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Annual Report 2018 Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan 11 NOV 。 The COA began to offer “Farmers’ Occupational Injury Insurance.” Announced the “Operation Directions of Subsidy Provision for Contractual Plantation Transfer to Forage Crop.” Announced the “Regulations for Processing Disputes Concerning Farmers’ Health Insurance and Occupational Injury Insurance,” which took effect November 1. Announced the “Organization Regulations of Farmers’ Health Insurance and Occupational Injury Insurance Supervisory Commission,” which took effect November 1. Announced the suspension of imports of live pigs, pork, and pork products from Japan, to prevent the transmission of classical swine fever into Taiwan. Sent staff to Dubrovnik, Croatia, to attend the “Meeting of the Compliance Committee” and “21st Special Meeting of the Commission” of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. Convened the “5th Taiwan-Israel Agricultural Working Group Meeting.” Convened the “5th ANZTEC Sanitary and Phytosanitary Joint Management Committee Meeting.” Hosted the “2018 International Wetland Convention,” at which Peter Corthwaite, CEO of the Hong Kong branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), announced that the WWF would be opening a branch in Taiwan within ve years. Provided subsidies to the Taichung City government to hold the “2018 Taichung World Flora Exposition.” Held a ceremony to mark the opening of the “Research Center for Control and Prevention of Avian Inuenza.” Set up the “Agrotourism Pavilion” and the “Agro-gifts and Souvenirs Pavilion” at the “2018 Taipei International Travel Fair.” Set up the “Rural Health Pavilion” at the “2018 Healthcare+Expo Taiwan.” Held the “2018 Winter Sale Expo for Premium Agri-food Products of Assured Safety.” Sent staff to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to attend the “14th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity” (CBD-COP-14). 147 ●●●●●●●● November