G/SPS/N/TPKM/447  
 
24 August 2017  
(17-4521) 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 Qua rantine, 
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): Table potatoes  
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" and the " Quarantine Requirements for 
the Importation of Table Potatoes".  Language(s): English . Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/TPKM/17_ 3759_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The importation of table potatoes needs to comply with the 
"Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Table Potatoes". However, table 
potatoes originating from New Zealand must be imported under the current b ilateral 
requirements.  
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 s tandard? 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 
No. 11 and 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:  G/SPS/N/TPKM/447  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: The 
draft amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Table 
Potatoes" (Council of Agriculture Announcement, Nong Fang Zi No.  106149384 3A dated 
on 16 August 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 deter mined.  
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/o r (dd/mm/yy) : 23 October 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 Inspec tion 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 Notifica tion 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., Taipe i City, 10070, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw