G/SPS/N/TPKM/622  
24 January 2024  
(24-0537) 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):  Fruits, vegetables, dry beans, cereal grains, tree nuts, edible flowers, 
hops and tea  
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 Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods . 
Language(s):  Chinese  and English . Number of pages:  10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TPKM/24_00718_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TPKM/24_00718_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Amendment of pesticide MRLs of Acequin ocyl, Acetamiprid, 
Afidopyropen, Ametoctradin, Azoxystrobin, Boscalid, Chlorfenapyr, Cyantraniliprole, 
Cyflufenamid, Fenazaquin, Flonicamid, Fluopyram, Mefentrifluconazole, Metalaxyl, 
Oxathiapiprolin, Piperonyl butoxide, Pydiflumetofen, Pyrethrins, Pyriben carb, Spinetoram, 
Spiropidion and Tebuconazole in fruits, vegetables, dry beans, cereal grains, tree nuts, 
edible flowers, hops and tea. Revocation of pesticide MRLs of Chlorpyrifos, Dicofol in tea 
and Paraquat in rice. Amendment of grace periods for food commodities with pesticide 
MRLs revocation. Amendment of pitaya flower and myoga classified in the group of herbs.  
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 Pesticides Residues in Food Online Database 
(http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/codex -texts/dbs/pestres/en/ ) 
[ ] 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  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  G/SPS/N/TPKM/622  
 
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  [ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Chinese Taipei follows Codex principles and FAO risk assessment 
procedures when setting pesticide MRLs.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Draft Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods (24 January 2024, Food No. 
1121302700) is available in English from the National Notification Authority, National 
Enquiry Point, and Ministry of H ealth and Welfare. The amendment will be published in the 
Official Government Gazette when adopted. The full texts may be downloaded from the 
following website: http://www.fda.gov.tw . 
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 April 2024  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 March 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  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, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@aphia.gov.tw  
Website: https://www.aphia.gov.tw/  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax num ber 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, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@aphia.gov.tw  
Website: https://www.aphia.gov.tw/