G/TBT/N/TPKM/285/Rev.1  
 
16 February 2018  
(18-1022) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS  TERRITORY OF TAIWAN,  PENGHU, KINMEN 
AND MATSU  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
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 8374  
Fax: 886 -2-27878398  
E-mail: ccy530@fda.gov.tw   
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regard ing the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [ X], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Imported 
Foods and Related Products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: The Partial 
Amended Provisions for the Regulations of Inspection of Imported Foods and Related 
Products (Draft ) (2 page(s), in English; 5 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content: The Ministry of Health and Welfare proposes to partially amend 
provisions of the "Regulations of Inspection of Imported Foods and Related Products 
(second notice)." The proposed a mendments mainly involve the following points:  
1. To regulate that Obligatory Inspection Applicants shall submit the Consolidated Import 
Declaration with Relevant Permits when applying import inspection;  
2. To delete Article 5 concerning pre -declaration provisions.  
3. To add an alternative method of product sampling for applicants who are suspended for 
applying for prior release of products;  
4. To add conditions for applying for prior release of products ;  
5. To add conditions for payment of guarantee bond;   
6. To add conditions for refund of guarantee bond;  
7. To revise the time limit for applying for re -inspection when the imported products do not 
conform to regulations; and  G/TBT/N/TPKM/285/Rev.1  
 
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  8. To add a guarantee for whose pre -declaration of product information is valid after the 
amend.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To streamline administrative procedures   
8. Relevant documents: Regulations of Inspection of Impo rted Foods and Related Products ,  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
4, Section 1, Jinan Road  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: (886 -2) 234 3-1813 
Fax: (886 -2) 2343 -1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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