G/SPS/N/TPKM/387  
 
25 February 2016  
(16-1125)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food for human consumption 
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: Draft Enforcement Rules of the Act Governing Food 
Safety and Sanitation  Language(s): Chinese  Number of pages: 13 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TPKM/16_0759_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The amendment of the Act Governing Food Safety and 
Sanitation was promulgated on 10 December  2014, 4 February and 16 December 2015. 
The Enforcement Rules of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation shall be revised 
accordingly. The key feature of the draft is  that the labelling requirements for the 
imported food and food additives, the food utensils, food containers or packaging and 
food cleansers. 
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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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/387 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Draft Enforcement Rules of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation (24 February 2016, Food No. 1041304486) is available in Ch inese from the Ministry of Health and 
Welfare. The amendment will be published in the Official Government Gazette when 
adopted. The full texts may be downloaded from the following website: http://www.fda.gov.tw  (available in Chinese). 
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) : 25 April 2016 
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 
Tel: +(886 2) 2787 7313 
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062 E-mail: 1587syj@fda.gov.tw 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation 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 Tel: +(886 2) 2787 7313 
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062 
E-mail: 1587syj@fda.gov.tw