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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/TPKM/22
22 August 2003
(03-4388)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF
TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Health
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):  Fruits, vegetables and cereals
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :
Countries exporting the products concerned to the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan,
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:
"Draft of Pesticide Residue Limits" and "Proposed Revocation of Pesticide Residue
Limits", available in English, 3 pages.
6. Description of content:
1. The draft establishes the pesticide MRLs for chlorfenapyr on tea; aminoethoxyvinyl-
glycine on peaches; cyprodinil on wax apples and onions; emamectin benzoate on
cantaloupes; etoxazole on citrus and tea; fludioxonil on onions and wax apples;
indoxacarb on spring onions; pyraclostrobin on wax apples and cantaloupes; spinosad
on egg plants; tebuconazole on mangos and wax apples; oxolinic acid on mangos;
carbendazim on peanuts.
2. MRLs for the pesticide benzoximate, bromophos, buthiobate, carbophenothion,
chloropropylate, dialifos, dichlorvos, ditalimfos, fensulfothion, and mephosfolan onfoods are proposed to revoke since these pesticides were eliminated to use in the world.
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. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:G/SPS/N/TPKM/22
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9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available: "Draft of Pesticide
Residue Limits in Foods" and "Proposed Revocation of Pesticide Residue Limits"
(11 August 2003, Food No. 0920401692), available in  English from the National Notification
Authority, National Enquiry Point, and Department of Health.  The amendment will be
published in the Official Government Gazette when adopted.
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined.
12. Final date for comments:  20 October 2003
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Bureau of Food Safety
Department of Health
12 F, 100 Ai-Kuo E. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, Postal Code 100
Tel:  (+886) 2 23210151 ext. 349
Fax:  (+886) 2 23929723E-mail:  fshsueha@doh.gov.tw
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority,  [   ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Bureau of Food Safety
Department of Health
12 F, 100 Ai-Kuo E. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, Postal Code 100Tel:  (+886) 2 23210151 ext. 349
Fax:  (+886) 2 23929723
E-mail:  fshsueha@doh.gov.tw