G/SPS/N/TPKM /468  
 
11 September 2018  
(18-5605) 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): Food additives to be used in foods  
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 Draft Amendment of Standards for Specification, 
Scope, Application and Limitation of Food Additives . Language(s): Chinese and English.  
Number of pages: 14 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_4814_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_4814_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_4814_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Establishment of standards for specification, scope, application 
and limitation of pectins, guar gum, carob bean gum, α -cyclodextrin, β -cyclodextrin, and 
γ-cyclodextrin.  
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) : JECFA Specifica tions of pectins, guar gum, carob bean 
gum, α -cyclodextrin, β -cyclodextrin, and γ -cyclodextrin  
[ ] World Organizat ion for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Ye s   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/TPKM/468  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: The Draft 
Amendment of Standards for Specification, Scope, Application and Limitation of Food 
Additives (available in English, 16 p ages) (MOHW Food No.  1071301651, 
11 September  2018) is available in English from the National Notification Authority, 
National Enquiry Point, and Ministry of Health and Welfare. The standards will be published 
in the Official Government Gazette when adopted. The full text may be downloaded from 
the following website: http://www.fda.gov.tw/TC/news.aspx?cid=3 . 
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) : 10 November 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  Nation al 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) 27878000 ext 7382  
Fax: +(886 2) 26531062  
E-mail: chensy@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) 27878000 ext 7382  
Fax: +(886 2) 26531062  
E-mail: chensy@fda.gov.tw