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The Council of Agriculture Announcement
Announcement by the Council of Agriculture
Date: June 4, 2010
Reference Number: Nung-Mu No.0990040930
Subject: This is to announce that Chile is hereby added to the list of countries permitted to export to Taiwan organic agricultural products and organic agricultural processed products specified in Paragraph 1, Article 6, Agricultural Production and Certification Act. The announcement comes into force upon promulgation.
Legal Basis: Paragraph 1, Article 6, Agricultural Production and Certification Act
Contents:
1. The certifications made abroad by any certification body accredited by the countries mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall also be accepted on the condition that such certifications are granted based on their organic-product regulations and technical specifications. The acceptance shall be limited to the product scopes published in the announcement.
2. The list of countries permitted to export to Taiwan organic agricultural products and organic agricultural processed products and the scopes of products specified in Paragraph 1, Article 6, Agricultural Production and Certification Act are updated as shown in the Attachment.
Wu-hsiung Chen
Minister
Council of Agriculture
Attachment
List of countries permitted to export to Taiwan organic agricultural products and organic agricultural processed products and the product scopes specified in Paragraph 1, Article 6, Agricultural Production and Certification Act
|
Product Scope |
Countries |
Remark |
|
Organic agricultural products and organic agricultural processed products (not including animal products) |
Britain, France, Austria, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Australia, Sweden, Luxembourg, Greece, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Portugal, the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Hungary, Chile | |
|
Organic animal products and organic animal processed products |
Australia , New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Chile |
Chile is on the list because its organic- product regulations and technical requirements are equivalent to those of Taiwan. |
