G/SPS/N/TPKM/394  
 
21 April 2016  
(16-2260)  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: 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): Traditional Chinese medicine raw materials 
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: Public Notice under the Commodity Inspection Act  
Language(s): Chinese, English translation available  Number of pages: 4 
6. Description of content: This draft technical regulation concerns the safety and quality 
of the traditional Chinese medicine raw materials. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st 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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Test specifications and method of analysis of traditional Chinese medicine raw materials published by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. G/SPS/N/TPKM/394 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 21 April 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 June 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 October 2016 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 June 2016 
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:  
The Department of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy 
Ministry of Health and Welfare 
No.488, Sec. 6, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Nangang Dist., Taipei City 11558, Taiwan Tel: +(886 2) 8590 7261 
Fax: +(886 2) 8590 7075 
E-mail: cmyhaur@mohw.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:   
The Department of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy  
Ministry of Health and Welfare 
No.488, Sec. 6, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Nangang Dist., Taipei City 11558, Taiwan Tel: +(886 2) 8590 7261 Fax: +(886 2) 8590 7075 
E-mail: cmyhaur@mohw.gov.tw