G/TBT/N/TPKM/168/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
29 June 2015  
(15-3331)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum 
The following communication, dated 26 June 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Separate Customs Territory  of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu.  
 
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 The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu would like to notify that the "labelling requirements for prepackaged food, food additives and unpackaged food containing 
ingredients of genetically modified organisms", as per G/TBT/N/TPKM/168/Rev.1 on 17 Mar 2015, 
was announced on 29 May 2015. Below is some important information concerning the measures: 
 The implementation date for prepackaged food and food additives will be 31 Dec 2015. For 
unpackaged food, the requirements will be implemen ted in a phased manner, starting from 1 July 
2015 to 31 Dec 2015.  
-Phase 1: The GMOs in agricultural product type  or GMOs that have simply been dissected or 
ground sold by registered food vendors shall comply with the requirements from 
1 July 2015. 
-Phase 2: The following food products and vendors shall comply with the respective 
requirements from 1 Oct 2015. 
(1) Soy-milk, tofu, tohua (bean curd), dried-tofu, dried-curd-skin, and other 
vegetarian meat products made with soy protein sold by registered food chain 
vendors.  
(2) The GMOs in agricultural product type or GMOs that have simply been dissected 
or grinded sold by non-registered food vendors. 
-Phase 3: Soy-milk, tofu, tohua (bean curd), dr ied-tofu, dried-curd-skin, and other vegetarian 
meat products made with soy protein sold by registered food non-chain vendors and 
non-registered food vendors shall comply with the requirements from 31 Dec 2015. 
 
 Food or food additives that use GMOs directly during the manufacturing process yet the final 
product does not contain transgenic DNA fragments or transgenic proteins will be required that 
one of the following expressions be labelled on the product: 
(1)        “genetically-modified”, “with genetic modification” or “use genetically modified 
________(organisms)”; 
(2)        “this product is made of genetically modified _________(organisms), but does not 
contain any transgenic DNA fragment or tran sgenic proteins ” or “this product’s raw 
materials contain genetically modified _________(organisms), but does not contain 
any transgenic DNA fragment or transgenic proteins”, or G/TBT/N/TPKM/168/Rev.1/Add.1 
 
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  (3)        “this product does not contain any transgenic DNA fragment or transgenic proteins, 
but is made of genetically modified _________(organisms)”, or “this product does not contain any transgenic DNA fragment or transgenic protein, but with genetically modified _________(organisms)”. 
 Food containing non-GMOs can be labelled “non-genetically-modified” or “with non-genetic 
modification” only under the circumstance that in ternational approvals exist for the corresponding 
GMOs to be cultivated or us ed as raw materials for food. 
 The proposed regulations are modified for the purpose to advance and offer consumer 
adequate information.   
The texts of regulations are available on the TFDA website: 
"http://www.fda.gov.tw/TC/newsContent.as px?id=13607&chk=26313b30- a64d-425b-b22f-
fc09e2661f5a&param=pn%3d1%26cid%3d3%26cchk%3d46552e96-810a-42c3-83e1-
bd5e42344633%26key1%3d%25e5%259f%25ba%25e5%259b%25a0 "   
and at https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/CHT/15_2499_00_e.pdf  
For further information, please contact: 
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  Ministry of Economic Affairs 
4, Chinan Road, Section 1 
Taipei City 100, Taiwan Tel.:  (886-2)3343-5191 Fax:  (886-2) 2343-1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
 
 
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