G/SPS/N/TPKM/624  
15 March 2024  
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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):  The disinfect substances used to clean 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 Sanitation Standard for Food Cleansers . 
Language(s):  Chinese and English . Number of pages:  3 in total  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TPKM/24_02066_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TPKM/24_02066_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This regulation aims to:  
− Amend the regulations on food disinfection methods and add new permitted 
disinfection ingredients.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect terri tory 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 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 standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/TPKM/624  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Draft Sanitation standard for food cleansers (MOHW Food No. 1131300050, 15 March 
2024) is available in English from the National Notification Authority, National Enquiry 
Point, and Ministry of Health and Welfare. The standards will be published in the Official 
Government Gazette when adopte d. The full text may be downloaded from the following 
website: http://www.fda.gov.tw/eng/index.aspx  (available in Chinese)  
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 from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 May 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail addr ess (if 
available) of other body:   
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency, Ministry of Agriculture  
9F, No.100, Sec.2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 100060, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@aphia.gov.tw  
Website: http://www.aphia.gov.tw/  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notifica tion Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency, Ministry of Agriculture  
9F, No.100, Sec.2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 100060, Ta iwan 
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@aphia.gov.tw  
Website: http://www.aphia.gov.tw/