G/SPS/N/TPKM/452  
 
10 January 2018  
(18-0235) 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, dry beans, poultry eggs  
4. Regions or c ountries 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 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 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_0212 _00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_0212_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: Amendment  of pesticide MRLs for  Fipronil  in fruits, vegetables, 
dry beans and poultry eggs.  
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 the re 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) :  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 
international standard: TPKM follows Codex principles and FAO risk assessment 
procedures when setting pesticide MRLs.  G/SPS/N/TPKM/452  
 
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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 Draft of Standards for Pesticide 
Residue Limits in Animal Products (9 January 2018, Food No. 1061303715) from the 
National Notification Authority, National Enquiry Point, and 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 English)  
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) : 11 March 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle 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) 2787 8000 ext 7319  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: tzuyi@fda.gov.tw  
13. Text(s) 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  
Tel: +(886 2) 2787 8000 ext 7319  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: tzuyi@fda.gov.tw