G/SPS/N/TPKM/592  
 
9 August 2022  
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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):  Food ingredient to be used in food  
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 Regulation for the Use Restriction of Eucalyptus 
Leaves ( Eucalyptus globulus ) and Its Extracts . Language(s):  Chinese and Englis h. 
Number of pages:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TPKM/22_5364_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TPKM/22_5364_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft regulation specifies the use restriction for the 
eucalyptus leaves ( Eucalyptus globulus ) and its extracts for food purposes.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage f rom pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/TPKM/592  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
The Draft Regulation for the Use Restriction of Eucalyptus Leaves ( Eucalyptus globulus ) 
and its extracts (MOHW Food No. 1111301170, 9 August 2022) is available in English from 
the National Notification Authority, National Enquiry Point, and Ministry of Health and 
Welfare. The regulation will be publishe d in the Official Government Gazette when 
adopted. The full text may be downloaded from the following website: 
http://www.fda.gov.tw/eng/index.aspx  (available in Chinese and English) . 
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) : 1 January 2024  
[ ] Trade facilitating mea sure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 October 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Addres s, 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. 7319  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: tzuyi@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. 7319  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: tzuyi@fda.gov.tw