G/SPS/N/TPKM/398  
 
7 June 2016  
(16-3044)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Wood and wooden products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Countries or districts where Asian longhorn 
beetle is known to occur.  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements 
for the Importation of Wood"   Language(s): English  Number of pages: 1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TPKM/16_2190_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The phytosanitary certificate (PC) requirements for sawn 
timber are revised. Species name and place of origin shall be stated on the PC for sawn 
timber from countries or districts where Asian longhorn beetle is known to occur. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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 11  
[ ] 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/398 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
The draft amendment of the "Quarantine Re quirements for the Importation of Wood" 
(Council of Agriculture Announcement No. Nong-Fang-Zi-1051493438A dated 
19 May 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 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) : 6 August 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 Notifi cation 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