G/SPS/N/TPKM/434  
 
9 May 2017  
(17-2494) 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 Qua rantine, 
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): Plants or plant products  
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: Draft amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements 
for the Importation of Plants or Plant Products" . Language(s): English . Number of 
pages: 1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/TPKM/17_2198_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Summary of the revi sed Part B of the "Quarantine 
Requirements for the Importation of Plants or Plant Products":  
(1) India is added as an infested area of Frankliniella occidentalis  based on relevant 
scientific evidence;  
(2) Two insects were added to the regulated pest list, and the scientific names of  one 
fungus and  one nematode were corrected.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest 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 No. 2 and 11  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever po ssible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/TPKM/434  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
The draft of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Plants or Plant 
Products " (Council of Agriculture  Announcement, Nong Fang Zi No. 1061493386A dated 
1 May 2017) 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 p ublication (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 cir culation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 July 2017  
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  
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 No tification 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  
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