WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/TPKM/245 
15 December 2011  
 (11-6509) 
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 H ealth Inspection and Quarantine 
(BAPHIQ) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Tissue culture plantlets with and without media in sterile containers 
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 of the "Quarantine Requirements for the 
Importation of Tissue Culture Plantlets"  Language(s):  Chinese  Number of pages:  2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/TPKM/11_4105_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
1. Definition of the commodity covered in the draft. 
2. The importation of tissue culture plantlets with media shall be accompanied with a 
phytosanitary certificate issued by the NPPO  of exporting member.  The statement of 
free from designated virus(es), viroid(s) and phytoplasma(s) should be attached in the 
phytosanitary certificate. 
3. The importation of tissue culture plantlets wit hout media in sterile containers which are 
the hosts of burrowing nematode ( Radopholus similis ) or golden nematode ( Globodera 
rostochiensis ) shall be accompanied with a phytosanitary certificate issued by the 
NPPO of the exporting member.  The phytosanitary certificate should state relevant information as follows:  (1) the plantlets were  cultivated in sterile containers and  not 
grown in soil or other growing media;  (2 ) the plantlets were transplanted from the 
sterile media under the supervision of the NPPO ;  as well as (3) the certification of free 
from designated pests. 
4. Tissue culture plantlets that are infected or  possibly contaminated by pests would be 
tested to confirm that they are free fro m quarantine pests and diseases of concern. 
5. The tissue culture plantlets that are subject to post-entry quarantine would still need to 
meet with relevant quarantine requirements. G/SPS/N/TPKM/245 
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  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 stan dard?  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 11  
[ ] 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:  Nil   
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:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  15 December 2011.  The draft requirements gather the scattered 
requirements listed in other documents.  The procedures and requirements for those 
consignments are not change. 
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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, 51 Chung Ching S. Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei 100 Taiwan Tel:  +(886) 2 2343 2084 Fax:  +(886) 2 2343 1400 
E-mail:  wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw   G/SPS/N/TPKM/245 
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  13. Texts 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  
9F, 51 Chung Ching S. Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei 100 Taiwan Tel:  +(886) 2 2343 2084 
Fax:  +(886) 2 2343 1400 
E-mail:  wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw