G/MA/QR/N/TPKM/2  
 
28 July 2016  
(16-4028)  Page: 1/8  
Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECI SION ON NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES 
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1) 
 T HE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN , PENGHU , KINMEN AND MATSU 
The following communication, dated 21 July 2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Separate Customs Territo ry of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu. 
 
A. Notifying Member: The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and 
 Matsu 
B. Date of notification:  21 July 2016 
C. First time notification: 
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol): G/MA/QR/N/TPKM/1/Add.1.  
D. Type of notification: 
 1. Complete (i.e. notification of all quantitative restrictions in force) 
 2. Changes to a notification previously made  in (doc symbol) which are of the following 
nature: G/MA/QR/N/TPKM/1 
  2.1 Introduction of new restrictions, as listed in Section 1. 
  2.2 Elimination of restrictions, as described in G below. 
  2.3 Modification of a previously notified restriction, as described in Section 1. 
 3. Reverse notification of restrictions maintained by (Member):  
E. The notification provides informat ion for the following biennial period 
(e.g. 2012-2014): 2016-2018 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 
2016 
F. This notification contains information* relating to: 
 Section 1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force. 
 Section 2: Cross-reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative 
restrictions that are currently in force and additional information. 
G. Comments of a general nature, includin g a description of the elimination of 
restrictions notified under D.2.2 and th e date they ceased to be in force. 
 
 
                                               
* In English only.  
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- 2 - Section 1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force 
  
QR
No. General description 
of the restriction 
 Type of 
restriction  
(Symbol in 
Annex 2 of 
the 
Decision) 
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on 
HS(2012) 
 Detailed Product 
Description 
 WTO Justification 
(e.g. Article XX(g) 
of the GATT, etc.) 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments (e.g. 
Montreal Protocol, 
CITES, etc) National legal basis 
and entry into force  
(i.e. Law, regulation 
or administrative 
decision) 
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments 
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1. Import and Export 
Prohibition  P 0106.19.40 
ex 0301.99.29  High-risk invasive 
animals  Article XX(b) of the 
GATT  Wildlife Conservation 
Law (Amended Date : 
2013.01.23 ） Council of Agriculture 
 
2. Import and Export 
Prohibition  P 0208.90.29 Meat of dogs 
 Article XX(a) of the 
GATT  Animal Protection Act 
(Amended Date 
:2011.6.29 ） Council of Agriculture 
 
3. Import and Export 
Prohibition  P 0301.99.29 
0302.81.00 0303.81.00 0304.49.90 0304.59.90 0304.89.90 ex 1604.19.90 Whale shark 
(Rhincodon typus) and  relevant products.  CITES 
  2007.9.5 
Notice by Fisheries Agency, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, pursuant to The Fisheries Act Fisheries Agency,  
Council of Agriculture   
4. Import and Export 
Prohibition  P 0602.90.10 
1404.90.99  Mushroom spawn 
and products, containing narcotics Article XX(b) of the 
GATT Narcotics Hazard 
Prevention Act (Amended Date : 2016.2.4) Ministry of Justice 
 
5. Import and Export 
Prohibition P 2914.39.00 
 Isomers and salts 
of Phenyl-2-
propanone, P2P Article XX(b) of the 
GATT Narcotics Hazard 
Prevention Act 
(Amended Date : 2016.2.4) Ministry of Justice 
 
6. Import and Export 
Prohibition  P 2914.70.00 
 Isomers and salts 
of o-Chlorphenyl cyclopentyl ketone, 2-Chlorophenylcyclopentyl ketone, o-Article XX(b) of the 
GATT Narcotics Hazard 
Prevention Act (Amended Date : 2016.2.4) Ministry of Justice 
  
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- 3 - QR
No. General description 
of the restriction 
 Type of 
restriction  
(Symbol in 
Annex 2 of 
the 
Decision) 
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on 
HS(2012) 
 Detailed Product 
Description 
 WTO Justification 
(e.g. Article XX(g) 
of the GATT, etc.) 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments (e.g. 
Montreal Protocol, 
CITES, etc) National legal basis 
and entry into force  
(i.e. Law, regulation 
or administrative 
decision) 
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments 
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Chlorobenzoylcycl
opentane 
7. Import and Export 
Prohibition  P 2925.29.00 Hydroxylimine 
HCL  Article XX(b) of the 
GATT  Narcotics Hazard 
Prevention Act (Amended Date : 2016.2.4) Ministry of Justice 
 
