G/SPS/N/TPKM/598  
 
13 October 2022  
(22-7671) Page: 1/2 
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):  Natural edible colorants  
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 Sanitation Standard for Natural Edible Colorant s. 
Language(s):  Chinese and English . Number of pages:  6 in total  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TPKM/22_6888_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TPKM/22_6888_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This regulation aims to:  
− Amend the general requirements for na tural edible colorants ; 
− Amend the specification standard for specific pigments in the attached table.  
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 serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for An imal 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/598  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Draft of Sanitation Standard for Natural Edible Colorant (MOHW  Food No. 1111302473, 
12 October 2022) 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 when adopted. The full t ext may be downloaded from the 
following website: http://www.fda.gov.tw/eng/index.aspx  (available in Chinese) . 
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) : 12 December 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] 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: +(886 2) 2787 8000, ext. 7317  
Fax: +(886 2) 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: +(886 2) 2787 8000, ext. 7317  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: katty@fda.gov.tw