G/SPS/N/TPKM/579  
 
1 December 2021  
(21-9044) 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):  Rice, fruits, vegetables and animal products  
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 Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods 
and Draft Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Animal Products . Language(s):   
Chinese and English . Number of pages:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/TPKM/21_7457_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/TPKM/21_7457_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/TPKM/21_7457_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/TPKM/21_7457_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
1. Amendment of pesticide MRLs for Acequinocyl, Amisulbrom, Bupi rimate, 
Cyenopyrafen, Cyflufenamid, Cyprodinil, Cyromazine, Famoxadone, Fenpyroximate, 
Flonicamid, Imazalil, Imidacloprid, Iminoctadine, Kresoxim -methyl, Mandipropamid, 
Mefentrifluconazole, Metaflumizone, Metrafenone, Oxathiapiprolin, Propiconazole, 
Pydifl umetofen, Pyriproxyfen, Quinoxyfen, Spiromesifen, Tebuconazole, Tebufenozide, 
Tebufenpyrad, Tetraniliprole, Tetraconazole and Triflumezopyrim in rice, fruits and 
vegetables;  
2. Addendum of baby mustard classified as cruciferous leaf vegetables with wrapped 
leaves;  
3. Amendment of pesticide MRLs for Boscalid, Chlorantraniliprole, Diazinon, 
Fenbuconazole, Indoxacarb, Kresoxim -Methyl, Azocyclotin, Chlorfenvinphos, 
Cyhexatin, Etrimfos, Fensulfothion, Methacrifos in animal products.  
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex Pesticides Residues in Food Online Database 
(http://www.fao.org/ fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex -texts/dbs/pestres/en/ ) G/SPS/N/TPKM/579  
 
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  [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard: Chinese Taipei follows Codex principles and FAO risk assessment 
procedures when setting pesticide MRLs.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Draft Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods (1 December 2021, 
Food No. 1101302645), available in English, from the National Notification Authority, 
National Enquiry Point, and Ministry of Health and Welfare. The amendment will be 
published in the Official Government Gazette when adopted. The full texts  may be 
downloaded from the following website: http://www.fda.gov.tw . 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed da te 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) : 30 January 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  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 7314  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: sy77@fda.gov.tw  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  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, Taipe i City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 2) 2787 8000 ext 7314  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: sy77@fda.gov.tw