G/SPS/N/TPKM/486  
 
26 March 2019  
(19-1898) 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 and 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 "Regulations for Quarantine of Plant Regulated  
Articles Export and Import by Mail" . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/TPKM/19_1684_00_e.pdf  
6. Descr iption of content: The "Regulations for Quarantine of Plant Regulated Articles 
Export and Import by Mail" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") is authorized by 
Article 21.1 of the Plant Protection and Quarantine Act. The main contents of the 
Regulations are as follows:  
1. For plant regulated articles exported by mail, the application procedure for export 
quarantine that may be filed by the sender and the quarantine tag or phytosanitary 
certificate for exported plant that may be issued by the plant quarantine authority 
depending on the situation;  
2. For plant regulated articles imported by mail, the application procedure for import 
approval that must be filed by the recipient and the deadlines for supplemental 
submission and import approval;  
3. For plant r egulated articles imported by mail, information or documents that must be 
provided on the packaging or with the package;  
4. Requirements for importing plant regulated articles by mail, application procedure for 
import quarantine by recipient, support to be pr ovided by the postal authority, and 
subsequent settlement if the plant regulated articles are inconsistent with the 
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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  G/SPS/N/TPKM /486 
 
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  [ ] Worl d 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 20  
[ ] 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 av ailable:   
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) : 25 May 2019  
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, Tai wan 
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, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw