| Legislative： |
1.Promulgated by the Council of Agriculture on September 18, 2000
2.Amended by Ministry of Agriculture on November 14, 2023 |
| Content： |
Point 1
The term“pest infested area”used in the Procedures is a country
or district where a designated pest occurs and is listed in the
“Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Plants or Plant
Products into the Ministry of Agriculture (hereinafter called MOA),
Executive Yuan.
Point 2
A country may apply for recognition of pest free area and shall
submit data and information as follows to the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Agency（hereinafter called APHIA）, MOA, for
review and evaluation.
2.1. Description of the pest free area:information should include,
but not be limited to, geographical location, boundary and
size of the area, river or creek connecting with the area,
record of flooding and dust storm, ecological conditions,
degree of isolation, and other information which can support
its area freedom status.
2.2. Biology of the pest:information should include, but not be
limited to, scientific name, taxonomy, biotype, criteria for
diagnosis or identification, host range, life cycle, survival
condition and potential, reproductive potential, means and
distance of dispersal, sign or symptom of infestation or
infection, damage potential and control measures, etc.
2.3. Systems or information to establish pest free area:
2.3.1. The country shall provide official survey data at least
for the past 12 months (see attached table). Information
required includes, but is not limited to, general surveillance
and specific surveys (detection, delimiting, and monitoring).
If the above data are not available, the country is required
to provide scientific evidence to prove that due to climatic
conditions or other factors, the pest is unable to become
established in that area.
2.3.2. The survey data shall be submitted in details and shall
follow the guidelines of good surveillance practice as
published in the International Standards for Phytosanitary
Measures Publication No.6 of November 1999 --- Guidelines
for Surveillance by the Secretariat of the International
Plant Protection Convention, Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations.
The data should include the qualification of the personnel
involved, appropriate facilities, equipments and instruments,
effective and scientifically-valid methodology, expertise
in diagnostic and identification services as well as
organizational systems of the services, etc.
2.4. Quarantine measures used to maintain status of the pest free
area:
2.4.1. Regulatory actions:listing of the pest on a quarantine pest
list, specification of quarantine requirements for importation
into the country or district, restriction of the movement
of certain plants or plant products within areas of the
country, establishment of buffer zones and record of enforcement
actions taken against violations.
2.4.2. Routine monitoring.
2.4.3. Extension programs for training and educating producers to
strengthen plant protection.
2.5. Follow-up inspection and verification of pest free area:
2.5.1. Inspections of each consignment to be exported.
2.5.2. Requirement for researchers, extension workers or inspectors
to immediately notify the national plant quarantine authority
of any occurrence of the pest.
2.5.3. Monitoring survey.
2.6. Documentation and review:
The aforementioned data and information of periodic review
shall be kept on file and, upon request, shall be made available
for review by the APHIA.
Point 3
If deemed necessary during the review process, the country may be
requested to dispatch appropriate personnel for consultation.
Point 4
After review and evaluation are concluded, inspector(s) of the
APHIA will be sent to the country in proper season to conduct
on-site inspection for confirmation of pest free status.
Point 5
The expenses for inspection of the pest free status by the inspector(s)
of the APHIA shall be borne by the country. |