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 Draft “Regulations for Quarantine of Plant Regulated Articles Export and 
Import by Mail” 
（In case of any discrepancy between the Chinese text and the English translation thereof, 
the Chinese text shall govern ） 
Article 1   
These regulations are established in accordance with Ar ticle 21. 1 of the Plant 
Protection and Quarantine Act (hereinafter referred to as “ the Act”).  
 
Article 2   
Plant regulated articles listed below exported and imported by mail must  be 
conducted in accordance with these regulations:  
1. For export ing: when the importing country requests a quarantine certificate in 
accordance with the first paragraph  of Article 20 of the Act and the mailing 
plants are seeds  less t han 1 kilogram, bulbs less than  3 kilograms , or plants 
and other plant products less than  10 kilograms.  
2. For import ing: when it is consistent with the requirements under the provision  
of the third paragraph  of Article 17 of the Act.  
When the plants or plant  products to be exported exceed the weight specified by  
the preceding  paragraph, it must  be conducted  in accordance with the quarantine 
procedure for general goods .  
 
Article 3   
When the importing country requests a quarantine certificate in accordance with 2 
 the first paragraph  of Article 20 of the Act for plant regulated articles to be 
exported by mail, before exportation, the sender may complete an application 
form, enclose ident ification documents , and prepare plant regulated articles to 
file a quarantine application with the local plant quarantine authority.  
If the quarantine result of the plant regulated article s by the local plant quarantine 
authority under the preceding  parag raph does not show any pest infestation and  
the requirements of the importing country are satisfied, the local plant quarantine 
authority will issue a quarantine tag. However, if any  of the following conditions  
applies , a phytosanitary  certificate for exp ort may be issued:  
1. The importing country requests the issuance of a phytosanitary certificates . 
2. The importing country requests a declaration of quarantine conditions.  
3. The importing country requests a statement about quarantine treatment.  
 
Article 4   
When plant regulated articles are imported by mail in accordance with 
subparagraph 2 of the third paragraph  of Article 17 of the Act, t he recipient must  
complete an application form and file an application for approval of entry with 
the local plant quarantine authority.  
If the information in the application form of the preceding  paragraph is 
incomplete, the local plant quarantine authority should  notify  the recipient to 
make supplemental submission before the deadline.  If the supplemental 
submission is not mad e before the deadline, or if the information remains 3 
 incomplete after supplemental submission, the application will not be processed.  
Only after the local plant quarantine authority reviews, approves , and issues an 
import approval for the plant regulated a rticles mentioned in the first paragraph 
to be imported may the recipient import or notify  the sender to export  the plant 
regulated article s by mail in accordance with the approval details.  
Within the validity period of one year of the import approval of the date of 
issuance, the recipient may import or notify  the sender to export the plant 
regulated article s by mail in accordance with the approval details many  times 
during the validity period. After the validity period expires, the recipient must  
file a ne w application in accordance with the first paragraph.  
 
Article 5   
For plant regulated articles imported by mail in accordance with the provision  of 
the third paragrap h of Article 17 of the Act, the names of the contents must  be 
clearly specified on the packaging.  
When an import approval is acquired in accordance with the preceding  article, 
the import approval document must  be attached to the packa ge. 
 
Article 6   
Plant regulated articles imported by mail  can only be import ed by mail after an 
on-site quarantine inspection to confirm the compliance with the requirements 
of the third paragraph  of Article 17 of the Act by the local plant quarantine 4 
 authority . If the requirements are not satisfied , the plant regulated articles will 
be reshipped  or destroyed , and the local plant quarantine authority will complete 
a notification  and notify the recipient.  
For plant regulated articles that may be imported by mail in accordance with the 
preceding  paragraph, the postal authority will cooperate with the local plant 
quarantine authority and notify  the recipient to file a quarantine application with 
the authority.  The recipient must  complete an application form on a batch by 
batch basis and enclose identification documents to file a qua rantine application 
with the local plant quarantine authority.  If the local plant quarantine authority 
deems it necessary, the recipient must be  at the inspection site  and participate in 
the quarantine inspection.  
Importation is allowed only if the result of quarantine inspection of the preceding  
paragraph complies  with the quarantine requirements of the Republic of China.  
If the requirements are not satisfied , quarantine measures will be undertaken 
such as requesting the submission of proper ly corrected phytosanitary 
certificates within a specified time limit , quarantine treatment, post-entry 
quarantine,  reshipment , or destruction in accordance with Articles 14, 16 and 19 
of the Act.  The local plant quarantine authority must  notify the recip ient with 
an official  form . 
 
Article 7   
These regulations become effective on June 20, 2019.