| Legislative： |
1.Promulgated on May 25, 2015
2.Amendment to Articles 1, 5, 7, 9 and 11, promulgated on October
27, 2020. |
| Content： |
Article 1
These Regulations are established pursuant to the Paragraph 5 of
Article 14 of the “Plant Protection and Quarantine Act”
(hereinafter called “the Act”).
Article 2
The regulated articles subject to post-entry quarantine
(hereinafter referred to as "PEQ articles") pursuant to
subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of Article 14 of the Act
are the designated living plants or propagating materials that
shall be conducted for a designated quarantine period.
Article 3
The post-entry quarantine for PEQ articles shall be conducted in
the plant quarantine authority, or the PEQ station designated
by the plant quarantine authority, or the PEQ station provided
by the importers that have been approved by the plant quarantine
authority.
Article 4
The importers shall submit application to the plant quarantine
authority for approval before importing PEQ articles.
The application in the preceding paragraph shall include the
scientific names (including the genus names and the species
names) or the cultivar names of PEQ articles, the parts of the
PEQ article, the exporting country or area, and the quantity of
such importation.
The importers shall provide the following requisite documents
if PEQ was conducted in the PEQ station provided by the importer:
1.Layout map and address (including the lot number) of the PEQ
station, the land ownership certificate or the agreement for
the use by land owner, and the facilities of safety isolation
site for PEQ;
2.Cultivation and management plan of PEQ articles;
3.Management plan for PEQ articles after importation, including
the name of the person responsible for the management, phone
number, and PEQ control measures.
If the application of the first paragraph or the requisite documents
or information of the preceding paragraph are incomplete, the plant
quarantine authority shall issue a notice to require supplementation
or correction within a specified time period. If such supplementation
or correction is not made or the submitted content remains incomplete
within the deadline, the application will not be accepted.
Article 5
The PEQ station shall meet one of the following requirements
mentioned below:
1.For quarantine field site:
(1)Fences must be established surrounding the field site for
isolation, and;
(2)Plants of the same family shall not be cultivated within 50
meters, and;
(3)The entrance shall be able to be kept locked, and designated
personnel are required for managing the field site and
controlling the access of vehicles.
2.For greenhouse or screen house:
(1)The facility shall consist of a roof made from impervious
material, and;
(2)The sides of the facility must be enclosed; and all vents,
windows and other holes shall be covered with screens with
openings no larger than 0.6 mm to be separated from the outside
environment, and;
(3)The entrance shall be installed with antiseptic device for
disinfecting hands and footwear, and;
(4)The entrance shall be able to be kept locked, and designated
personnel are required for managing the field site and
controlling the access, and;
(5)The ground shall be free of weeds and soil; the ground which
is a permeable surface shall be equipped with raised benches
at least 30 cm above the ground.
If the PEQ articles are confirmed to have the risk of diseases
which are insect-borne, the PEQ station shall meet the requirement
of subparagraph 2 of the preceding paragraph.
Article 6
The plant quarantine authority shall dispatch the inspector to
perform an on-site audit of the PEQ station if such a station is
provided by the importer. If the station is not compliant with
the first paragraph of the preceding article, the importers
shall make improvements within the deadline. If the required
improvement is not met before the deadline, the application will
not be accepted.
Improvements of the preceding paragraph shall be made within two
months.
Article 7
The plant quarantine authority will issue the import permit for
the importation of PEQ articles after the application is approved.
The import permit is valid within two months from the day issued.
For the application of importation in several shipments, the
validation of import permit shall not exceed four months.
During PEQ, if any of the approved plan and content of Paragraph
3 of Article 4 is changed, the importer shall submit application
with the changed and updated documents or information to the plant
quarantine authority for approval.
Article 8
The importers or their agents shall apply for quarantine inspection
of PEQ articles accompanied by the import permit on arrival.
The domestic transportation of PEQ articles shall be escorted by
the inspector dispatched by the plant quarantine authority or
being sealed by the inspector dispatched by the plant quarantine
authority and sent by the importers or their agents. The PEQ
articles being transported to the isolation site shall not be
opened and cultivated before being checked by the inspector
dispatched by the plant quarantine authority where the PEQ station
is located.
