Committee on Market Access - Notification pursuant to the Decision on Notification Procedures for Quantitative Restrictions (G/L/59/Rev.1) - The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu

NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/Rev.1)

                           The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu

The following communication, dated 3 October 2018, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu.

 

 

A.      Notifying Member: The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and           Matsu

B.      Date of notification:   3 October 2018

C.      First time notification:

      Yes

      No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol): G/MA/QR/N/TPKM/2

D.      Type of notification:

      1.  Complete (i.e. notification of all quantitative restrictions in force)

      2.  Changes to a notification previously made in (doc symbol) which are of the following nature:

             2.1   Introduction of new restrictions, as listed in Section 1.

             2.2   Elimination of restrictions, as described in G below.

             2.3   Modification of a previously notified restriction, as described in Section 1.

      3.  Reverse notification of restrictions maintained by (Member):

E.      The notification provides information for the following biennial period (e.g. 2012‑2014): 2018-2020 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2018

F.       This notification contains information* relating to:

      Section 1:  List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force.

      Section 2:  Cross-reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative restrictions that are currently in force and additional information.

G.      Comments of a general nature, including a description of the elimination of restrictions notified under D.2.2 and the date they ceased to be in force.

 

 


Section 1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force

 

 

QRNo.

General description of the restriction

Type of restriction

Tariff line code(s) affected, based on HS (2017)

Detailed Product Description

WTO Justification and Grounds for Restriction, e.g., Other International Commitments

National legal basis and entry into force
(i.e. Law, regulation or administrative decision)

Administration, modification of previously notified measures, and other comments

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.        

Import and Export Prohibition

P

P-X

0106.19.40.23

0301.99.29.48

0301.99.29.49

 

High-risk invasive animals

Article XX(b) of the GATT

Animal Protection Act (Amended Date: 2000.02.25)

Council of Agriculture

2.        

Import and Export Prohibition

P

P-X

0208.90.29.20

Meat of dogs, fresh, chilled or frozen

Article XX(a) of the

GATT

Animal Protection Act

(Amended Date: 2011.6.29)

Council of Agriculture

3.        

Import and Export Prohibition

P

P-X

0301.99.29.51

0302.81.00.10

0303.81.00.10

0304.47.00.10

0304.59.90.20

0304.88.00.11

1604.19.90.71

1604.19.90.72

1604.19.90.79

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) and relevant products.

Article XX(b) of the GATT

CITES

 

2007.9.5

Notice by Fisheries Agency, Council of Agriculture, pursuant to The Fisheries Act

Fisheries Agency, Council of Agriculture

4.        

Import and Export Prohibition

P

P-X

0602.90.10.10

1404.90.99.50

 

Mushroom spawn and products, containing narcotics

Article XX(b) of the

GATT

 

Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act

Ministry of Justice

5.        

Import and Export Prohibition

P

P-X

2914.39.00.10

 

Isomers and salts of Phenyl-2-propanone, P2P

Article XX(b) of the

GATT

Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act (Amended Date: 2014.12.16)

Ministry of Justice

6.        

Import and Export Prohibition

P

P-X

2914.79.00.20

 

Isomers and salts of o-Chlorphenyl cyclopentyl ketone, 2-Chlorophenylcyclopentyl ketone, o-Chlorobenzoylcyclopentane

Article XX(b) of the

GATT

Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act (Amended Date: 2013.3.8)

Ministry of Justice

7.        

Import and Export Prohibition

P

P-X

2926.90.90.30

 

Isomers and salts of alpha-Acetylphenylacetonitrile, APAAN

Article XX(b) of the

GATT

Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act (Amended Date: 2014.12.16)

Ministry of Justice

8.        

Import and Export Prohibition

P

P-X

2925.29.00.10

Hydroxylimine HCL

Article XX(b) of the

GATT

Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act (Amended Date: 2007.12.11)

Ministry of Justice

9.        

Import and Export Prohibition

CP

CP-X

 

2903.81.00.00

Certain toxic chemical substances

Article XX(b) of the

GATT

Toxic Chemical Substances Control Act (Amended Date: 2013.12.11)

Environmental Protection Administration

10.     

Import and Export Prohibition

CP

CP-X

2921.45.00.60

2921.45.00.71

2921.45.00.72

2921.49.00.10

2921.49.00.20

Certain toxic chemical substances

Article XX(b) of the

GATT

Stockholm Convention, OSPAR Convention and Rotterdam Convention

Toxic Chemical Substances Control Act (Amended Date: 2013.12.11)

Environmental Protection Administration

11.     

Export Prohibition

P-X

1211.90.60.60

1211.90.91.41

1211.90.91.42

1211.90.91.43

1211.90.91.44

Chinese medicine and pharmacy containing Aristolochic acids

Article XX(b) of the

GATT

2003.11.14 Notice by Department of Health, pursuant to Pharmaceutical Affairs Act

Ministry of Health and Welfare

12.     

Export Prohibition

P-X

2505.90.00.10

2505.90.00.90

2517.10.90.00

Sand and gravel

Article XX(g) of the

GATT

2013.09.25

Reviewing Directions of Sand and Gravel Export Application

Ministry of Economic Affairs

13.     

Export Prohibition

CP-X

8710.00.00.10

8710.00.00.20

8906.10.00.00

9301.10.00.00

9301.20.00.00

9301.90.00.00 

Military weapons

Article XXI of the

GATT

1993.11.29 Regulations Governing Export and Import Commodities of Military Authority

Ministry of National Defense

14.     

Export Prohibition

CP-X

9705.00.00.20

Collections and collectors' pieces of weapon

Article XX(b) of the

GATT;

Article XXI of the GATT

1983.06.27

Controlling Guns, Ammunition and Knives Act

Ministry of the Interior

15.     

Export Prohibition

CP-X

9705.00.00.90

9706.00.00.90

Antiquities: any arts, utensils of life or civility, and books or documents having cultural significance and of value of different eras and from different ethnic groups.

Article XX(f) of the GATT

Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property 1970.

 

Cultural Heritage Preservation Act

Ministry of Culture

16.     

Import Prohibition

P

0106.20.90.10

0106.39.00.31

0106.49.00.10

0106.49.00.20

0301.99.29.43

0301.99.29.44

0301.99.29.45

0301.99.29.46

0301.99.29.47

0306.39.90.11

0307.60.10.11

High-risk invasive animals

Article XX(b) of the GATT

Wildlife Conservation Law (Amended Date: 2013.01.23)

Council of Agriculture

17.     

Import Prohibition

P

0302.89.89.50

0303.89.89.20

0304.49.90.40

0304.59.90.40

0304.89.90.50

0304.99.10.10

0305.39.90.30

0305.59.90.30

1604.19.90.31

1604.19.90.32

1604.19.90.39

Puffer fish, and relevant products

Article XX(b) of the

GATT

2009.12.28

Notice, pursuant to the Foreign Trade Act

Ministry of Health and Welfare

Fisheries Agency, Council of Agriculture

18.     

Import Prohibition

P

1207.99.20.90

3301.90.11.00

Cannabis fructus and extracted oleoresins of opium

Article XX(b) of the

GATT

Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act

Ministry of Justice

19.     

Import Prohibition

P

2914.31.00.00

 

Phenylacetone (1-phenylpropan-2-one)

Article XX(b) of the

GATT

Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act (Amended Date: 2014.12.16)

Ministry of Justice

20.     

Import Prohibition

P

1518.00.50.00

Inedible fats or

oils, waste in

particular

Article XX(b) of the

GATT

2014.10.20

Notice, pursuant to the Foreign Trade Act

Ministry of Economic

Affairs

21.     

Import Prohibition

CP

2852.90.00.00

2908.11.00.00

Certain toxic chemical substances

Article XX(b) of the

GATT

Stockholm Convention, Rotterdam Convention

Toxic Chemical Substances Control Act (Amended Date: 2013.12.11)

Environmental Protection Administration

22.     

Import Prohibition

CP

2830.90.90.10

2903.79.00.20

2903.92.10.00

2903.92.20.00

2904.20.00.14

2908.19.10.00

2908.19.90.20

2909.19.90.10

2909.19.90.30

2929.90.00.10

3403.19.90.10

3404.90.90.10

8424.10.00.19

Certain toxic chemical substances

Article XX(b) of the

GATT

Toxic Chemical Substances Control Act (Amended Date: 2013.12.11)

Environmental Protection Administration

23.     

Import Prohibition

P

2903.14.00.00

2903.19.10.10

2903.76.00.00

2903.77.00.10

2903.77.00.20

2903.77.00.30

2903.77.00.40

2903.77.00.51

2903.77.00.61

2903.77.00.62

2903.77.00.71

2903.77.00.72

2903.77.00.73

2903.77.00.74

2903.77.00.75

2903.77.00.76

2903.77.00.77

3813.00.00.10

Ozone-depleting substances

Article XX(b) of the

GATT

The Vienna Convention for the protection of the Ozone Layer and its Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone Layer

2007.5.4

Regulation for Management of Controlled Chemicals Under the Montreal Protocol

Environmental Protection Administration

24.     

Import Prohibition

P

2710.19.51.21

2710.91.10.00

2710.91.20.00

2710.91.90.00

3824.99.23.10

3824.99.99.11

8548.10.10.00

hazardous industrial waste

Article XX(b) of the

GATT

Basel Convention

2014.12.05 Types of Industrial and General Wastes Banned from Importation

Notice by Environmental Protection Administration, pursuant to Waste Disposal Act

Environmental Protection Administration


Section 2: Cross-reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative restrictions that are currently in force

 

This section shall be filled by Members in case a notification made pursuant to another notification requirement (e.g. set in the Agreement on Agriculture, Agreement on Balance of Payments, Agreement on Safeguards, and the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, etc.) contains information on a quantitative restriction in force and which is not listed in Section 1. 

 

1.    Agreement on Agriculture

 

A.     Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No 

 

2.    Agreement on Balance of Payments

 

A.     Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No 

 

3.             Agreement on Safeguards

 

A.     Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No 

 

4.    Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures (non-automatic licences)

 

A.     Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes      No 

 

B.     If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:

 

Document symbol of notification

General description

Type of restr.

Tariff line code(s) affected, based on HS(2007)

Detailed Product Description

WTO Justification and Grounds for Restriction, e.g., Other International Commitments

National legal basis and entry into force

Administration; modification of prev. notified measures; and other comments

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

G/LIC/N/3/TPKM/9

Restriction on importation of METHYL

NAL

1. METHYL BROMIDE:

 

METHYL BROMIDE &  HCFCS

Article XX(b) of the GATT

1.METHYL BROMIDE: MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS

 

Environmental Protection Administration

 

BROMIDE & HCFCS

 

2903.39.90.21-5, 3808.99.92.10-7, 3824.77.00.10-4

 

2. HCFCs:

2903.71.00.00-8, 2903.73.00.00-6, 2903.74.00.00-5, 2903.72.00.00-7, 2903.79.00.10-8, 2903.75.00.00-4

 

 

2003/05/21 Promulgated

 

2. HCFCs: CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 2017/12/08 Amended

 

 

5.    Other notifications

 

A. Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction in other notifications?   Yes     No 

 

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* In English only.