G/TBT/N/TPKM/475  
22 November 2021  
(21-8787) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, 
KINMEN AND MATSU   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Environmental Protection Administration  
No. 83, Sec. 1, Zhonghua Rd.  
Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: +886 -2-2370-5888 ext.3313  
Fax: +886 -2-2370-3846 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  MEAT AND 
EDIBLE MEAT OFFAL (HS 02); FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER 
AQUATIC IN VERTEBRATES (HS 03); DAIRY PRODUCE; BIRDS' EGGS; NATURAL HONEY; 
EDIBLE PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED (HS 
04); EDIBLE VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND TUBERS (HS 07); EDIBLE FRUIT 
AND NUTS; PEEL OF CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS (HS  08); COFFEE, TEA, MATÉ AND 
SPICES (HS 09); CEREALS (HS 10); PRODUCTS OF THE MILLING INDUSTRY; MALT; 
STARCHES; INULIN; WHEAT GLUTEN (HS 11); OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUITS; 
MISCELLANEOUS GRAINS, SEEDS AND FRUIT; INDUSTRIAL OR MEDICINAL PLANTS; 
STRAW AND F ODDER (HS 12); VEGETABLE PLAITING MATERIALS; VEGETABLE 
PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED (HS 14); ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE 
FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS; PREPARED EDIBLE FATS; ANIMAL OR 
VEGETABLE WAXES (HS 15); PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FI SH OR OF CRUSTACEANS, 
MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES (HS 16); SUGARS AND SUGAR 
CONFECTIONERY (HS 17); COCOA AND COCOA PREPARATIONS (HS 18); PREPARATIONS 
OF CEREALS, FLOUR, STARCH OR MILK; PASTRYCOOKS' PRODUCTS (HS 19); 
PREPARATIONS OF VEGETABLES, FRUIT, NUTS OR OTHER PARTS OF PLANTS (HS 20); 
MISCELLANEOUS EDIBLE PREPARATIONS (HS 21); BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR 
(HS 22); Salts, incl. table salt and denatured salt, and pure sodium chloride, whether or 
not in aqueous solution or containing added an ti-caking or free -flowing agents; sea water 
(HS 2501); Medicaments consisting of two or more constituents mixed together for 
therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not in measured doses or put up for retail sale (excl. 
goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) (HS 3 003); Medicaments consisting of mixed or 
unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses "incl. 
those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. goods 
of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) (HS 30 04); Pharmaceutical preparations and products of 
subheadings 3006.10.10 to 3006.60.90 (HS 3006); PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF 
(HS 39); Manufacturing processes in the rubber and plastics industries (ICS 83.020), Raw G/TBT/N/TPKM/475  
 
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  materials for rubber and plastics in gen eral (ICS 83.040.01), Auxiliary materials and 
additives for plastics (ICS 83.040.30), Plastics (ICS 83.080), Rubber and plastics products 
in general (ICS 83.140.01), Other rubber and plastics products (ICS 83.140.99)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft for the 
restriction on the production, importation, and sales of plate packaging materials 
containing Polyvinylchloride (PVC), designated recyclable containers, and non -plate 
disposable tableware containers (6 pa ge(s), in English; 3 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  Polyvinylchlioride (hereinafter referred to as ''PVC'') has been 
widely used and deeply involved in our daily lives for years. PVC products are often added 
with stabilizers due to the ne ed for heat resistance substances which contain heavy metals 
that are harmful to human health. PVC materials are not resistant to oil -soluble corrosion; 
therefore, it is possible to have plasticizer contamination in our foods, resulting in 
environmental ho rmone effects and carcinogenic risk due to the exposure to PVC. 
Furthermore, the combustion of PVC generates not only dioxin but also lead, cadmium, 
and other heavy metals originated from the stabilizers in PVC. The generated dioxin and 
heavy metals are di scharged from the incinerator chimney into the atmosphere. 
Furthermore, large amounts of which remains in the ash and slag inside the incinerator. 
Further risks to the environment are followed by the burial and reusing process of the ash 
and slag, which ca uses the pollution to be distributed in the environment.  
Considering the fact that Dioxin is very difficult to decompose in natural environment, 
negative impacts of dioxin on human health and the  environment will become significant 
once it has entered the food chain. In order to protect the health of the citizens and 
environment, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) guides the industry to 
switch to other alternative  materials to reduce the use of products containing PVC by the 
consumers. "The r estriction on the production, importation, and sales of plate packaging 
materials containing Polyvinylchloride (PVC), designated recyclable containers, and non -
plate disposable tableware containers" was drafted in accordance with Article 21 of the 
Waste Di sposal Act and it is outlined as follows:  
1. Terminology in this announcement.  
2. The restricted subjects of this announcement are limited to those who use plate 
packaging materials containing Polyvinylchloride (PVC), announced recyclable 
containers, and non-plate disposable tableware containers.  
3. The restriction approaches and exclusions of this announcement.  
4. The recognition methods of the timing of production and importation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
appli cable:     ; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
Waste Disposal  Act 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/TPKM/475  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
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  
https://gazette.nat.gov.tw/egFront/detail.do?metaid=128154&log=detailLog  
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