G/SPS/N/TPKM/581  
 
27 January 2022  
(22-0676) 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:  The Separate Customs Territory 
of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu  
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 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):  Livestock and poultry meat products used as food under HS Codes 
02, 0504, 1601 and 1602.  
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:  Imported livestock and poultry meat products used as 
food shall be accompanied with official health certificate issued by the competent 
authority  of the exporting country . Language(s):  Chinese and English . Number of 
pages:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TPKM/22_0982_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
1. The imported livestock and poultry meat products which are regulated under the 
"Regulation for Systematic Inspection of Imported Food", shall be accompanied with 
designated official certificate indicating the required statements and issued by the 
competent  authority of the exporting country for border inspection.  
2. The fresh, chilled, frozen, prepared or preserved livestock and poultry meat products 
which fall under HS code 02, 0504, 1601 and 1602 will be enforced on 1 July 2022.  
3. The canned products of the l ivestock and poultry meat which fall under HS code 1602 
will be enforced on 1 July 2023.  
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.   G/SPS/N/TPKM/581  
 
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  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) : Codex Alimentarius -Food Import and Export 
Inspection and Certification Systems  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Section 5, Trade measures, Import/Export Procedures and Veterinary Certifi cation  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
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 
internat ional standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2022 and 1 July 2023  
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 July 2022 and 1 July 2023  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 28 March 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avai lable) of other body:   
Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare  
No. 161 -2, Kunyang St., Nangang District, Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
E-mail: lydialin1109@fda.gov.tw  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] 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  
E-mail: lydialin1 109@fda.gov.tw