G/TBT/N/TPKM/168/Rev.1  
 
17 March 2015  
(15-1512)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible:  
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 
Ministry of Health and Welfare  
No.161-2, Kunyang St Nangang District 
Taipei City 115-61, Taiwan  
Tel: (886-2) 2787-8000 ext 7346 Fax: (886 2) 2653-7366  
E-mail: linda118025@fda.gov.tw   
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:     
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 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 provid ed in addition, where applicable):  
Prepackaged food, food additives and unpackaged food containing ingredients of 
genetically modified organisms 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Public Notice 
(Food No. 1031304788) issued by the Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health 
and Welfare: "Draft of Amendment on Labelling Requirements for Prepackaged Food Containing Ingredients of Genetically Modified Organisms", "Draft of Amendment on Labelling Requirements for Food Additives Containing Ingredients of Genetically Modified 
Organisms" and "Draft of Amendment on La belling Requirements for Unpackaged Food 
Containing Ingredients of Genetically Modified Organisms" (5 pages, in Chinese; 6 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content:  
1. The date of entry into force of the prepackaged food, food additives regulation is 
advanced from 1 January 2016 to 1 June 2015. The effect date of the unpackaged 
food regulation is advanced from 1 January 2016 to 1 June 2015 by 3 stages of objects and items, and end on 1 January 2016; 
2. Food or food ingredient that are highly refined and where the processing removes all 
transgenic DNA fragment or transg enic proteins have to label; G/TBT/N/TPKM/168/Rev.1 
 
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   3. Food contains GMOs which exist international trade of GMOs may display the words 
"un-genetically-modified" or "with un-genetic modification" and could displays the words "the proportion of material which contains, consists of or is produced from 
GMOs considered individually is approved for use in a regulation of 
_______(country) or other synonymous terms" or the proportion of material which contains, consists of or is produced from GMOs considered individually; 
The length and the width of the font is amplified from 2mm to 5 mm.  
7. Objective and rationale, including th e nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information 
8. Relevant documents: Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation 
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 June 2015 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry po int [  ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
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 
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