8. Import and Export 
Prohibition  P 2926.90.90 
 Isomers and salts 
of alpha-Acetylphenylacetonitrile, APAAN Article XX(b) of the 
GATT  Narcotics Hazard 
Prevention Act (Amended Date : 2016.2.4) Ministry of Justice 
 
9. Import and Export 
Prohibition  P 1211.90.60 
ex 1211.90.91 Chinese medicine 
and pharmacy containing Aristolochic acids Article XX(b) of the 
GATT  2003.11.14 Notice by 
Department of Health, Executive Yuan, pursuant to Pharmaceutical Affairs Act Ministry of Health 
and Welfare 
10. Import and Export 
Prohibition  CP 
 2903.81.00 Certain toxic 
chemical substances  Article XX(b) of the 
GATT  Toxic Chemical 
Substances Control Act  
 
(Amended Date : 2013.12.11) Environmental 
Protection Administration  
11. Import and Export 
Prohibition  CP 
 2921.45.00 
2921.45.00 2921.45.00 Certain toxic 
chemical substances 
 Stockholm 
Convention, OSPAR Convention and 
Rotterdam 
Convention  2002.02.15 
Notice, pursuant to the Foreign Trade Act 
 Ministry of Economic 
Affairs  
12. Import and Export 
Prohibition  CP 
 2921.49.00 
2921.49.00 Certain toxic 
chemical substances  Stockholm 
Convention, OSPAR Convention and Rotterdam Convention 2006.03.30 
Notice, pursuant to the Foreign Trade Act  Ministry of Economic 
Affairs   
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- 4 - QR
No. General description 
of the restriction 
 Type of 
restriction  
(Symbol in 
Annex 2 of 
the 
Decision) 
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on 
HS(2012) 
 Detailed Product 
Description 
 WTO Justification 
(e.g. Article XX(g) 
of the GATT, etc.) 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments (e.g. 
Montreal Protocol, 
CITES, etc) National legal basis 
and entry into force  
(i.e. Law, regulation 
or administrative 
decision) 
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments 
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
13. Import and Export 
Prohibition  CP 
 2925.29.00 Certain toxic 
chemical substances Stockholm 
Convention, OSPAR Convention and Rotterdam Convention 2010.01.04 
Notice, pursuant to the Foreign Trade Act  Ministry of Economic 
Affairs  
14. Export Prohibition 
 P 2505.90.00 
2517.10.90 Sand and gravel  
  Article XX(g) of the 
GATT 2013.09.25 
Reviewing Directions of Sand and Gravel Export Application Ministry of Economic 
Affairs  
15. Export Prohibition 
 CP-X ex8710.00.00 
8906.10.00 9301.11.00 
9301.20.00 
9301.90.00   Military weapons 
 Article XXI of the 
GATT  1993.11.29 Regulations 
Governing Export and Import Commodities of 
Military Authority Ministry of National 
Defense  
16. Export Prohibition CP-X ex 9705.00.00 Collections and 
collectors' pieces of weapon Article XX(b) of the 
GATT Article XXI of the GATT 1983.06.27 
Controlling Guns, Ammunition and Knives Act Ministry of the 
Interior Ministry of National Defense 
17. Export Prohibition 
 CP-X ex 9705.00.00 
9706.00.00 Antiquities: any 
arts, utensils of life or civility, and books or documents having cultural significance and of value of different eras and from different ethnic groups. Convention on the 
Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property 1970.  Cultural Heritage 
Preservation 
Act（Amended Date: 
2012.05.15 ） 
 Ministry of Culture 
 
18. Import Prohibition 
 P 0106.20.90 
0106.39.00 High-risk invasive 
animals Article XX(b) of the 
GATT Wildlife Conservation 
Law (Amended Date : Council of Agriculture 
  
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- 5 - QR
No. General description 
of the restriction 
 Type of 
restriction  
(Symbol in 
Annex 2 of 
the 
Decision) 
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on 
HS(2012) 
 Detailed Product 
Description 
 WTO Justification 
(e.g. Article XX(g) 
of the GATT, etc.) 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments (e.g. 
Montreal Protocol, 
CITES, etc) National legal basis 
and entry into force  
(i.e. Law, regulation 
or administrative 
decision) 
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments 
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
ex0106.49.00 
ex0301.99.29 0306.29.19 0307.60.10   2013.01.23 ） 
 
