G/SPS/N/TPKM/478  
 
4 December 2018  
(18-7638) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Food additives to be used in foods  
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 Draft Amendment of Standards for Scope, 
Application and Limitation of Food Additives.  Language(s): Chinese and English.  
Number of pages: 422 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_6132_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_6132_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_6132_02_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_6132_03_x.pdf  
6. Descri ption of content: The TFDA is proposing:  
1. Developed articles of Standards for Scope, Application an d Limitation of Food 
Additives;  
2. Establishment of food category system in standards for scope, application and 
limitation of food additives. Amendment of the functional groups of food additives;  
3. Shift of standards for scope, application and limitation of Microcrystalline Cellulose, 
Powdered Cellulose, Carob Bean Gum, Guar Gum, Tragacanth Gum, Gum Arabic, 
Karaya Gum, Tara Gum, Pectins, Pullulan from food ingredi ents; 
4. Shift of food additives of Casein, Sodium Caseinate and Calcium  Caseinate to food 
ingredients;  
5. Establishment of standards for scope, application and limitation of Nitrogen, Ni trous 
Oxide and Carbon dioxide;  
6. Establishment and amendment of standards fo r scope, application and limitation of 
Phosphates, Ethylene Diamine Tetera Acetates, Acetic and Fatty Acid Esters of 
Glycerol, Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate, Alums, Sodium Aluminium Phosphate, Acidic, 
Aluminium Sulfate and Propionates.  
7. Objective and rati onale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/TPKM/478  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CODEX STAN 192 -1995, General Standard for Food 
Additives  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
inter national standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
The Draft Amendment of Standards for Scope, Application and Limitation of Food 
Additives (422 pages) (MOHW Food No. 1071301454,  28 November 2018) is available 
from the National Notification Authority, National Enquiry Point, and Ministry of Health 
and Welfare. The standards will be published in the Official G overnment Gazette when 
adopted. The full text may be downloaded from the following website: 
http://www.fda.gov.tw/news_list.aspx . The full text maybe available in English from the 
following website: http://tsfa.fda.gov.tw . 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_6132_00_e.pdf  
https://memb ers.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_6132_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_6132_02_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_6132_03_x.pdf  
(available in Chinese and 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: [  ] Sixty days fr om the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 28 May 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle 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  
Tel: +(886 2) 27878000 ext 7319  
Fax: +(886 2) 26531062  
E-mail: chihaolee@fda.gov.tw  
13. Text(s) available from: [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, Tai wan 
Tel: +(886 2) 27878000 ext 7319  
Fax: +(886 2) 26531062  
E-mail: chihaolee@fda.gov.tw