G/TBT/N/TPKM/474  
17 November 2021  
(21-8687) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, 
KINMEN AND MATSU   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Food and Drug Administration  
Ministry of Health and Welfare  
No.161 -2, Kunyang St., Nangang Dist.  
Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 -2) 2787 -7561  
Fax: +(886 -2) 3322 -9490  
E-mail: protein06@fda.gov.tw  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indica ted if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS 
(HS 33)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for 
Amendments to Article 4 of Regulations for Management of Cosmetic Product Inform ation 
File (2 page(s), in English; 3 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  With a view to implementing Paragraph 3, Article 4 of the 
Cosmetic Hygiene and Safety Act, the Ministry of Health and Welfare promulgated 
Regulations for Cosmetic Product  Information File Management (hereinafter ''the 
Regulations''), which specify the requirements for product information files to be 
established by manufacturers or importers prior to the supply, sale, giveaway, public 
display or consumer trial offer of cosm etics. The content included the applicable scope of 
manufacturers or importers, the information to be included in the product information 
files, the qualifications of signatories for the safety reports, storage period of the product 
information files.  
There were suggestions on the qualifications of signatories for the safety reports received. 
After evaluation of those suggestions, the Ministry of Health and Welfare is proposing to 
regulate that a person who graduated from the department of chemistry and che mical 
engineering at the domestic or foreign university before 30 June 2019, and  had at least 
five years of relevant work experience in cosmetic safety evaluation, may keep engaging 
in relevant work and thus serve as a signatory for the safety report. Ther efore, the 
amendments to Article 4 of the Regulations is proposed to be adopted.  G/TBT/N/TPKM/474  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Cosmetic Hygiene and Safety Act;  
• Regulations for Cosmetic Product Information File Management  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No. 4 , Sec. 1, Jinan Rd., Zhongzheng Dist.  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 2) 3343 -5140  
Fax: +(886 2) 2343 -1804  
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
https://gazette.nat.gov.tw/egFront/detail.do?metaid=128056&log=detailLog  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/TPKM/21_7198_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/TPKM/21_7198_00_x.pdf