G/LIC/N/1/TPKM/12  
 
22 September  2017 
(17-5044) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
 
 AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 1.4(A)1 AND /OR 8.2(B)2 OF THE AGREEMENT  
THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN , PENGHU , KINMEN AND MATSU 
The following notification, dated 20 September  2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of  the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu . 
 
1. Notification under Article 1.4(a) [X];  Article 8.2(b) [X] (If the notification  is made 
under both Articles please mark both with an X)  
2. Source(s) where the Import Licensing Procedure(s) has(ve) been published 
(Official Gazette, publication, website, etc.):  
The website of the Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs:  
http:// www. trade.gov.tw .  
3. Date of publication1:  See dates  of promulgation s/amendment s in “ List of TPKM’ s 
WTO-ILP Questionnaires and Respective Governing Regulations in 2017”. 
(http://www.trade.gov.tw/english/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeID=101&pid=358904 ) 
  Effective date of requirement:  Same as d ate of publication .   
4. Copy(ies) of publication (in  case of Art. 1.4(a))3 and/or legislation (in case of 
Art. 8.2(b))4 is(are) available for consultation by Members:  
[] at the WTO Secretariat (Market Access Division)  (In this case please attach 
copies of the publication and or legislation, if possible in electronic format:  Microsoft 
Word or compatible software)  
and/or  
[X] by request  at the following address and fax numbers, and/or e -mail and 
website:  
(http://www.trade.gov.tw/english/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeID=101&pid=358904 ) 
5. In the case that they are not in one of the three WTO official languages, 
(English, French or  Spanish)  a SUMMARY of the publication (in case of Art. 
1.4(a))  and/or the legislation (in case of Art. 8.2(b))4: 
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  6. Other pertinent data or information (i.e. title of the proposed or adopted 
law/regulation establishing the Import Licensing Procedure):  
 (1) Optical Disk Act : Article 15  and Article 17 ﹙2016/11/30 Amended ﹚ relevant 
content regarding the penalties for violating Article 4 and 10 has been amended.  
 (2) Fisheries Act : Article 7 -1, 49, 61, 68, and 71 ﹙2016/07/20 Amended ﹚: 
relevant content regardi ng the conditions of issuing the fishing licenses, inspection 
of the fishing vessel, the penalties for violating Article 44, and the confiscation for 
violating Article 64 and 65 has been amended.  
 (3) Enforcement Rules of the Fisheries Act : Article 28 and Article 30 ﹙2015/10/05 
Amended ﹚: relevant content regarding the application for the operation of directed 
fishery and the information on the fishing license has been amended.  
 (4) The Regulation for Fishing Vessel Building Permit and Fishery License Issue : 
Article 3, 10, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25 -1, and 32 ﹙2017/01/05 Amended ﹚: relevant 
content regarding the definition of terms, the application for the fishery operator to 
change of fishery type, the replacement qualification, the application for the 
replacement qual ification, the registration as part -time fishery, the restriction on 
the fishery type of fishing vessels less than 5 gross tonnage, the registration as 
gillnet fishery, the rules for the sampans and fishing rafts has been amended.  
 
 
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1 "[...] Publication shall take place, whenever practicable,  21 days prior to the effective date of the 
requirement but in all events not later than such effective date.  Any exception, derogations or changes in or 
from the rules concerning licensing procedures or the list of products subject to import licensing sh all also be 
published in the same manner and within the same time periods as specified above."  See Art. 1.4(a) of the 
Agreement.  
2 "Each Member shall inform the Committee of any changes in its laws and regulations relevant to this 
Agreement and in the adm inistration of such laws and regulations."  
3 "The rules and all information concerning procedures for the submission of applications, including the 
eligibility of persons, firms and institutions to make such applications, the administrative body(ies) to be  
approached, and the lists of products subject to the licensing requirement shall be published, in the sources 
notified to the Committee on Import Licensing [...] Copies of these publications shall also be made available to 
the Secretariat."  See Art. 1.4( a) of the Agreement and document G/LIC/3 "Procedures for Notification and 
Review under the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures".  
4 See document G/LIC/3 "Procedures for Notification and Review under the Agreement on Import 
Licensing Procedures".