G/SPS/N/TPKM/425  
 
17 February 2017  
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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 an d Welfare  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Those foods or food -relevant purposes (e.g., including 
foods, food utens ils, food containers or packaging, food cleansers, or the products 
containing preceding articles) classified under 44 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: The import commod ities which classified under 
44 specific CCC codes of foods or food -relevant purposes (e.g., including foods, food 
utensils, food containers or packaging, food cleansers, or the products containing 
preceding articles) shall follow the "Regulations of Inspection of Imported Foods and 
Related Products" if they are used for food . Language(s): Chinese and English . 
Number of pages: 3 
6. Description of content: The import commod ities which c lassified under 44 specific 
CCC codes of foods or food -relevant purposes (e.g., including foods, food utensils, food 
containers or packaging, food cleansers, or the products containing preceding articles) 
shall follow the "Regulations of Inspe ction of Imported Foods and Related Products" if 
they are used for food or food additives. The importers shall apply for inspection to the 
Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  anima l health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? 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  G/SPS/N/TPKM/425  
 
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  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 a vailable: 
Regulations of Inspection of Imported Foods and Related Products: 
http://law.moj.gov.tw/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) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 April 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax num ber 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: r98641006@fda.gov.tw  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Not ification 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: r 98641006@fda. gov.tw