G/SPS/N/TPKM/335
14 November 2014
(14-6675)  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: Food and Drug Administration , 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): CCC codes indicated  in annex 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Japan  
5. Title of the notified document: Food products imported from Japan shall be 
accompanied by a pre-export laboratory radiation report issued by the Japanese Government.  Language(s): English and Chinese  Number of pages: 7 
http://www.fda.gov.tw/TC/newsContent. aspx?id=11737&chk=d0 baf1a3-341f-43d6-
abc7-046a56360ed4&param=pn%3d3%26cid%3d3%26cchk%3d46552e96-810a-42c3-
83e1-bd5e42344633#.VGRxPnYVGpo  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHT/14_5094_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: A draft control measure was announced that food products 
(including fresh fruits and vegetables, froz en fruits and vegetables, aquatic products 
including frozen aquatic products, dairy prod ucts, infant food, mineral water, seaweeds 
and tea) imported from Japan shall be accomp anied by a pre-export laboratory radiation 
report issued by the Japanese Government. 
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:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] None 
Does this 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/335 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: Food 
products imported from Japan shall be accomp anied by a pre-export laboratory radiation 
report issued by the Japanese Government.   
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) : 13 January 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] 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 E-mail: zoehuang@fda.gov.tw 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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 E-mail: zoehuang@fda.gov.tw