G/TBT/N/TPKM/370  
 
25 March 2019  
(19-1816) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS  TERRITORY OF TAIWAN , PENGHU, 
KINMEN AND MATSU   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Agriculture and Food Agency (AFA)  
Council of Agriculture  
No. 8, Kuang -Hua Road, Chung -Hsing New Village  
Nantou City, Nantou County 54044, Taiwan  
Tel: (886 -49) 2332 -380 ext 2429  
Fax: (886 -49) 234 -1092  
E-mail: hsiuhui@mail.afa.gov.tw   
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Organic 
agricultural products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Certification 
Standard for Organic Agricultural Products and In -conversion Agricultural Products and 
Allowable Substances in their Production, Processing, Packaging, Distribution, and Sale 
(Draft) (45 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  In accordance with Pa ragraph 3 of Article 12 and Paragraph 1 
of Article 15 of the Organic Agriculture Promotion Act, the Agriculture and Food Agency 
is proposing "Certification Standard for Organic Agricultural Products and In -conversion 
Agricultural Products and Allowable Sub stances in their Production, Processing, 
Packaging, Distribution, and Sale." Below is the titles of content in the draft.  
Chapter 1: Certification standards  
1. Common certification standards on packaging, storage, transportation and 
distribution, and records.  
2. Processing, packaging and distribution.  
3. Crop.  
4. Livestock.  
5. Aquatic plant.  
6. Aquatic animal.  
Chapter 2: Allowable substances in the production, p ackaging, distribution and sale  
1. Processing, packaging, distribution and sale (pest control, cleaning and disinfection, 
food additives and others)  G/TBT/N/TPKM/370  
 
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  2. Production of crop (pests and diseases, soil fertility, growth regulator, harvest, 
storage and packaging)  
3. Livestock (production and prohibited natural substances)  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Organic Agriculture Promotion Act  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  30 May 2019  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No.4, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd.  
Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100,  Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 2) 2343 -1813 
Fax: +(886 2) 2343 -1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw   
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