19. Import Prohibition 
 P 0302.89.89 
0303.89.89 0304.49.90 0304.59.90 0304.89.90 0304.99.10 0306.39.90 0305.59.90 ex1604.19.90 1607.19.90 Puffer fish, and  
relevant products  Article XX(b) of the 
GATT  2009.12.28 
Notice, pursuant to the Foreign Trade Act  Fisheries Agency,  
Council of Agriculture  
20. Import Prohibition 
 P 1207.99.20 
3301.90.11 Cannabis fructus 
and extracted oleoresins of opium  Article XX(b) of the 
GATT Narcotics Hazard 
Prevention Act (Amended Date : 2016.2.4) Ministry of Justice 
21. Import Prohibition 
 P 2914.31.00 
 Phenylacetone (1-
phenylpropan-2-one) Article XX(b) of the 
GATT  Narcotics Hazard 
Prevention Act (Amended Date : 2016.2.4) Ministry of Justice 
22. Import Prohibition 
 P 1518.00.50 Inedible fats or 
oils, waste in particular Article XX(b) of the 
GATT 2014.10.20 
Notice, pursuant to the Foreign Trade Act Ministry of Economic 
Affairs 
23. Import Prohibition 
 CP 2852.90.00 
2908.11.00 Certain toxic 
chemical substances Stockholm 
Convention, Rotterdam Convention  2013.11.28 
Notice, pursuant to the Foreign Trade Act Ministry of Economic 
Affairs  
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- 6 - QR
No. General description 
of the restriction 
 Type of 
restriction  
(Symbol in 
Annex 2 of 
the 
Decision) 
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on 
HS(2012) 
 Detailed Product 
Description 
 WTO Justification 
(e.g. Article XX(g) 
of the GATT, etc.) 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments (e.g. 
Montreal Protocol, 
CITES, etc) National legal basis 
and entry into force  
(i.e. Law, regulation 
or administrative 
decision) 
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments 
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
24. Import Prohibition 
  CP 2710.19.51 
2710.91.10 2710.91.20 2710.91.90 2830.90.90 2903.79.00 2903.92.10 2903.92.20 2904.20.00 2908.19.10 2908.19.90 2909.19.90 
2909.19.90 
2929.90.00 3403.19.90 3404.90.90 3824.90.23 3824.90.99 Certain toxic 
chemical substances  Article XX(b) of the 
GATT  Toxic Chemical 
Substances Control Act  
 
(Amended Date : 2013.12.11)  Environmental 
Protection Administration  
25. Import Prohibition 
 P 2903.14.00 
2903.19.10 2903.76.00 2903.77.00 3813.00.00 
8424.10.00 Ozone-depleting 
substances  The Vienna 
Convention for the protection of the Ozone Layer and its Montreal Protocol on 
substances that 
deplete the Ozone Layer 2007.5.4 
Regulation for Management of Controlled Chemicals Under the Montreal 
Protocol  
 Environmental 
Protection Administration  
26. Import Prohibition 
 CP 8548.10.10 Waste lead-acid 
accumulators and spent lead-acid accumulators Basel Convention 
 1997.05.30 
Notice, pursuant to the Foreign Trade Act  Ministry of Economic 
Affairs  
  
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- 7 - Section 2: Cross-reference to other WTO noti fications with information on quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
This section shall be filled by Members in case a notification made pursuant to another notification requirement (e.g. set in t he Agreement on 
Agriculture, Agreement on Balance of Payments, Agreement on Safe guards, and the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, etc.)  contains 
information on a quantitative restriction in force and which is not listed in Section 1.   
 1.  Agreement on Agriculture  
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes  
   No   
 
2.  Agreement on Balance of Payments  
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes  
   No   
 
3.  Agreement on Safeguards 
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
 
4.  Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures (non-automatic licences) 
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes      No   
 
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:   
Document symbol 
of notification General 
description Type 
of 
restr
.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2007) Detailed Product 
Description WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force  
 Administration; 
modification of prev. 
notified measures; 
and other comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
G/LIC/N/3/TPKM/6 Restriction on 
importation of methyl bromide, hcfcs and tarff         
  G/MA/QR/N/TPKM/2  
 
- 8 - Document symbol 
of notification General 
description Type 
of 
restr
.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2007) Detailed Product 
Description WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force  
 Administration; 
modification of prev. 
notified measures; 
and other comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
 quota (permits, 
declarations and quotas)       
 
5. Other notifications 
A. Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction in other notifications?   Yes     No   
 
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