G/TBT/N/TPKM/168  
 
23 July 2014  
(14-4258)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND 
MATSU 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible: 
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 
Ministry of Health and Welfare No.161-2, Kunyang St, Nangang District 
Taipei City 115-61 
Taiwan Tel.:  (886-2) 2787-8000 ext 7346 Fax:  (886-2) 2653-1062 
E-mail: linda118025@fda.gov.tw  
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Prepackaged food, food 
additives and unpackaged food containing ingr edients of genetically modified organisms 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Public Notice (food 
No. 1031301527) issued by the Food and Drug  Administration, Ministry of Health and 
Welfare: Draft of labelling requirements for prepackaged food containing ingredients of 
genetically modified organisms, Draft of labelling requirements for food additives containing ingredients of genetically modified organisms and Draft of labelling requirements for 
unpackaged food containing ingredients of genetically modified organisms (4 pages, in 
Chinese; English translation available). 
6. Description of content: Based on Articles 22, 24 and 25 of the Act Governing Food Safety 
and Sanitation, the FDA proposed to regulate  the prepackaged food, food additives and 
unpackaged food containing ingredients of genetically modified organisms. The labelling of 
prepackaged food, food additives and unpackaged food containing ingredients of 
genetically modified organisms on the market shall be completed in the manner prescribed in this notice.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Consumer information  
8. Relevant documents:  Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force:   1 January 2016 G/TBT/N/TPKM/168 
 
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  10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point 
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection 
Ministry of Economic Affairs 
4, Chinan Road, Section 1 Taipei City 100 
Taiwan 
Tel.: (886-2) 2343-1801 Fax: (886-2) 2343-1804 E-mail:  tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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