The importers or their agents shall provide transportation vehicles
and the cost for the transportation of the preceding paragraph.
Article 9
The importers shall manage in accordance with the approved plan
and content and comply the rules listed below during PEQ:
1.All or any part of PEQ articles, or their derivatives shall
not be moved out from the PEQ station without the permission of
the plant quarantine authority;
2.The access of personnel and the entrance, release and usage of
fertilizers, pesticides, cultivation media, and other materials
of the PEQ station during PEQ period shall be recorded for audit;
3.The used cultivation media and other materials, discarded
solution, and plant residues shall be collected and disinfected
by means which are approved by the plant quarantine authority,
and then disposed or discarded; such a record shall be made for
audit;
4.The movement of other regulated articles shall be approved by
the plant quarantine authority;
5.If the PEQ articles are dead or infested with pests, the importers
shall immediately notify the plant quarantine authority and
follow the instructions of the inspector of the plant quarantine
authority or disposed by the plant quarantine authority. All
the costs shall be borne by the importers.
The PEQ station provided by the importer shall maintain the
completeness of the secure facility; in addition, it shall not
be changed without the permission of the plant quarantine
authority. If is not compliant with Article 5 due to damage or
any other reasons, the importer shall inform the plant quarantine
authority and take safety measures immediately.
If PEQ takes place in facilities of the plant quarantine authority
or is designated by the plant quarantine authority, the importer
shall pay the fees collected according to relevant regulations.
Article 10
During PEQ, the plant quarantine authority shall dispatch the
inspector to check the growth conditions and pest occurrence
following the rules listed below:
1.Herbaceous plant: checking at least once a month.
2.Woody plant: checking at least once every three months.
Article 11
If the PEQ articles are confirmed by the plant quarantine authority
to have any of the conditions listed below during PEQ, they shall
be deemed as failing to meet the import quarantine inspection and
be destroyed:
1.Infested with pests listed in Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1 of
Article 14 of the Act.
2.Infested with pests listed in Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 1 of
Article 14 of the Act and suffer from a lack of proper disinfection.
3.Infested with pests which are not confirmed as known to occur
in Taiwan and suffer from a lack of proper disinfection.
4.Infested with pests other than above-mentioned which are deemed
not to be of low risk determined by the plant quarantine authority
and suffer from a lack of proper disinfection.
5.In violation of Paragraph 2 of Article 8, PEQ articles transported
to the PEQ station are opened and cultivated before inspection
by the local plant quarantine authority where the PEQ station is
located.
6.In violation of the Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1 of Article 9,
all or any part of PEQ articles, or their derivatives are moved
out from the PEQ station without the permission of the plant
quarantine authority.
7.In violation of the management measures under the Subparagraphs
2 to 5 of Paragraph 1 or Paragraph 2 of Article 9, the improving
measures notified by the plant quarantine authority shall be
implemented within a specified time period but are not implemented.
At the end of quarantine periods, PEQ articles which are qualified
that do not have any of the conditions mentioned above, shall be
admitted within their validity period.
The plant quarantine authority shall inform the importers to
remove their PEQ articles from plant quarantine authority or the
facility designated by the plant quarantine authority within a
deadline once being admitted valid; otherwise the PEQ articles
shall be disposed by the plant quarantine authority with the cost
borne by the importers.
Article 12
The regulated article which are found to be infected by pests
that could not be identified immediately at the point-of-entry,
or the species of the living plant or propagating materials that
could not be identified immediately during import inspection may
also be subjected to PEQ according to these Regulations.
The PEQ of the regulated articles of the preceding paragraph
shall be conducted in the plant quarantine authority or the
isolation sites designated by the plant quarantine authority.
If the infested pests of the regulated articles subject to the
first paragraph or the species of the living plants or propagating
materials were able to be identified during PEQ, the plant quarantine
authority may lift the PEQ control measures and release the regulated
articles; otherwise the plant quarantine authority shall notify
and request the importers or their agents to disinfect, destroy,
re-export or conduct other measures to such regulated articles within
a deadline.
Article 13
These regulations become effective on the date of promulgation. |