G/SPS/N/TPKM/345
9 January 2015
(15-0157)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Those food additives classified under 31 specific CCC 
codes. 
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: Import inspection requirement for commodities 
classified under 30 specific CCC codes if  they are used for food purposes. 
Language(s): Chinese and English  Number of pages: 3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/sps/CHT/15_0080_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Commodities classified under 31 specific CCC codes (including 
2106.90.53.00-6 Preparations of mixtures of odoriferous substances, for making foodstuff) shall follow the "Regulations of Inspection of Imported Foods and Related 
Products" if they are used for food purposes . 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 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 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 relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/TPKM/345 
 
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  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.t
w/Eng/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=L0040017   (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. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 15 March 2015 
[ ] 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 March 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 E-mail: were6080@fda.gov.tw 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation 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: were6080@fda.gov.tw