G/SPS/N/TPKM/617  
24 July 2023  
(23-5039) 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, cereal grains, dry beans, tree nuts, herbs, 
livestock and poultry tissue, edible of fal, eggs, milk and honey  
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 
and Draft Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Animal Products . Language(s):  
Chinese and English . Number of pages:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TPKM/23_11247_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TPKM/23_11247_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TPKM/23_11247_00_e.pdf  
https://m embers.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TPKM/23_11247_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Amendment of pesticide MRLs of Abamectin, Amisulbrom, 
Benzovindiflupyr, Cyantraniliprole, Cyazofamid, Cyclaniliprole, Ethiprole, E tofenprox, 
Famoxadone, Flonicamid, Fluazinam, Flufenoxuron, Fosetyl -Al, Fosthiazate, Kasugamycin, 
Mandipropamid, Mefentrifluconazole, Methoprene, Methoxyfenozide, Oxathiapiprolin, 
Phosphine, Pydiflumetofen, Pyriofenone, Quizalofop -ethyl, Tebufenozide and T etraniliprole 
in fruits, vegetables, dry beans, cereal grains, tree nuts and herbs. Addendum of 
Bacillus  amyloliquefaciens  D747 on the List of Pesticide MRLs Omitted. Amendment of 
pesticide MRLs of Acetamiprid, Ametoctradin, Bentazone, Etofenprox, Fenpropi morph, 
Flonicamid, Isopyrazam, Lufenuron, Metaflumizone, Pendimethalin and Triflumizole in 
livestock and poultry tissue, edible offal, egg, milk and honey.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect h umans 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) :  G/SPS/N/TPKM/617  
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation confo rm 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 . 
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Draft Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods and Draft Standards for Pesticide 
Residue Limits in Animal Products (24 July 2023, Food No. 1121300284) is available in 
English from the National Notification Authority, National Enquiry Point, and Ministry o f 
Health 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) : 22 September 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National En quiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture  
9F, No.100, Sec. 2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 100060, Taiwan  
Tel: +(8 86) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarant ine, Council 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@mail.baphiq.gov.tw