Plant Protection and Quarantine Act Article 15

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.
中文原文 植物防疫檢疫法第15條
下列物品,不得輸入:
一、有害生物。
二、用於防治有害生物之天敵、拮抗生物或競爭性生物及其他生物體之生物防治體。
但經中央主管機關評估確認無疫病蟲害風險者,或依農藥管理法核准輸入之微生物製劑,不在此限。
三、土壤。
四、附著土壤之植物、植物產品或其他物品。
五、前四款物品所使用之包裝、容器。
政府機關(構)、公營事業機構、學校、法人或依法設立登記之團體有下列情形之一者,得申請中央主管機關核准輸入前項物品:
一、供實驗、研究、教學或展覽之用。
二、依法寄存前項第一款、第二款物品。
三、以前項第一款、第二款物品為原料,產製不具傳播有害生物風險之物品。
四、以通過中央主管機關風險評估之前項第一款授粉昆蟲或前項第二款生物防治體供田間授粉或生物防治。
五、符合其他中央主管機關公告之特定目的。
依前項第一款及第二款規定輸入之物品,為供實驗、研究、教學、依法寄存或展覽之目的,經中央主管機關核准者,得分讓使用。
第二項輸入及前項分讓使用之申請程序、申報、安全管制措施、處理方式、風險評估方式、使用紀錄、報告或著作之製作與保存及其他應遵行事項之辦法,由中央主管機關定之。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.