G/SPS/N/TPKM/278  
 
12 February 2013  
(13-0722)  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, Department of Health, Executive 
Yuan 
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):  Imported food 
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:  The Partial Amended Provisions of the Draft for the 
Regulations of the Inspection of Imported Foods and Related Products  Language(s):  
English  Number of pages:  2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CHT/13_0631_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The partial amended provisions of the Draft for the 
Regulations of the Inspection of Imported Foods and Related Products 
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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
Regulations of Inspection of Imported Foods and Related Products (available in English) G/SPS/N/TPKM/278 
 
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  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:  [ ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Thirty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification. 
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, Executive Yuan No.161-2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115-61, Taiwan (R.O.C.) 
Tel: +(886 2) 2787 8000 ext. 7326 
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062 E-mail: mei_jean@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, Executive Yuan No.161-2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115-61, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Tel: +(886 2) 2787 8000 ext. 7326 
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062 
E-mail: mei_jean@fda.gov.tw