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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): Plants or plant
products
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Regions
or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners
[ ] Specific regions or
countries:
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Title of
the notified document: Draft
amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Plants
or Plant Products". Language(s):
English. Number of
pages: 1
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/TPKM/25_04311_00_e.pdf
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Description
of content: Based on current
international scientific literature, synonymous names for Compositae
(Asteraceae) and Leguminosae (Fabaceae) have been added to ensure consistency
in regulatory management.
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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.2 and 11
[ ] 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): 1 September 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:
https://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: https://www.aphia.gov.tw/
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