G/SPS/N/TPKM/542  
 
30 July 2020  
(20-5292) 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):  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 Animal 
Products . Language(s):  . Number of pages:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/TPKM/20_4574_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/TPKM/20_4574_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Amendment of pesticide MRLs for  Acephate, Bitertanol, 
Cyhaloth rin, Dimethomorph, Dinotefuran, Famoxadone, Fenpropathrin, Fenpyroximate, 
Fenthion, Flufenoxuron, Hexythiazox, Penconazole, Pyriproxyfen, Thymol, Trifloxystrobin 
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 num ber 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/)  
[ ] 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 de viates from the 
international standard:  TPKM follows Codex principles and FAO risk assessment 
procedures when setting pesticide MRLs.  G/SPS/N/TPKM/542  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft 
Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Animal Products (29  July 2020, Food 
No. 1091301790) are 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 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 fr om the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 28 September 2020  
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: +(8862) 2787 8000 ext 7314  
Fax: +(8862) 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, Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Tel: +(8862) 2787 8000 ext 7314  
Fax: +(8862) 2653 1062  
E-mail: sy77@fda.gov.tw