G/SPS/N/TPKM/577  
 
15 October 2021  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
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 ): Stem (including rhizome) of Anthurium  spp., Philodendron  spp., 
Monstera  spp.; and above -ground portion of Anubias  spp., Bucephalandra  spp., and 
Cyperus  spp. 
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:  The amendment of Subparagraph 3, Paragraph 1 of 
Part A of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Plants or Plant Products" . 
Language(s): English . Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/TPKM/21_6550_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The emergency phyto sanitary measures for hosts of burrowing 
nematode and relevant regulated plant parts are amended to mitigate the biosecurity risk 
posed by burrowing nematodes. The stem (including rhizome) of Anthurium  spp., 
Philodendron  spp., Monstera  spp. and above -groun d portion of Anubias  spp., 
Bucephalandra  spp., and Cyperus  spp. are added to the host list of burrowing nematodes.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  The emergency 
measures aim to prevent the introduction of burrowing nematodes, which are associated 
with the abovementioned plants and relevant regulated plant parts. This decision is based 
on recent interceptions at the border of on above -mentioned stems  and rhizome imported 
into the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, relevant 
scientific evidence and regulation of other countries.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimenta rius 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) :  G/SPS/N/TPKM/577  
 
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM num ber): 
IPPC Article  11 , ISPM No. 13  
[ ] 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:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
The amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Plants or Plant 
Products" (Council of Agriculture Announcement, Nong Shou Fang Zi No. 1101494969A 
dated  5 October  2021)  can be found  at: 
https://www.coa.gov.tw/theme_data.php?theme=publication&id=5615  (available  in 
Chinese)  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
15 October 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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, 100060, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@m ail.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, 100060, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw