Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification - The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu - Host fruits of peach fruit moth (Carposina sasakii)

NOTIFICATION

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Notifying Member: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency, Ministry of Agriculture

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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 fruits of peach fruit moth (Carposina sasakii)

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[ ]      All trading partners

[X]     Specific regions or countries: Republic of Korea

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Title of the notified document: Draft amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Host Fruits of Peach Fruit Moth (Carposina sasakii) from the Republic of Korea". Language(s): English. Number of pages: 1

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/TPKM/25_01865_00_e.pdf

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Description of content: The "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Host Fruits of Peach Fruit Moth (Carposina sasakii) from the Republic of Korea" are revised so that the packing procedure of fresh fruits imported from the Republic of Korea may be conducted simultaneously with fresh fruits for domestic markets or any other countries under the relevant safeguards measures.

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Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from other damage from pests.

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Is there a relevant international standard? 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 No. 14

[ ]        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:

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 9 May 2025

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency, Ministry of Agriculture

9F, No.100, Sec.2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 100060, Taiwan

Tel: +(886) 2 8978 2312

Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200

E-mail: wtosps@aphia.gov.tw

Website: http://www.aphia.gov.tw/

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Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency, Ministry of Agriculture

9F, No.100, Sec.2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 100060, Taiwan

Tel: +(886) 2 8978 2312

Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200

E-mail: wtosps@aphia.gov.tw

Website: http://www.aphia.gov.tw/