G/SPS/N/TPKM/343
8 January 2015
(15-0140)  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): Designated plant regulated articles or other articles 
regulated by Article 14 and Article 15 of th e "Plant Protection and Quarantine Act". 
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 draft amendment of the "Regulations for 
Approving Imports of Designated Plant Regulated Articles or Other Articles" 
Language(s): Chinese  Number of pages: 9  
6. Description of content: The designated plant regulated articles or other articles 
(hereinafter referred to as "designated plant regulated articles") are only permitted to be imported for the purposes of experiment, research, education or exhibition use. This 
amendment adjusted the hierarchy of phytosanitary rules in order to improve the 
regulatory framework of plant protection and quarantine. In this draft, one article was 
added, nine articles were revised, and one article was deleted.  
The deleted article of this amendment regarding the qualification of the importer and the 
permitted purpose for the importation was moved to the "Plant Protection and Quarantine Act". The added article states the requirements for the importation of 
Drosophila melanogaster for research use. 
The contents of the revised articles are: 
a. The requisite dossier of the importer for the import application of designated plant 
regulated articles.  
b. The valid period of the import permit and the utilization of the designated plant 
regulated articles. 
c. The obligation of the importer to declare the designated plant regulated articles upon 
arrival and provide the transportation of the designated plant regulated articles. 
d. The requirements for the verified utilizatio n of the designated plant regulated articles 
and the containment facility. 
e. The requirement for extending the validi ty of the verified period for using the 
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  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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius 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)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  ISPM No. 1, 
2 and 34  
[ ] 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 available: The 
draft amendment of the "Regulations for Approving Imports of Designated Plant 
Regulated Articles or other Articles" (Council of Agriculture Announcement, 
Nong-Fang-Zi No. 1031494020A dated on 25 October 2014) 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) : 9 March 2015 
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 
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 
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  
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