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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/TPKM/20
25 July 2003
(03-3989)
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):  Cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :
Imported (as well as domestically produced) foods sold in the Separate Customs Territory ofTaiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   "Draft of Scope and
Application Standards of Food Additives:  Cross-Linked S odium Carboxymethyl Cellulose
(07080)", and "Draft of Specification Standa rds of Food Additives:  Cross-Linked Sodium
Carboxymethyl Cellulose (07080)" (Available in English, 3 pages)
6. Description of content:   To establish the application and specification standards for a new
food additive cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (07080) as a tabletting agent.
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:
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  The specification for cross-linked sodium
carboxymethyl cellulose prepared at the 59th JECFA is one of the important references for
establishing the specification standard.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: "Draft of Scope and
Application Standards of Food Additives:  Cross-Linked S odium Carboxymethyl Cellulose
(07080)", and "Draft of Specification Standa rds of Food Additives:  Cross-Linked Sodium
Carboxymethyl Cellulose (07080)" promul gated on 15 July 2003, Food No. 0920401507.
(Available in English from the National Notificat ion 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.G/SPS/N/TPKM/20
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11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined
12. Final date for comments:  15 September 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
12F, 100 Ai-Kuo E. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, Postal Code 100
Tel:  886-2-23210151 ext 353Fax:  886-2-23929723
E-mail:  fswang@doh.gov.tw
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry
point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Bureau of Food Safety
Department of Health
12F, 100 Ai-Kuo E. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, Postal Code 100
Tel:  886-2-23210151 ext 353
Fax:  886-2-23929723
E-mail:  fswang@doh.gov.tw