G/TBT/N/TPKM/363  
 
26 February 2019  
(19-1116) 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:  
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine Council of Agriculture  
9F., No. 100, Sec. 2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist.,  
Taipei City 10070, Taiwan  
TEL: (+886 -2)2343 -1401  
FAX: (+886 -2)2332 -2200  
E-Mail: baphiq@mail.baphiq.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 [ X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 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): 
Agro-pesticides ; Pesticides and other agrochemicals (ICS 65.100).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Amendment of Agro -pesticides Labelling Management Regulation (10 page(s), in English; 
13 page(s), in Chinese)   
6. Description of content:  
1. To make agro -pesticides comply with GHS and consistent with international 
hazard labelling, a business support IT sys tem is to be devised to assist agro -
pesticide businesses in label application. The IT system produces label samples 
and allows specification of products information, including hazard pictograms and 
hazard statements. The IT system also provides Agro -pestic ide business with a 
better procedure in application of label use or modification.  
2. To avoid non -compliant labelling, such as correcting information by using stickers 
or by affixing both new and original labels on the package, the amendment adds 
new requirem ents on label modification applications. The original label must be 
replaced within a time limit after a label modificati on application is made (Article  3 
was amended) .  
3. The amendment makes changes to the information items required on a label of 
formulated  agro-pesticides. Mode of action classification codes and product 
barcodes are required. Also to comply with GHS, the warning labels and the 
notices to user are replaced with the GHS hazard pictograms, precautionary 
pictograms, signal words, and hazard sta tement. The amendment further aims to G/TBT/N/TPKM/363  
 
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  implement the user 's manual policy. Each retail unit of agro -pesticide must be 
accompanied with a user 's manual (Article 5 was amended).  
4. The amendment makes change to the information items required on a label of 
technical grade agro -pesticides. The warning labels and the notices to user are 
replaced with the GHS hazard pictograms, precautionary pictograms, signal 
words, and hazard statement  (Article 6 was amended).  
5. To ensure visibility of agro -pesticide labels, the amendment adds new 
requirements on the labelling by the businesses. The information given from such 
labelling texts or images must not overlap with the information which is legall y 
required on an agro -pesticide label (Article 7 was amended).  
6. To comply with GHS and to categorize agro -pesticides by their properties, the 
amendment adds new requirements on technical grade agro -pesticides and 
formulated agro -pesticides. Hazard pictogram s, signal words, and hazard 
statements must comply with the national standard, CNS 15030. The warning 
label is replaced with hazard pictograms; the notices to user are replaced with 
precautionary pictograms. Also, the amendment adds an Attachment of Honey 
Bee Acute Toxicity Classification, so that the control over agro -pesticide 's effect 
to non -target organism will be further strengthened (Article 12 was amended).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Respond ing to significant and large increase in the international chemical 
trading, many countries have adopted stringent regulations to ensure safety of chemical 
use, transportation, and handling. Globally Harmonized System of Classification and 
Labelling of Che micals has been incorporated internationally under laws and regulations 
to standardize and harmonize the classification and labelling of chemicals. CNS 15030 
was developed based on the GHS. Both the MOL and the EPA use CNS 15030 as a basis 
for chemical man agement and hazards communication.  
The amendments proposed aim to strengthen the management of agro -pesticides 
labelling, to bring the local system in line with international standards, and to emphasize 
and differentials among agro -pesticides properties.  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Agro-pesticides Management Act  
https://law.moj.gov.tw/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=M0140012  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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) 23431813  
Fax: (886 -2) 23431804  
E-mail: tbtenq @bsmi.gov.tw  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/TPKM/19_1038_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/TPKM/19_1038_00_x.pdf