G/SPS/N/TPKM/587  
 
24 June 2022  
(22-4902) 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:  Ministry of Health and Welfare  
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, cereal grains, pulses, cocoa bean, livestock and 
poultry tissue, eggs and milk  
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 Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods 
and Draft Standard s for Pesticide Residue Limits in Animal Products . Language(s):  
Chinese and English . Number of pages:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TPKM/22_4271_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TPKM/22_4271_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TPKM/22_4271_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TPKM/22_4271_01_e.pdf  
6. Descri ption of content:   
1. Amendment of pesticide MRLs of Acequinocyl, Azoxystrobin, Cyprodinil, Famoxadone, 
Flonicamid, Flubendiamide, Fludioxonil, Kresoxim -methyl, Mandipropamid, Penflufen, 
Propiconazole, Pydiflumetofen, Pyrifluquinazon, Sulfoxaflor, Tetraconazo le, MCPB -ethyl 
for fruits, vegetables, pulses, cereal grains and cocoa beans. Revocation of pesticide 
MRLs of Acephate, Demeton -s-methyl, Dicofol, Maleic Hydrazide, MALS, 
Methamidophos, Monocrotophos, MSMA, Paraquat, Prothiofos in fruits, vegetables, 
pulse s, and rice;  
2. Revocation of pesticide MRLs of Chlorpyrifos for livestock and poultry tissue, eggs and 
milk. 
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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex Pesticides Residues in F ood Online Database 
(http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/codex -texts/dbs/pestres/en/ ) 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrest rial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/TPKM/587  
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Chinese Taipei follows Codex principles and FAO risk assessment 
procedures when setting pesticide MRLs.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Draft Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods and Draft Standards for Pesticide 
Residue Limits in Animal Products (23 June 2022, Food No. 1101301202) are available in 
English from the National Notification Authority, National Enquiry Point, and Mini stry of 
Health and Welfare. 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) : 23 August 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  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  
Tel: +(886 2) 2787 8000 ext. 7314  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062 
E-mail: sy77@fda.gov.tw  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  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  
Tel: +(886 2) 2787 8000 ext. 7314  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: sy77@fda.gov.tw