. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/19/Rev.2 
31 August 2004 
 (04-3610) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision
 
 
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 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 exported to  the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Draft amendment of the 
"Quarantine Requirements for the importation of plants or plant pr oducts" (available in 
Chinese and English, 8 pages) 
6. Description of content:  BAPHIQ revises the following qu arantine requirements for the 
importation of plants or plant products from tr ading partners:  (1) Revise the hosts and the 
pest infestation countri es or districts of Sternochetus mangiferae , Cryptorrhynchus gravis  
and Frankliniella occidentalis ;  (2) Amendment of the requirements for the importation of 
plants or plant products for the first time from a country or district which is in the immediate 
vicinity of a quarantine pest area, and has similar climate and crops to those of the area;  (3) 
Amendment of the requirement fo r the importation of designated fresh fruit for the first time 
from a country or district where the Mediterranean fruit fly is known to occur; (4) Amendment of the quarantine requirement fo r the importation of ca rrot from the United 
States (State of California);  (5) Amendment of Psila rosae  as a quarantine pest and it's 
quarantine requirement for the importation of entire or any part of living Umbelliferae 
(excluding seeds).  
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), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  None G/SPS/N/TPKM/19/Rev.2 
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 10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined 
12. Final date for comments:  30 September 2004 
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 notificati on 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