. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/TPKM/246 
15 December 2011  
 (11-6510) 
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 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):  Fresh carrot ( Daucus carota  L.) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Australia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft of the "Quarantine Requirements for the 
Importation of Carrot from the Ar eas where Burrowing Nematode ( Radopholus similis ) is 
Known to Occur in Australia"  Language(s):  Chinese  Number of pages:  3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/TPKM/11_4106_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Importation of fresh carrots ( Daucus carota  L.) from areas where 
burrowing nematode ( Radopholus similis ) is known to occur in Australia (New South 
Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia) must be 
regulated in accordance with the "Quarantin e Requirements for the Importation of Carrot 
from the Areas where Burrowing Nematode ( Radopholus similis ) is Known to Occur in 
Australia".  The operation of the designated pr oduction sites, soil testing, harvest, packing 
and storage operation, export inspection pro cedure, and import inspection shall follow these 
quarantine requirements. 
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 number)  ISPM 4 and 11  G/SPS/N/TPKM/246 
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  [ ] 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. 
[X] 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