G/TBT/10.7/N/156  
 
7 January 2021  
(21-0240) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
AGREEMENT REACHED BY A MEMBER WITH ANOTHER COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES  
ON ISSUES RELATED TO TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, STANDARDS  
OR CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION  
Under Article 10.7 of the Agreement "Whenever a Member has reached an agreement with any other 
country or countries on issues related to technical regulations, standards or conformity assessment 
procedures which may have a significant effect on trade, at least one Member party to the agreement 
shall notify other M embers through the Secretariat of the products to be covered by the agreement 
and include a brief description of the agreement."  The follo wing notification under Article  10.7 has 
been received.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan , Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu  
2. Title of the bilateral or plurilateral Agreement:  Exchange of Letters on Mutual 
Recognition of Organic Equivalence  
3. Parties to the Agreement:  The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, 
Kinmen and Matsu ; Canada  
4. Date of entry into force of Agreement:  30 May 2020  
5. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading):  Agricultural products of plant origin, and processed foods of plant origin, 
livestock and livestock products as well as aquaculture products, which are grown or 
produced in Canada or whose final processing or packaging occurs within Canada and 
are certified by a Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) accredited Certification Body 
in conformity with the Canadian Food Insp ection Agency Act ; produced and processed 
under the Canadian organic system, which provides safeguards and guidelines 
governing the production and processing of such products; accompanied by a 
Certificate for Transactions which is issued by an accredited C ertification Body attesting 
compliance with the term of Organic equivalency recognition letter between Canada 
and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu.  
The agricultural products of plant origin, and processed foods of plant origin, livestock 
and livestock products as well as aquaculture products, which are grown or produced 
in the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu or whose fin al 
processing or packaging occurs within its territory and are certified by a supervised 
Certification Body in conformity with the Organic Agriculture Promotion Act ; produced 
and processed under the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu's organic system, which provides safeguards and guidelines governing the 
production and processing of such products; accompanied by an organic certificate 
which is issued by a supervised Certification Body attesting compliance with the term 
of Organi c equivalency recognition letter between  Canada and the Separate Customs 
Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu.  G/TBT/10.7/N/156  
 
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  The texts of the exchange letters and related documents are available at : 
https://www.afa.gov.tw/upload/cht/attachment/761338ebb849aafab87e45384e8613
5d.pdf  
https://www.afa.gov.tw/upload/cht/attach ment/c3a4a2c0178dec3f383c447e862de07
2.pdf 
https://www.afa.gov.tw/eng/index.php?code=list&flag=detail&ids=497&article_id=46
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6. Subject matter covered by the Agreement (technical regulations, standards or 
conformity assessment procedures): Technical regulations and conformity 
assessment procedures  
7. Brief description of the Agreement:  These exchange letters ensure the two parties 
will work together in order to facilitate the trade of organic products between the 
customs territories represented by the Parties through the mutual recognition of 
organic equivalence and waiver of additional certifications of imported products upon 
trade.  
8. Further information available from:  
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No. 4, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd.  
Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: (886 -2) 3343 -5140 
Fax: (886 -2) 2343 -1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw   
 
 
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