G/SPS/N/TPKM/442  
 
28 July 2017  
(17-4132) 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, livestock tissue and milk  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the ex tent 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 and Draft of Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Animal Products.  
Language(s): Chinese and English . Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/TPKM/17_3409_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/TPKM/17_3409_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Revocation of pesticide MRLs for Endosulfan in fruits, 
vegetables, livestock tissue and milk.  
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 th e 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.  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 
internationa l standard: Chinese Ta ipei follows Codex principles and FAO risk 
assessment procedures when setting pesticide MRLs.  G/SPS/N/TPKM/442  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Draft of Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods and Dra ft of Standards for 
Pesticide Residu e Limits in Animal Products (28 July 2017, Food No. 1061302079) 
available in English from the National Notification Authority, National Enquiry Point, and 
Ministry of Health and Welfare. The amendment will be published i n 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 o f circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 26 September 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] 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) 2787 8000 ext. 7319  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: tzuyi@fda.gov.tw  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National No tification 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: +(8 86 2) 2787 8000 ext. 7319  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: tzuyi@fda.gov.tw