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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/TPKM/243 
15 December 2011  
 (11-6507) 
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):  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:  Summary amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements 
for the Importation of Plants or Plant Products"  Language(s):  English  Number of 
pages:  1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/TPKM/11_4103_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
1. Revise the quarantine requirements for the importation of host plants and plant 
products from the areas where Peronospora tabacina , Sternochetus mangiferae , 
Ditylenchus dipsaci , or Ditylenchus destructor  is known to occur. 
2. Revise the quarantine requirements for the application of first importation of fresh 
fruits from Ceratitis capitata  infected areas.  The exporting country should provide the 
disinfection method and procedures for Ceratitis capitata  or the disease-free supporting 
documents. 
3. Revise the quarantine requirements for the importation of plants or plant products that 
did not have import history within the past five years. 
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)   G/SPS/N/TPKM/243 
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  [ ] 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 Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu will still take any comments into account and amend the 
quarantine requirement if necessary. 
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 
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