G/SPS/N/TPKM/413/Rev.1  
 
5 May 2017  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
1. Notifying Member: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, 
KINMEN AND MATSU  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Food and Drug administration, Ministry of H ealth 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): Fishery and dairy products  
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 of amendment of Regulation for Systematic 
Inspection of Imported Food . Language (s): Chinese . Numbe r of pages:  5 
http://www.fda.gov.tw/TC/newsContent.aspx?cid=5072&id=22089  
6. Description of content: The Announcement of the draft for the amendment of 
Regulation for Systematic Inspection of Imported Food for comment  (see 
also G/SPS/N/TPKM/365).  
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 p ests.  
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 ): Guidelines for the Design, Operation, Assessment 
and Accreditation of Fo od Import and Export Inspection and Certification 
Systems  
[ ] 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 thi s 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/413/Rev.1  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation 
(http://consumer.fda.gov.tw/Law/Detail.aspx?nodeID=518&lang=1&lawid=292 ) 
Regulations for Systematic Inspection of I mported Food 
(http://consumer.fda.gov.tw/Law/Detail.aspx?nodeID=518&lang=1&lawid=145 ) 
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 27 Ap ril 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 2 May 2017  
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 f rom the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 July 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ X] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of othe r body:  
13. Text(s) available from: [ X] 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 (R.O.C)  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: linda118025@fda.gov.tw