G/SPS/N/TPKM/311  
 
14 April 2014  
(14-2308)  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: Food and Drug Administration, 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): 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 Specification, 
Scope, Application and Limitation of Food Additives  Language(s): English  Number of 
pages: 6 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHT/14_1952_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHT/14_1952_01_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHT/14_1952_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: Amendments of standards for specification, scope, application 
and limitation of aluminium-containing food additives. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest 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 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 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/TPKM/311 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
The Draft Amendment of Standards for Specific ation, Scope, Application and Limitation 
of Food Additives (available in English, 6 pages) (MOWH Food No.1031300683, 
10 April 2014) is available in English from the National Notification Authority, National 
Enquiry Point, and Ministry of Health and Welf are.  The standards will be published in the 
Official Government Gazette when adopted.  The full text may be downloaded from the 
following website: http://www. fda.gov.tw/news_list.aspx. 
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) : 13 June 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] 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 (R.O.C.) 
Tel: +(886 2) 27878000 ext. 7319 Fax: +(886 2) 26531062 E-mail: tzuyi@fda.gov.tw 
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] 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 (R.O.C.) 
Tel: +(886 2) 27878000 ext. 7319 
Fax: +(886 2) 26531062 E-mail: tzuyi@fda.gov.tw