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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/TPKM/262 
23 July 2012 
 (12-4001) 
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, Department of Health 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(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 Specification, 
Scope, Application and Lim itation of Food Additives  Language(s):  English  Number of 
pages:  2 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/TPKM/12_2816_00_e.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/TPKM/12_2816_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Amendment of standards for specification of polysorbate 60. 
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 stan dard?  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/262 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  The Draft 
Amendment of Standards for Specification, Scope, Application and Limitation of Food 
Additives (available in English, 2 pages) (DOH Food No.1011302094, 13 July 2012) is 
available in English from the National Notifica tion Authority, National Enquiry Point, and 
Department of Health.  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) :  21 September 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Food and Drug Administration 
Department of Health No.161-2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115-61, Taiwan  Tel:  +(886 2) 27878000 ext 7382 Fax:  +(886 2) 26531062 E-mail: hylin@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  
Department of Health No.161-2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115-61, Taiwan  Tel:  +(886 2) 27878000 ext 7382 Fax:  +(886 2) 26531062 
E-mail:  hylin@fda.gov.tw