G/SPS/N/TPKM/546  
 
20 August 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, 
KINMEN AND MATSU  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health and Welfare  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  General foods  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft of sanitation standard for general foods . 
Language(s):  Chinese and English . Number of pages:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/TPKM/20_4961_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/TPKM/20_4961_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The sanitation standard for general foods were revised. Due to  
the setting of "Sanitation Standards for Microorganisms in Foods" (will be announced 
separately), the provisions concerning the limits for food microorganisms this standard is 
deleted.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seria l number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/TPKM/546  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The draft 
standard (MOHW Food No.1091302126, 18 August 2020) is available in English from the 
National Notification Authority, National Enquiry Point, and Ministry of Health and Welfare. 
The standards will be published in the Official Government Gazette whe n adopted. The 
full text may be downloaded from the following website:   
http://www.fda.gov.tw/eng/index.aspx   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 October 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if av ailable) of other body:   
Food and Drug Administration  
Ministry of Health and Welfare  
No.161 -2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Tel: +(8862) 2787 8000 ext 7317  
Fax: +(8862) 2653 1062  
E-mail: katty@fda.gov.tw   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Food and Drug Administration  
Ministry of Health and Welfare  
No.161 -2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Tel: +(8862) 2787 8000 ext 7317  
Fax: +(8862) 2653 1062  
E-mail: katty@fda.gov.tw