G/SPS/N/TPKM/589  
 
6 July 2022  
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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, Food and Drug Administration  
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):  Animal origin fishery products for human consumption  
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 Import Requirement of Animal Origin Fishery 
Products . Language(s) : Chinese and English . Number of pages:  29 (14+15)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TPKM/22_4515_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TPKM/22_4515_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Each consignment of animal origin fishery products for human 
consumption must be produced in Chinese Taipei  approved establishments and 
accompanied by an original official certificate.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or d isease, [  ] 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 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/589  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
The Draft Import Requirement of Animal Origin  Fishery Products (FDA Food 
No. 1111300172, 4 July 2022) is available in English from the National Notification 
Authority, National Enquiry Point, and Ministry of Health and Welfare. The Requirement will 
be published in the Official Government Gazette when  adopted. The full text may be 
downloaded from the following website: http://www.fda.gov.tw/TC/news.aspx?cid=3 . 
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) : 1 January 2024  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 September 2022  
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 7325  
Fax: +(886 2) 26531062  
E-mail: linda118025@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, Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 2) 27878000 ext 7325  
Fax: +(886 2) 26531062  
E-mail: linda118025@fda.gov.tw