G/SPS/N/TPKM/308  
 
26 March 2014  
(14-1875)  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: Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation  
Language(s): Chinese  Number of pages: 16 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHT/14_1561_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: An announcement was made on amending the Act Governing 
Food Safety and Sanitation on 5 February 2014. The key features of the new 
amendment are: the name of the law has b een amended from the Act Governing Food 
Sanitation to the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation; the Ministry of Health and Welfare is authorized to set up a food safe ty fund; registration requirements governing 
genetically modified (GM) food raw material; importers of GM food raw material are 
required to establish a traceability system; food businesses are required to send raw ingredients, semi-finished or finished products to laboratories for tests; comprehensive 
stricter penalties imposed on non-compliant businesses. 
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 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/308 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation (Presidential Decree No. Hua-Zhong-Yi-Yi-Zi-
10300017801 dated 5 February 2014) can be found at: http://www.fda.gov.tw  
(available in Chinese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : The law was enacted on 5 February 2014. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : The Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation entered into force 
on 7 February 2014. Subsequent regulations will be developed later to implement different aspects of the statute. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. This notice serves as information to 
the WTO Members. 
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:   
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  
Ministry of Health and Welfare No.161-2, Kunyang St., Nangang District, Taipei City 115-61, Taiwan (R.O.C.) 
Tel: +(886 2) 2787 7313 
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062 E-mail: 1587syj@fda.gov.tw