G/SPS/N/TPKM/585  
 
20 April 2022  
(22-3158) 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):  Food additives to be used in foods  
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:  The Draft Amendment of Standards for Specification, 
Scope, Application and Limitation of Food Additives . Language(s):  Chinese and Eng lish. 
Number of pages:  1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TPKM/22_2891_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TPKM/22_2891_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Amendment of standards for scope, application and limitation of 
L-Cystine.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protecti on, 
[ ] 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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of C odex 
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 standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Refer to Ministry of the Environment and Food, Danish 
Veterinary and Food Administrati on (BEK No. 1398) "Order on the addition of certain 
substances other than vitamins and minerals".  G/SPS/N/TPKM/585  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
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) : 19 June 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of othe r 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) 27878000 ext. 7378  
Fax: +(886 2) 26531062  
E-mail: kaobengod@fda.gov.tw  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] 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) 27878000 ext. 7378  
Fax: +(886 2) 26531062  
E-mail: kaobengod@fda.gov.tw