificially -processed soils are defined as products 
manufactured by using soils as raw materials and processed under high temperature to 
eliminate pests of concern completely.  
Artificially -processed soils with core temperature higher than 200°C and heating time 
lasting more than 30 m inutes can be imported. Moreover, the products must be 
accompanied with a phytosanitary certificate (PC) issued by the National Plant Protection 
Organization (NPPO) of exporting countries. The PCs must state the processing 
temperature, heating time, as wel l as the name and address of the manufacturer. 
In addition, the processing certificates issued by the original manufacturer must be 
attached to PCs. Moreover, each packaging unit shall be marked with relevant 
information and all of the information must be consistent with the PC and the processing 
certificate issued by the exporting country. Measures in case of non -compliance for 
imported artificially -processed soils are included in the requirements as well.  
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) :   G/SPS/N/TPKM/421  
 
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM No.32 
[ ] 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 whi ch these are available: 
The draft amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Artificially -
processed Soils" (Council of Agriculture Announcement No. Nong -Fang-Zi-1051494544A 
dated 28 November 2016) 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 publ ication , 
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) : 17 March 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 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  
13. Text(s)  available from: [ ]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail add ress (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