G/SPS/N/TPKM/455  
 
29 March 2018  
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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: 9 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_1590_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_1590_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_1590_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  
1. Amendment of standards for scope, application and limitation of Potassium Sulfite, 
Sodium Sulfite, Sodium Sulfite (Anhydrous), Sodium Bisulfite, Sodium Hydro sulfite, 
Potassium Metabisulfite, Potassium Bis ulfite and Sodium Metabisulfite;  
2. Establishment of standards for specification, scope, application and limitation of Sulfur 
Dioxide.  
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 num ber of Codex 
standard or related text) : JECFA specification of Sulfur Dioxide  
[ ] World Organization 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] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/TPKM/455  
 
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  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: The Draft 
Amendment of Standards for Specification, Scope, Application and Limitation of Food 
Additives ( 7 pages) (MOHW Food No.  1071300246,  21 March 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 G overnment Gazette when adopted. 
The full text may be downloaded from the following website:  
http://www.fda.gov.tw/news_list.aspx  (available in English) . 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Propose d 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) : 28 May 2018  
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:  
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 7319  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: chihaolee@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  
Tel: +(886 2) 2787 8000 ext 7319  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: chihaolee@fda.gov.tw