G/SPS/N/TPKM/609  
10 March 2023  
(23-1780) 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, cereal grains, dry beans, and herbs  
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:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TPKM/23_1817_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TPKM/23_1817_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Amendment and revocation of pesticide MRLs of Chlorpyrifos in 
fruits, cereal grains, dry beans and herbs. Addendum of trade policy for food commodities 
lawfully treated with pesticide before the enforcement of MRLs revocation.  
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 standard?  
[ ] 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.  G/SPS/N/TPKM/609  
 
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  9. Other relevan t documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Draft Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods (9 March 2023, Food 
No. 1121300360) is available in English from the National Notification Authority, National 
Enquiry Point, and Ministry of He alth 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) : 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) : 9 May 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  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  
Tel: +(886 2) 27878000 ext 7314  
Fax: +(886 2) 26531062  
E-mail: sy77@fda.gov.tw  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  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  
Tel: +(886 2) 27878000 ext 7314  
Fax: +(886 2) 26531062  
E-mail: sy77@fda.gov.tw