Plant Protection and Quarantine Act｜第 15 條｜動植物防檢疫｜Act｜In Force
第 三 章｜農業部｜v1.0
Last Amended: 2018-06-20
For the following articles are prohibited from importation: 1. Pests. 2. Natural enemies, antagonists or competitors and other organisms used as biological control agent for controlling pest. However, those which are assessed and confirmed to be free of pest risk by the central competent authority, or microbial agents that are imported in compliance with the regulations of the Act on Agro-pesticides Management are not subject tothis restriction. 3. Soil. 4. Plants, plant products, or other articles attached to soil. 5. Packages or containers used for the articles mentioned in the preceding four Subparagraphs. Governmental agencies (institutions), public enterprises, schools, juridical persons, or organizations registered under relevant laws with one of the following situations may apply to the central competent authority for importing the objects mentioned in the preceding Paragraph: 1. For purposes of experiments, research, education, or exhibition. 2. Legal deposit of articles that are mentioned in Subparagraph 1 and 2 of the preceding Paragraph. 3. Articles mentioned in Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of the preceding Paragraph used for producing pest-risk-free products. 4. Insect pollinators mentioned in Subparagraph 1 of the preceding Paragraph, or biological control agents mentioned in Subparagraph 2 of the preceding Paragraph that are used for field pollination or biological control, which have been assessed and approved by the central competent authority. 5. In accordance with other specific purposes that are publicly notified by the central competent authority. For articles that are imported in accordance with Subparagraph 1 and 2 of the preceding Paragraph for the purposes of experiments, research, education, legal deposit, or exhibition, maybe shared for use upon the approval of the central competent authority. The application process, declaration, safety control measures, treatment methods and production and retaining of usage record, report or monograph, and regulations of other relevant matters regarding risk assessment for importation of those mentioned in Paragraph 2 and sharing mentioned in the preceding Paragraph, shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.