G/SPS/N/TPKM/414  
 
25 October 2016  
(16-5842) 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 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 food or food additives purposes classified under 
nine 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: Import inspection requirement for commodities 
classified under  9 specific CCC codes if they are used for food or food additives . 
Language(s): Chinese and English . Number of pages: 3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TPK M/16_4478_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Commodities classified under nine specific CCC codes shall 
follow the "Regulations of Inspection 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, [ ]  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:  
[ ] 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, when ever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/TPKM/414  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
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 d ate 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) : 24 Dece mber 2016  
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  
E-mail: r98641006@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 bo dy:  
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