G/SPS/N/TPKM/411  
 
22 September 2016  
(16-5063) 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): Traditional Chinese medicine raw materials  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the exte nt relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: The detailed  list of imported Chinese raw herbs 
applied for the Minist ry of Health and Welfare . Language(s): English.  Number of 
pages: 1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TPKM/16_3995_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This draft technical regulation concerns the safety and quality 
of the traditional Chinese medicine raw materials.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is the re a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] 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 Heal th 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 dev iates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Test specifications and method of analysis of traditional Chinese medicine raw materials 
published by the Ministry of Health and Welfare  (available in Chinese).  G/SPS/N/TPKM/411  
 
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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: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 12 December 201 6 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 November 2016  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
The Department of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy  
Ministry of Health and Welfare  
No.488, Sec. 6, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Nangang Dist., Taipei City 115, Taiwan  
Tel: +(88 6 2) 8590 7261  
Fax: +(886 2) 8590 7075  
E-mail: cmyhaur@mohw.gov.tw  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The Department of Chinese  Medicine and Pharmacy  
Ministry of Health and Welfare  
No.488, Sec. 6, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Nangang Dist., Taipei City 115, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 2) 8590 7261  
Fax: +(886 2) 8590 7075  
E-mail: cmyhaur @mohw.gov.tw