. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/123 
17 December 2007  
 (07-5620) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  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 He alth Inspection and Quarantine 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fresh fruits of Actinidia deliciosa , Citrus limonia , Citrus paradisii , Citrus 
reticulate , Citrus reticulata  x C. paradisii , Citrus reticulata  x C. sinensis , Citrus sinensis , 
Persea Americana , Vaccinum corymbosum , Vitis vinifera  and betel nut ( Areca catechu ), and 
the designated host seedlings of burrowing nematode ( Radopholus similis ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  
Australia (excluding Riverl and and Tasmania), Thaila nd and the Netherlands 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft amendment of the 
"Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of  Host Fruits of Mediterranean Fruit Fly or 
Queensland Fruit Fly from Austra lia", "Quarantine requirements for the importation of fresh 
betel nut fruits from Thailand", and draft of "Quarantine requirements for the importation of 
propagation materials which are hosts of Radopholus similis  from the Netherlands" (available 
in Chinese, 12 pages) 
6. Description of content:   
(1) BAPHIQ revised the cold treatment requ irement of "Quarantine Requirements for the 
Importation of Host Fruits of Mediterran ean Fruit Fly or Queensland Fruit Fly from 
Australia". C. reticulata , C. sinensis , C. reticulata  x C. paradisi , C. reticulata  x 
C. sinensis , and C. paradise  may be imported after receiving the treatment under 2°C for 
18 days, and C. limonia  is allowed to be trea ted under 2°C for 16 days. 
(2) BAPHIQ revised item 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the "Quarantine requirements for the 
importation of fresh betel nut fruits from Thailand" to make it more precisely. 
(3) Anthurium  spp., Aechmea  spp., Bromelia  spp., Cryptanthus  spp., Guzmania  spp., 
Neoregelia  spp., Nidularium  spp., Tillandsia  spp. and Vriesea  spp. seedlings with roots 
produced at the designat ed facilities in th e Netherlands may be imported in accordance 
with the "Quarantine requirements for the importation of propagat ion materials which 
are hosts of Radopholus similis  from the Netherlands". 
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    G/SPS/N/TPKM/123 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
ISPM No. 10 - Requirements for the establishmen t of pest free places of production and pest 
free production sites 
ISPM No. 11 - Pest risk analysis for quaran tine pests including analysis of environmental 
risks and living modified organisms 
ISPM No. 14 - The use of integrated measur es in a systems approach for pest risk 
management 
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   None 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined. 
12. Final date for comments:  26 December 2007 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
Bureau of Animal and Plant He alth Inspection and Quarantine 
9F, 51 Chung Ching S. Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei 100 Taiwan Tel:  +(886) 2 2343 1401 
Fax:  +(886) 2 2343 1400 
E-mail:  wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Bureau of Animal and Plant He alth Inspection and Quarantine 
9F, 51 Chung Ching S. Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei 100 Taiwan Tel:  +(886) 2 2343 1401 
Fax:  +(886) 2 2343 1400 
E-mail:  wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw