G/SPS/N/TPKM/610  
14 March 2023  
(23-1869) 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):  Food additives to be used in 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:  The Draft Amendment of Standards for Specification, 
Scope, Application and Limitation of Food Additives . Language(s):  Chinese and Eng lish. 
Number of pages:  26 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TPKM/23_1892_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TPKM/23_1892_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
1. Establishment of standards for specification, scope, application and limitation of 
Activated Acid Clay;  
2. Amendment of the item name for L -Carnitine Tartrate a nd Steviol glycosides from 
Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni;  
3. Amendment of standards for specifications of α –Glycosyl –isoquercitrin, Calcium 
Citrate, Acid Clay, L －Valine, L -Carnitine, Erythrosine Aluminum Lake, Tartrazine 
Aluminum Lake, Sunset Yellow FCF Aluminum Lake, Fast Green FCF Aluminum Lake, 
Brilliant Blue FCF Aluminum Lake, Indigo Carmine Aluminum Lake, Allura Red AC 
Aluminum Lake, Monosodium L –Aspartate, Acetic Acid ，Glacial and Steviol glycosides.  
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) : JECFA specifications  
[ ] 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  G/SPS/N/TPKM/610  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
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) : 13 May 2023  
Agency or  authority designated to handle comments: [X]  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) 27878000 ext 7315  
Fax: +(886 2) 26531062  
E-mail: p920041@fda.gov.tw  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  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) 27878000 ext 7315  
Fax: +(886 2) 26531062  
E-mail: p920041@fda.gov.tw