G/SPS/N/TPKM/489  
 
1 April 2019  
(19-2008) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Fresh a pples 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Italy 
5. Title of the notified document: Draft of the "Quarantine Requirements for the 
Importation of  Fresh Apples from Italy" . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/TPKM/19_1797_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The draft regulates the quarantine requirements for the 
importation of Italy's fresh apple fruits. Fresh apple fruits from Italy shall be subject to a 
systems approach including registration of supplying orchards and packinghouses, pre -
selection procedures, and export inspection. The fresh apple fruits would also have to be 
imported in commercial consignments, treated with in -transit cold treatment during sea 
transportation, and accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the national 
plant protection organization of Italy declaring that the regulated measures addressed in 
this draft quarantine requirements are met.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant p est or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? 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 2 
and 14  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant internat ional standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/TPKM/4 89 
 
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  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 of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Apples from 
Italy", Nong Shou Fang Zi No.  1081493290A dated on  18 March  2019 can be found at: 
http://www.coa.gov.tw/  (available in Chi nese)  
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 fa cilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 May 2019  
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, 10070, Tai wan 
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.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, 10070, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw