chinese taipeis import restrictions in response to the nuclear power plant accident in march 2015 japan expressed its concerns over the import ban imposed by chinese taipei on food exports from five japanese prefectures after the accident at tepcos fukushima daiichi nuclear power station as well as over the draft strengthened import regulations that required a pre-test certificate issued by the japanese government for almost all japanese foods from all remaining prefectures. japan had repeatedly provided chinese taipei with comprehensive monitoring results to demonstrate that japanese food was safe for human consumption. four years had passed since the nuclear accident in 2011. in the meantime 13 members such as australia and viet nam had lifted their import restrictions. many other members including the european union the united states and singapore had eased their import restrictions based on sound scientific data. japan believed that the measures maintained by chinese taipei were not based on relevant international standards and were more trade-restrictive than required. japan therefore requested that chinese taipei lift the import ban on the five prefectures and withdraw the draft strengthened import regulations notified to the sps committee last november. chinese taipei noted that although all the inspected batches proceeding from japan were in compliance with chinese taipeis regulation consumer protection groups and the public were still concerned about the safety of food imported from japan. the notified draft control measure requiring that food products imported from japan be accompanied by pre-export radiation test certificates and certificates of origin was developed as a consequence of the radioactive contaminated water leak accident from fukushima nuclear power plant in 2013. chinese taipei expressed its willingness to continue bilateral talks and looked forward to finding a mutual satisfactory solution on this matter. in july 2015 japan reiterated its concerns over the import ban imposed by chinese taipei on food exports from five japanese prefectures after the accident at tepcos fukushima daiichi nuclear power station as well as over the strengthened import restrictions imposed since 15 may 2015. according to information published by chinese taipei none of the more than 70 000 samples of japanese food products tested had exceeded chinese taipeis limit levels of radioactive cesium which seemed to confirm the appropriateness of japans measures taken after the incident. japan also noted that chinese taipeis import restrictions were not based on science nor based on the relevant international standards and were more trade restrictive than required. japan requested that chinese taipei complete its risk assessment and immediately remove its measures. japan also expressed hope that bilateral consultations would hel find a mutually acceptable solution. chinese taipei confirmed the implementation of control measures consisting in the temporary suspension of inspection applications for food produced in the fukushima and the other four nearby prefectures since march 2011. however in march 2015 food products from the restricted prefectures had entered the chinese taipei market using false labelling. consequently chinese taipei had implemented control measures requiring certificates of origin and for specific food products and prefectures radioactive examination reports. chinese taipei also noted concerns over the continuous leakage of radioactive contaminated water from fukushima nuclear power plant since 2013. chinese taipei reiterated its commitment to bilateral efforts to find a solution to this matter. in october 2015 japan reiterated its concerns over the import ban imposed by chinese taipei on food from five japanese prefectures after the accident at tepcos fukushima daiichi nuclear power station as well as over the strengthened import restrictions imposed since 15 may 2015. japan stressed that although an incident where some japanese food products had been imported w