G/TBT/N/TPKM/537  
24 January 2024  
(24-0532) Page: 1/2 
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:   
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW)  
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:   
Please submit comments to: WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Birds' 
eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked (HS code(s): 0407)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Public Notice 
issued by Ministry of Health and Welfare: "Draft  of Food Businesses Shall Establish 
Traceability System of Food Products"; (12 page(s), in Chinese), (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  According to Article 9 of the Act Governing Food and Safety 
Sanitation, the designated food businesses are required to establish traceability system 
in order to trace the source and track the flow. Since 2014, the MOHW has designated 25 
categories of food businesses to establish their own traceability system. Based on risk 
evaluation and food safety conside ration, this draft amendment will require  1 additional 
category (namely shell eggs) of food businesses to establish the traceability system.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labell ing 
8. Relevant documents:   
(1) Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation, (2) Enforcement Rules of the Act Governing 
Food Safety and Sanitation, (3) Regulations Governing Traceability of Foods and Relevant 
Products, (4) Food Businesses Shall Establish Traceability System of Food Products [Public 
Notice (food No. 1071300516) issued by Ministry of Health and Welfare].  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2024; For detailed information, please refer 
to the attachment.  G/TBT/N/TPKM/537  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
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) 23431916  
Fax: +(886 -2) 23431804  
Email: tbtenq@ bsmi.gov.tw  
http://www.fda.gov.tw/TC/newsContent.aspx?cid=5072&id=30354  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/TPKM/24_00690_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/TPKM/24_00690_00_x.pdf