. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/154 
25 February 2009  
 (09-0974) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 Quarantine 
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):  Fresh fruits 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[   ] All trading partners, or 
[ X ] Specific regions or countries:  Australia and Peru  
5. Title of the notified document:  Amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the 
importation of plants or plant products"  Language:  Chinese  Number of pages:  6  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/TPKM/09_0706_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Draft amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the 
Importation of Host Fruits of Mediterranean  Fruit Fly or Queensland Fruit Fly from 
Australia", and draft of "Quarantine Requireme nts for The Importation of Fresh Fruits from 
Pure".  
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 N°)     
[   ] None G/SPS/N/TPKM/154 
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   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) :  1 March 2009 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  1 March 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 March 2009 
[ X ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):    
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, 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 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 1401 
Fax:  +(886) 2 2343 1400 E-mail:  wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw