G/SPS/N/TPKM/459  
 
27 April 2018  
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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 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): Egg products and products of a nimal oil  
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 of Amendment of the Regulation for 
Systematic Inspection of Imported Food . Language(s): Chinese.  Number of pages: 4 
http://www.fda.gov.tw/TC/news.aspx?cid=3  
6. Description of content: The announcement of the draft for the amendment of the 
Regulation for Systematic Inspection of Imported Food for comment.  
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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Guidelines for the Design, Operation, Assessment and 
Accreditation of Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Conv ention (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 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/TPKM/459  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
1. Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation  
(https://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=L0040001 ) 
2. Regulations for Systematic Inspection of Imported Food  
(https://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=L0040114 ) 
(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: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail add ress (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  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: lydialin1109@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, Ta iwan 
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: lydialin1109@fda.gov.tw