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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/19/Rev.7 
10 August 2005 
 (05-3127) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision
 
 
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 Health Inspection and Quarantine 
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):  Plants or plant products exported to  the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
trading partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Amendment of the 
"Quarantine Requirements for the importation of plants or plant pr oducts" (available in 
Chinese, 20 pages) 
6. Description of content:  BAPHIQ revised the regulated pest  list and amended the quarantine 
requirements for the import ation of frozen plant products and the actions for import plants or 
plant products that was not accompanie d with phytosanitary  certificates.  
BAPHIQ also proposed the requirements for initiation a pest risk assessment (PRA). 
Applying for the first importation of a plant or plant product, the importe r or his agency shall 
provide the information of produc tion management, pest list, pest control, and other assigned 
references that verified by the national plant protection organization of the country of origin 
to BAPHIQ to conduct a PRA. 
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. 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 2 Guidelines for pest risk analysis, ISPM 
11 Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  None 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined G/SPS/N/TPKM/19/Rev.7 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined 
12. Final date for comments:  2 October 2005 
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 notificati on 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