Plant Protection and Quarantine Act｜第 16 條｜動植物防檢疫｜Act｜In Force
第 三 章｜農業部｜v1.0
Last Amended: 2018-06-20
Importer(s) or their agent importing the regulated articles shall provide phytosanitary certificates issued by the plant quarantine authority of the exporting country. However, this requirement does not apply to those exempted from inspection as announced by the plant quarantine agency. If the importer(s) fail to submit phytosanitary certificates pursuant to the preceding Paragraph or the phytosanitary certificates submitted contain information inconsistent with the pertinent quarantine requirements, the plant quarantine authority shall take one of the following measures, and the cost shall be borne by the importer(s). 1. Submission of properly corrected phytosanitary certificates within a specified time limit. 2. Quarantine treatment. 3. Reshipment. 4. Destruction. The phytosanitary certificate issued by the plant quarantine authority of the exporting country, as mentioned in Paragraph 1, may be provided electronically with consent of the plant quarantine authority.