G/SPS/N/TPKM/530  
 
5 May 2020 
(20-3421) 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:  Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare 
(TFDA)  
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):  Goods subject  to food safety and sanitation inspection  
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:  Temporary Alternative Measures for the Submission of 
Certificates for Food Safety and Sanitation Purpose in the Condition of COVID -19 
Pandemic . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  Temporary alternative measures for the submission of 
certificates for food safety and sanitation purpose due to movement impact of airfreight 
and courier mail as a result of COVID -19 pandemic are as follows:   
Imported food, which are regulated to be accom panied with the certificates, are allowed 
with a copy of original certificate. Once the food products are inspected by TFDA and are 
compliant with the food safety and sanitary regulations, the permission notice will be 
issued, and the importers shall submi t the original certificate in a timely manner. These 
measures are in place from 1 April to 30 June 2020. TFDA will subsequently assess and 
adjust the measures according to the status of the COVID -19 outbreak.  
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) : Codex Alimentarius -Food Import and Export 
Inspection and Certification Systems  
[ ] 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  G/SPS/N/TPKM/530  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it d eviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2020  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if av ailable) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] 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  
E-mail: lydialin1109@fda.gov.tw