G/SPS/N/TPKM/473  
 
23 October 2018  
(18-6637) 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, 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): Those foods or food -relevant p urposes (e.g., including foods, food 
utensils, food containers or packaging, food cleansers, or the products containing 
preceding articles) classified under 17 specific CCC codes.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or pr acticable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: The import commodities which classified under 
17 specific CCC codes of foods or food -relevant purposes (e.g., including foods, food 
utensils, food containers or packaging, food cleansers, or the products containing 
preceding articles) shall follow the "Regulations of Inspection of Imported Foods and 
Related Products" if they are used for food.  Language(s): Chinese and English.  Number 
of pages: 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_5456_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The import commodities which classified under 17 specific CCC 
codes of foods or food -relevant purposes (e.g., including foods, food utensils, food 
containers or packaging, food cleansers, or the products containing preceding articles) 
shall follow the "Regulations of Inspection of Imported Foods and Related Products"  if 
they are used for food or food additives. The importers shall apply for inspection to the 
Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect h umans 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:  
[ ] 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 Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relev ant international standard?  G/SPS/N/TPKM/473  
 
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  [ ] 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: 
http://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=L0040017  (available in 
English)  
10. Proposed d ate 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) : 22 December 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fa x 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  
E-mail: r98641006@fda.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:   
 Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare  
No.161 -2, Kunyang st., Nangang District, Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
E-mail:r98641006@fda.gov.tw