The 13th edition of the joint committee meeting of the Agreement Between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation took place Aug. 17.
According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Director General William Liu of its International Trade Administration led Taiwan’s delegation. The ministry said the meeting agenda covered a wide range of issues, including animal and plant health inspections and quarantine, technical trade barriers, e-commerce and joint audiovisual production, as well as Indigenous relations , trade and labor, and intellectual property rights.
Food safety and animal and plant inspections and quarantine have been priority issues since the agreement took effect in December 2013, the MOEA said. Taiwan has successfully expanded its agricultural export market with shipments of locally grown Oncidium orchid cut flowers, mangoes, lychees and pineapples to New Zealand, the ministry added.
The MOEA said the two sides also concluded a project in May this year to allow Taiwan to export moth orchids and anthuriums to New Zealand, adding that this positive development will further broaden export horizons for the Taiwanese flower crops and enhance local sector’s global competitiveness.
Progress has also been made in the other areas, the ministry said, citing a seminar held last August to bring Taiwanese firms up to speed on New Zealand’s electronic products inspection system.
The MOEA said the two sides also agreed to prioritize discussions over the next three years on small and medium enterprises, e-commerce, supply chains, food safety inspection, animal and plant health inspections and quarantine, the environment and trade, and Indigenous affairs. (SFC-E)
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According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Director General William Liu of its International Trade Administration led Taiwan’s delegation. The ministry said the meeting agenda covered a wide range of issues, including animal and plant health inspections and quarantine, technical trade barriers, e-commerce and joint audiovisual production, as well as Indigenous relations , trade and labor, and intellectual property rights.
Food safety and animal and plant inspections and quarantine have been priority issues since the agreement took effect in December 2013, the MOEA said. Taiwan has successfully expanded its agricultural export market with shipments of locally grown Oncidium orchid cut flowers, mangoes, lychees and pineapples to New Zealand, the ministry added.
The MOEA said the two sides also concluded a project in May this year to allow Taiwan to export moth orchids and anthuriums to New Zealand, adding that this positive development will further broaden export horizons for the Taiwanese flower crops and enhance local sector’s global competitiveness.
Progress has also been made in the other areas, the ministry said, citing a seminar held last August to bring Taiwanese firms up to speed on New Zealand’s electronic products inspection system.
The MOEA said the two sides also agreed to prioritize discussions over the next three years on small and medium enterprises, e-commerce, supply chains, food safety inspection, animal and plant health inspections and quarantine, the environment and trade, and Indigenous affairs. (SFC-E)
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