G/TBT/10.7/N/152  
 
7 January 2021  
(21-0232) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
AGREEMENT REACHED BY A MEMBER WITH ANOTHER COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES  
ON ISSUES RELATED TO TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, STANDARDS  
OR CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION  
Under Article 10.7 of the Agreement "Whenever a Member has reached an agreement with any other 
country or countries on issues related to technical regulations, standards or conformity assessment 
procedures which may have a significant effect on trade, at least one Member party to the agreement 
shall notify other M embers through the Secretariat of the products to be covered by the agreement 
and include a brief description of the agreement."  The follo wing notification under Article  10.7 has 
been received.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan , Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu  
2. Title of the bilateral or plurilateral Agreement:  Exchange of Letters on Mutual 
Recognition of Organic Equivalence  
3. Parties to the Agreement:  The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, 
Kinmen and Matsu ; United States of America   
4. Date of entry into force of Agreement:  30 May 2020   
5. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading):  Agricultural products produced and handled in conformity with the USDA 
NOP regulations as in effect on 30 May 2020, are deemed by AFA to have been produced 
and handled in accordance with the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, 
Kinmen and Matsu's organic regulations. These products may be sold, labeled, or 
represented on  the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
as organically produced, including by display of the USDA organic seal, under the 
conditions set forth in Appendix 1; agricultural products produced and handled in 
conformity with the Sepa rate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu's organic regulations as in effect on May 2020, are deemed by USDA to have 
been produced and handled in accordance with the OFPA and USDA's organic 
regulations under the National Organic Program (N OP) (7 CFR part 2O5). These 
products may be sold, labeled, or represented in the United States as organically 
produced, including by display of the USDA organic seal as well as the Taiwan Organic 
Mark, under the conditions set forth in Appendix 1.  
The texts of the exchange letters and related documents are available at : 
https://www.afa.gov.tw/upload/eng/attachment/44e9b0a91439f4833acd6e18ddf082
34.pdf  
https://www.afa.gov.tw/eng/index.php?code=list&flag=detail&ids=497&article_id=46
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  6. Subject matter covered by the Agreement (technical regulations, standards or 
conformity assessment procedures): Technical regulations and conformity 
assessment procedure  
7. Brief description of the Agreement:  These exchange letters ensure the two parties 
will work together in order to facilitate the trade of organic products between the 
customs territories represented by the Parties through the mutual recognition of 
organic equivalence and waiver of additional certifications of imported products upon 
trade.  
8. Further information available from:  
WTO/TBT Enquiry Poin t 
The 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) 3343 -5140 
Fax: (886 -2) 2343 -1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi .gov.tw   
 
 
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