G/SPS/N/TPKM/659

1 September 2026

(26-6035)

Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

Original: English

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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: 7

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2026/SPS/TPKM/26_04497_00_e.pdf

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Description of content: This announcement updates the phytosanitary regulations by:

1. Adding hosts and affected countries or areas in accordance with recent scientific literature;

2. Revising country name ordering and categorization for regulated pests;

3. Removing 37 species from the quarantine pest list to align with WTO SPS principles.

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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): 31 October 2026

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/