G/SPS/N/TPKM/451  
 
8 January 2018  
(18-0151) 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: Department of Animal Industry, Council of Agriculture  
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): Feed and Feed Additives  
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 Amendment to Article 1 -1 of the "Enforcement 
Rules of Feed Control Act". Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_0179_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The draft amendment  to Article 1 -1 of "Enforcement Rules of 
Feed Control Act" amends the maximum allowable limits of  heavy metals and melamine  in 
feed or feed additives according to scientific evidence and rules of certain countries.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  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, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
http://gazette.nat.gov.tw/egFront/detail.do?metaid=93881&log=detailLog  (available in 
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  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) : 9 March 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Department of Animal Industry, Council of Agriculture  
No.37, Nanhai Rd., Zhangzheng Dist., Taipei City, 10014, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 2323 4654  
Fax: +(886) 2 2381 7566  
Email : hcchen@mail.coa.gov.tw  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Department of Animal Industry, Council of Agriculture  
No.37, Nanhai  Rd., Zhangzheng Dist., Taipei City, 10014, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 2312 4654  
Fax: +(886) 2 2381 7566  
Email: hcchen@mail.coa.gov.tw