G/SPS/N/TPKM/490  
 
25 April 2019  
(19-2819) 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:  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):  Cereal grains, fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dry beans, 
seeds,  beans,  peas, and herbs  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific r egions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft of Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods . 
Language(s):  Chinese and English . Number of pages:  7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/TPKM/19_2409_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/TPKM/19_2409_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Amendment of pesticide MRLs for  Abamectin, Acetamiprid, 
Boscalid, Chromafenozide, Clothianidin, Cyazofamid, Cyfluthrin, Cyhalothrin,  
Dimethomorph, Eto xazole, Fenbutatin -oxide,  Fenpyroximate, Flonicamid, Flufenoxuron, 
Fluopicolide, Flutriafol, Glyphosate, Imibenconazole, Imidacloprid, Lufenuron, 
Mandipropamid, Mepronil, Metaflumizone, Methoxyfenozide, Propamocarb hydrochloride, 
Propiconazole, Pyriproxyfe n, Spiromesifen, Spirotetramat, Tebuconazole, Tetraconazole, 
Thiamethoxam, Trifloxystrobin and Triflumizole in cereal grains, fruits, vegetables, tree 
nuts, dry beans, seeds,  beans,  peas, and herbs.  Addendum of durum wheat in group of  
wheat and barley, and  buckwheat in group of other cereals and crops.  
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 number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Pesticide maximum residue levels  
[ ] 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?  G/SPS/N/TPKM/490  
 
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  [ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Chinese Taipei follows Codex principles and FAO risk 
assessment procedures when setting pesticide MRLs.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Draft of Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods (23  April 2019, Food 
No. 1081300375) available in English from the National Notification Authority, the 
National Enquiry Point, and the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The amendment will be 
publishe d 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 d ate 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 from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 June 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avail able) 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) 2787 8000 ext. 7314  
Fax: +(886 2) 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: +(886 2) 2787 8000 ext. 7314  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: sy77@fda.gov.tw