Draft Amendment of the “Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of 
Host Fruits of Peach Fruit Moth ( Carposina sasakii )  
from Republic of Korea” 
(The revised texts are underlined.  
In case of divergence, the Ch inese version will prevail) 
 
1. The importation of fresh fruits of Malus spp. (apples), Pyrus spp. (pears), and Prunus 
persica  (peaches) from Korea to Taiwan must  be in compliance with the following 
requirements. Other fresh host fruits of peach fruit moth ( Carposina sasakii ) are 
prohibited to export to Taiwan. 
2. Requirements for supplying orchards  
2.1 Growers with the intention of exporting fres h fruits to Taiwan must carry out strict 
pest control measures of peach fruit mo th during the production season and keep the 
pest-control records. 
2.2 Authoritative departments of local governments in Korea have to supervise the pest 
control measures taken by growers in their di stricts to ensure the conformity to the 
pest control schedule by the Ru ral Development Administration ( hereinafter referred 
to as RDA). The pest control schedule must be provided to the inspector of the plant 
quarantine authority of the Republic of China (Bureau of Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection and Quarantine,  hereinafter referred to as BAPHIQ) during annual on-site 
inspection for reference. 
2.3 Unripe pears shall be properly bagged and s ealed before the diameter of fruit reaches 
2.5 cm. 
2.4 Apple and peach orchards shall meet the following requirements: 
2.4.1 Pheromone traps must be used with Z7 -20-11Kt as lure and hung at about 1.5m 
above ground during active seasons of adu lt peach fruit moth. At least one trap 
shall be set per hectare. Farms smaller than 1 hectare shall be recognized as 1 
hectare. Traps must be checked every two weeks or more freque ntly to survey the 
occurrence of peach fruit moth. If 3 or more peach fruit moths are found at a 
single trap, effective pest control m easures shall be taken immediately. 
Pheromone lure must be renewed constant ly. Complete records of monitoring and 
control must be kept for inspection. 
2.4.2 Field surveillance shal l be done 10~15 days prior to harvest. At least 10 plants 
must be examined for orchards smaller th an 1 hectare. For those larger than 1 hectare, at least 5 additional plants sh all be examined per 0.5 hectare (orchards 
less than 0.5 hectare is r ecognized as 0.5 hectare). At  least 20 fruits must be 
checked for each plant. If any peach fruit moth is found, fruits from that orchard 
are prohibited to be exported to Taiw an during the whole production season. 
Complete records of field surveilla nce must be kept for inspection. 
2.5 Inspectors of the  Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency of the Republic of Korea 
(hereinafter referred to as  QIA) or BAPHIQ will conduc t the verification of the 
supplying orchards to ensure measures that are taken for the prevention of the fruits 
being infected by peach fruit moth during th e delivery to packinghouses after harvest. 
2.6 Supplying orchards in compliance with th e aforementioned requirements shall be 
registered by QIA. Packinghouses are in char ge of keeping the lists of registered 
orchards for verification by BAPHIQ insp ectors during annual on- site inspection. The 
lists must show orchard owner’s name, address, variety of fruits produced, and the acreage of plantation. 
4. On-site inspection  
4.1 Every year, one month prior to the on-site  inspection, QIA shall formally invite 
BAPHIQ to send quarantine inspector(s) to Korea to perform on-site inspection of 
supplying orchards and packinghouses. A list  of approved packinghouses shall also be 
provided to BAPHIQ along with the invitation. 
4.2 BAPHIQ may dispatch quarantine inspector to participate in th e inspection, or QIA 
may undertake the inspection on behalf of BA PHIQ based on agreed criteria listed 
below: 
4.2.1 On-site inspection of the same type of  fruit was conducted by BAPHIQ in the 
previous year. 
4.2.2 There are no detection records of liv ing peach fruit moth during export and 
import inspections and no first outbreak of  prohibited quarantine pest of Taiwan 
in the previous season of the type of fruit. 
4.3 If QIA undertakes on-site in spection on behalf of BAPHIQ, QIA shall provide the 
report to BAPHIQ within one month after the inspection. 
4.4 All necessary expenses shall be borne by Korea.