G/SPS/N/TPKM/327  
 
23 September 2014  
(14-5320)  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): Plants, plant products and any other regulated articles 
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 Plant Protection and Quarantine 
Act  Language(s): Chinese and English  Number of pages: 8 and 12 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHT/14_4099_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHT/14_4099_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: One article was amended and 13 articles were revised. The 
revision regulates the local and central competent authorities on pest surveillance and pest control, and regulates the central competent authority to promulgate the regulated 
articles which are subject to plant quarantine  and their import requirements, facilitating 
plant quarantine measures for the settlement of Free Trade Zones and paperless customs clearance. The main purpose of this amendment is to adjust the hierarchy of 
the law for some phytosanitary requiremen ts in order to improve the regulatory 
framework of plant protection and quarantine. 
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 1, 2, 
19, 21 and 32  
[ ] None G/SPS/N/TPKM/327 
 
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  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 thes e are available: Plant 
Protection and Quarantine Act (Presidential Decree No. Hua-Zhong-Yi-Yi-Zi-
10300092621 dated 18 June 2014) can be found at: http://www.coa.gov.tw/  (available 
in Chinese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 20 May 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 18 June 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : This amendment came into effect on 20 June 2014. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. This amendment is to adjust the 
hierarchy of the law for some phytosanitary requirements and improve the regulatory 
framework of plant protection and quarantine. 
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