Regulations for Approving Imports of Designated Plant Regulated Articles Article 10

Upon the expiration date or the end of use of designed plant regulated articles or their derivatives, or violation of the safety control measures of Article 8 and correction or improvement not done after being noticed by the plant quarantine authority within a specified time period, the designed plant regulated articles or their derivatives shall be re-exported or destroyed jointly with the plant quarantine authority.Except for the application for exhibition use, importer or users may apply to the central competent authority to lift the re-exportation or destruction and safety measures of Article 8 thirty days prior to the expiration date for the permitted use.If the risk assessment conducted by the central competent authority indicates potential invasive or pest risk, the application pursuant to the preceding paragraph will not be approved.