. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/87 
22 June 2006 
 (06-3049) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Host plants or plant products of Xylella fastidiosa  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  French 
Polynesia, Lesotho, South Africa, Swazila nd, Canada, Mexico, United States, and all 
countries and districts in Central and South America.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft amendment of the 
"Quarantine Requirements for the importation of  plants or plant products" (Available in 
Chinese, 5 pages).  
6. Description of content:  In G/SPS/N/TPKM/81, TPKM has notified the changes of the 
hosts and pest infestation countries or districts of Xylella fastidiosa .  After reviewing of all 
available data, the draft requirement is revised now.  Australia was deleted from the pest 
infestation countries, and some plants, such as Alnus rhombifolia , was added into the hosts of 
Xylella fastidiosa .  The importation of living plants (excl uding flowers, fruits and seeds) of its 
hosts will be prohibited.  
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 No. 11 Pest risk analysis for quarantine 
pests including analysis of environmental risks  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  None  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  G/SPS/N/TPKM/87 
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  12. Final date for comments:  16 August 2006  
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 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