G/SPS/N/TPKM/518  
 
20 January 2020  
(20-0509) 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):  Cereal grains, fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dry beans, seeds,  beans,  
and peas.  
4. Regions or countri es 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 of Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods . 
Language(s):  Chinese and English . Number of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/TPKM/20_0523_00_e.pdf   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/TPKM/20_0523_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Amendment of pesticide MRLs for Ametoctradin, Azoxystrobin, 
Boscalid, Cyazofamid, Cyclaniliprole, Cyenopyrafen, Dinotefuran, Etofenprox, Fenazaquin, 
Flonicamid, Fludioxonil, Flufenoxuron, Fluopyram, Flutriafol, Fluxapyroxad, Imicyafos, 
Isofetamid, Metrafenone, Myclobutanil, Phosmet, Pyraclostrobin, Pyrifluquinazon, 
Pyrimethanil, Pyriofenone, Quinclorac, Saflufenacil, Silafluofen, Metolachlor, Piromesif en, 
Spiroxamine, Sulfentrazone, Trinexapac -ethyl, Zoxamide in cereal grains, fruits, 
vegetables, tree nuts, dry beans, seeds, beans and peas. Addendum of snap bean (dry), 
chickpea (dry) in group of dry beans, and Japanese mustard spinach, leaf -swede in gro up 
of leaf vegetables with small leaves.  
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) : Pesticide maximum residue levels  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestr ial 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  G/SPS/N/TPKM/518  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possi ble, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  TPKM 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 of 
Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods (17  January 2020, Food No. 1081302841) 
available in English from the National Notification Authority, National Enquiry Point, and 
Ministry of Health and Welfare. The amendment will be published in t he 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) : 20 March 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avai lable) 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: +(8862) 2787 8000 ext 7314  
Fax: +(8862) 2653 1062  
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, Taip ei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Tel: +(8862) 2787 8000 ext 7314  
Fax: +(8862) 2653 1062  
E-mail: sy77@fda.gov.tw