G/SPS/N/TPKM/283  
 
19 March 2013  
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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:  Department of Health 
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 and cereals (HS Codes: 07, 08, 09, 
10, 12) 
4. Regions or countries 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  Language(s):  Chinese and English  Number of pages:  1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CHT/13_1190_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CHT/13_1190_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Draft of pesticide MRLs for clothianidin, cyazofamid, 
cyhalothrin, deltamethrin, fluvalinate, imidacloprid, methomyl, methoxyfenozide and oxydemeton methyl in or on fruits, vegetables or cereals. 
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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al 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)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible,  how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/TPKM/283 
 
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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 (18 March 2013, Food No. 1021300623) available in English from the Na tional Notification Authority, National 
Enquiry Point, and Department of Health. 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 . 
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) :  18 May 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handle  comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Food and Drug Administration 
Department of Health No.161-2, Kunyang St., Nangang District, Taipei City 115-61, Taiwan (R.O.C.) 
Tel: +(886 2) 2787 8000 ext. 7314 
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062 E-mail: fawcy@fda.gov.tw 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Food and Drug Administration  
Department of Health 
No.161-2, Kunyang St., Nangang District, Taipei City 115-61, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Tel: +(886 2) 2787 8000 ext. 7314 
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062 
E-mail: fawcy@fda.gov.tw