G/SPS/N/TPKM/441  
 
20 July 2017  
(17-3979) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Beef and beef products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to  the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Japan, Netherlands, Sweden  
5. Title of the notified document: The draft of regulation of imported beef and beef  
products from the Netherlands, The draft of r egulation of imported beef and beef 
products from Sweden,  The draft of regulation of imported beef and beef products from 
Japan.  Language(s): English . Number of pages: 6 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/TPKM/17_3291_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/TPKM/17_3291_01_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/TPKM/17_3291_02_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Announcement of the draft of regulation of imported beef 
and beef pr oducts from the  Netherlands, the draft of regulation of impor ted beef and 
beef products from Sweden and the draft of regulation of imported beef and beef 
products from Japan 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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al 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/441  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
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 me asure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 September 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Ad dress, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
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 Administra tion, Ministry of Health and welfare  
No.161 -2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: linda118025@fda.gov.tw