The 12th edition of the joint committee meeting under the Agreement Between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation was held Aug. 4 in Taipei City, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said.
According to the MOEA, the Taiwan delegation was led by Hu Chi-chuan, deputy director-general of its International Trade Administration. The participating officials exchanged views and reviewed progress on a wide range of issues specified in the agreement, including food safety inspections, animal and plant health inspections, technical trade barriers, e-commerce and joint audiovisual production, as well as trade, labor and Indigenous concerns.
Food safety and animal and plant inspections 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, pineapples and lychees to New Zealand, the ministry added.
At the same time, the MOEA said Taiwan has honored its pledge to not levy tariffs on selected agricultural products from New Zealand such as antlers and liquid milk. The government additionally completed systematic inspections of other dairy products from New Zealand in June this year, paving the way for exports of qualified products to Taiwan in the future, it added.
In terms of technical trade barriers, the ministry said the two sides reviewed the bilateral exchanges last September on key minerals, energy-storage equipment and battery safety and will host a seminar later this month to bring Taiwan firms up to speed on New Zealand’s inspection regulations on electrical and electronic products.
The Taiwan delegation thanked its New Zealand counterpart for promoting ANZTEC to deepen the bilateral trade relationship, and expressed hope that the two sides will expand cooperation in response to the changing global trade landscape. (SFC-E)
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According to the MOEA, the Taiwan delegation was led by Hu Chi-chuan, deputy director-general of its International Trade Administration. The participating officials exchanged views and reviewed progress on a wide range of issues specified in the agreement, including food safety inspections, animal and plant health inspections, technical trade barriers, e-commerce and joint audiovisual production, as well as trade, labor and Indigenous concerns.
Food safety and animal and plant inspections 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, pineapples and lychees to New Zealand, the ministry added.
At the same time, the MOEA said Taiwan has honored its pledge to not levy tariffs on selected agricultural products from New Zealand such as antlers and liquid milk. The government additionally completed systematic inspections of other dairy products from New Zealand in June this year, paving the way for exports of qualified products to Taiwan in the future, it added.
In terms of technical trade barriers, the ministry said the two sides reviewed the bilateral exchanges last September on key minerals, energy-storage equipment and battery safety and will host a seminar later this month to bring Taiwan firms up to speed on New Zealand’s inspection regulations on electrical and electronic products.
The Taiwan delegation thanked its New Zealand counterpart for promoting ANZTEC to deepen the bilateral trade relationship, and expressed hope that the two sides will expand cooperation in response to the changing global trade landscape. (SFC-E)
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