G/SPS/N/TPKM/392  
 
8 April 2016  
(16-1987)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food additives to be used in foods 
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: The Draft Amendment of  Standards for Specification, 
Scope, Application and Limitation of Food Additives  Language(s): Chinese and English   
Number of pages: 8 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TPKM/16_1462_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TPKM/16_1462_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: Amendments of specification of calcium chloride, lactic acid, 
dl-malic acid, sodium DL-malate and acesulfame potassium. 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) JECFA Specifications of calcium chloride, lactic acid, 
dl-malic acid, sodium DL-malate and acesulfame potassium 
[ ] 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?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/TPKM/392 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
The Draft Amendment of Standards for Specific ation, Scope, Application and Limitation 
of Food Additives (available in English, 8 pages) (MOHW Food No.1051301058, 8 April 
2016) is available in English from the National  Notification Authority, National Enquiry 
Point, and Ministry of Health and Welfare. Th e standards will be published in the Official 
Government Gazette when adopted. The full text may be downloaded from the following 
website: http://www.fda.gov.tw/news_list.aspx. 
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) : 7 June 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 7319 Fax: +(886 2) 26531062 E-mail: tzuyi@fda.gov.tw 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) 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 7319 
Fax: +(886 2) 26531062 E-mail: tzuyi@fda.gov.tw