G/SPS/N/TPKM/302  
 
29 November 2013  
(13-6523)  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 for human consumption 
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 Enforcement Rules of the Act Governing Food 
Sanitation  Language(s): Chinese  Number of pages: 17 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/SPS/CHT/13_4722_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: Chinese Taipei's President has made an announcement on 
amending the Act Governing Food Sanitation on 19 June 2013. The Enforcement Rules 
of the Act Governing Food Sanitation shall be  revised accordingly. The key feature of the 
draft is the labeling requirements for the na me of food additives, food manufacturing 
company, and the food utensils, food contai ners or packaging and food cleansers.  
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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/TPKM/302 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: Draft 
Enforcement Rules of the Act Governing Food Sanitation (11 December 2013, Food No. 1021350436) is available in Chinese from th e Ministry of 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
  
(available in Chinese) 
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: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 December 2013 
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 (R.O.C.) 
Tel: +(886 2) 2787 7313 
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062 E-mail: 1587syj@fda.gov.tw  
13. Texts available from: [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 (R.O.C.) Tel: +(886 2) 2787 7313 
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062 
E-mail: 1587syj@fda.gov.tw