RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/MA/TAR/RS/88/Corr.2 
16 March 2007 
 
 (07-1046) 
Committee on Market Access Original:   English 
  
 
RECTIFICATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS OF SCHEDULES 
 
Schedule CLIII – The Separate Customs Territo ry of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
 
 
Corrigendum  
 
  Reference is made to documents G/ MA/TAR/RS/88, dated 16 October 2002, and 
G/MA/TAR/RS/88/Corr.1, dated 24 October 2002, whereby the Separate Customs Territory of 
Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Mats u submitted modifications and rec tifications to Schedule CLIII in 
the context of Paragraphs 5 a nd 6 of Annex 5 to the Agreemen t on Agriculture.  Pursuant to 
consultations undertaken with the Members who rai sed reservations within th e time-frame set out in 
the Decision of 26 March 1980 (GATT doc. L/4962, BI SD 27S/25), the Separate Customs Territory 
of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Ma tsu hereby submits a corrigendum
1 to replace the language of 
headnote 2 (Rice Quota Administration) of Section I-B (See the attachment).  It is noted that the other contents of documents G/MA/TAR/RS/88 and Corr.1 would remain unchanged. 
                                                     
 
1 In English only. G/MA/TAR/RS/88/Corr.2 
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  Schedule CLIII – The Separate Customs Territo ry of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
 
 
PART I - MOST-FAVOURED-NATION TARIFF 
SECTION I - Agricultural Products 
SECTION I-B-Tariff Quotas 
 
 
2.    Rice Quota Administration    Chinese Taipei shall ensure that rice from cent ral stocks shall no longer be prohibited from 
entering domestic marketing channels for industrial  and/or food use.  Imports of rice for re-export 
shall not count against imports under the tariff-ra te quota.  Chinese Taipei shall lift its ban on 
imported rice upon accession and establish a tariff-ra te quota (TRQ).  This TRQ shall be 144,720 
metric tons calculated on a brown rice basis starti ng from the year 2003.  Future quota growth shall be 
consistent with commitments undertaken by WTO Members in connection with negotiations 
conducted pursuant to the outcome of negotia tions under the Doha Development Agenda. 
 
CENTRALIZED IMPORTS   Specification of Imported Rice: Rice imported by the Chinese Taipei authorities shall be tendered to meet internationally rec ognized standards for trade in rice. 
 
 Disposal of Imported Rice: Imported rice sha ll be accorded no less favourable treatment than 
rice produced in Chinese Taipei. Imported rice sha ll have full access to normal marketing channels, 
wholesalers, distributors, and end users. It shall be priced at a level which ensures that it enters the 
domestic market at prices competitive with rice pro duced in Chinese Taipei.  Imported rice shall be 
marketed in a timely fashion so that its quality for table use is not adversely affected by storage time. 
Imported rice shall not be exported as food aid, nor used for livestock feed. 
 
 There shall be permitted an aggregate quantity of rice for centralized imports, entered into 
subheadings HS 10061000, 10062000, 10063000, 10064000  during any calendar year, of not less than 
the total quantity specified below.  
 
       Centralized Import Quantity        ( m e t r i c  t o n )   
United States             64,634 
Australia              18,634 
Thailand        8,300 Egypt    2,500 
      The quantitative limitations established by this note shall be administered through regulations 
(including licenses and reallocati on of unfilled quotas) issued by the Council of Agriculture.  Any 
change in the centralized import quantity and shar e shall be subject to negotiation between Chinese 
Taipei and other interested WTO Members.   PRIVATE SECTOR TRADE  
 Direct Private Sector Trade: Chinese Taipei’s  TRQ system for private rice trade shall be 
conducted through direct private-sector importation. The system shall be operated with the objective 
of ensuring that the TRQ fills with a minimal level of market distortion and that the imported rice 
enters Chinese Taipei’s domestic wholesale and reta il markets on conditions no less favourable than 
exist for rice produced in Chinese Ta ipei. Thirty-five percent of the TRQ quantity shall be reserved  G/MA/TAR/RS/88/Corr.2 
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  for private-sector imports unless agreement is reac hed between Chinese Taipei and other interested 
WTO Members regarding a change in the private sector share.      Terms of Trade: Quota allocation certificates shall serve as automatic import licenses, in compliance with the Agreement on Import Licensing Pr ocedures and consistent with Article XIII of 
GATT 1994. All commercial terms of trade, includi ng product specifications, origin, pricing, 
packaging, etc. shall be at the sole determination of the parties engaged in the transaction.  Partial 
shipments against a single allocation shall be perm itted.  Traders may import any product or mixture 
of products subject to the same TRQ as noted in Chinese Taipei’s schedule.  Imported rice shall be 
permitted to be distributed freely within Chinese Ta ipei without further trade-based restrictions.  
Allocation certificates shall be freely transferable  and tradable, and certificate holders may have 
certificates reissued to combine or divide allocations.   Application:  All applications for alloca tion of TRQ quantities shall be submitted to the 
Ministry of Finance (MOF).  By 30 September of the previous year, the number of segments, the 
quantity of each segment, and the specific conditio ns for applying for a TRQ allocation shall be 
published in the official journal. MOF shall gran t allocations and publish and notify the names of 
recipients and allocations within 14 calendar days  of the close of the application period. The TRQ 
shall be allocated in accordance with the provisions of this headnote and para graph 34 of the Working 
Party Report. Any trader registered as a f ood dealer can apply for a TRQ allocation. 
 
 Associated Fees: Any and all fees, charges, depos its, duties, etc. associated with the allocation 
process shall be made explicit in the advance public  notification process, and with the exception of 
ordinary customs duties and/or other charges as  noted in Chinese Taipei’s schedule, shall be 
commensurate with the cost of the services rendere d. Chinese Taipei requires a refundable bid bond 
of no more than 10 percent from applicants for rice TRQ.  No other performance or bid bond 
requirements shall be instituted. 
  Allocation:  Allocations shall be established fo r commercially viable shipping quantities, but 
a ceiling of no more than 20 percent of each segment  shall be established in advance and published as 
part of the allocation notification procedures. Allocat ion certificates shall be valid for product arriving 
between 1 January and 15 September for the first private sector quota allocation of the calendar year.  
Subsequent allocation certificates shall be valid be tween one day after the date of allocation and 15 
September. The date of arrival shall be define d in accordance with Article 6 of the implementing 
regulations of the Customs Law of Chinese Taipei as  of the date of accession. Upon request and proof 
of signed contract before 15 September, MOF sha ll automatically extend the validity date of the 
certificate to cover products arriving on or before 31 December.  
 
 Reallocation of unused allocations: In any year, if the holder of a quota allocation certificate has not contracted for import of the holder’s tota l allocation by 15 September, the unused portion of 
the allocation shall be reallocated through a comp etitive process. Reallocation certificates shall be 
valid for 90 days.  
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