G/SPS/N/TPKM/281  
 
4 March 2013  
(13-1173)  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 
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):  English  Number of 
pages:  3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CHT/13_0848_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Establishment of standards for specification, scope, 
application and limitation of potassium aluminium silicate-based pearlescent pigments. 
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/281 
 
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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, 3 pages) (DOH Food No.1021300328, 23 February 
2013) is available in English from the National  Notification Authority, National Enquiry 
Point, and Department of Health. 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  
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) :  3 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. 7382 Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062 E-mail: hylin@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. 7382 
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062 E-mail: hylin@fda.gov.tw