Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification - The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu - Bees - Addendum

NOTIFICATION

Addendum

The following communication, received on 9 October 2025, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu.

 

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The amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Bees" in relation to Article 10 (Annex 8-2) of the "Regulations for the Importation of Objects Subject to Animal Quarantine"

The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu notified the draft amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Bees" in relation to Article 10 (Annex 8-2) of the "Regulations for the Importation of Objects Subject to Animal Quarantine" on 25 June 2025 (G/SPS/N/TPKM/647). The amendment was promulgated on 8 October 2025, which is available at: https://www.aphia.gov.tw/ws.php?id=9579.

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/TPKM/25_06813_00_e.pdf

This addendum concerns a:

[ ]           Modification of final date for comments

[X]          Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation

[ ]           Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation

[ ]           Withdrawal of proposed regulation

[ ]           Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force

[ ]           Other:

Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)

[ ]           Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] 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/

Text(s) available from: [X] 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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