G/SPS/N/TPKM/423  
 
7 February 2017  
(17-0728) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food additives to be used in foods  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relev ant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Amendments of specification of Sorbic Acid, Potassium 
Sorbate, Propionic Acid, Calcium Propionate, Sodium Propionate, Benzoic Acid, Sodi um 
Benzoate, Sodium Erythorbate, D -Sorbitol, Glycine, and Gellan Gum . Language(s): 
English and Chinese . Number of pages: 16 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/T PKM/17_0687_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/TPKM/17_0687_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: Amendments of specification of Sorbic Acid, Potassiu m 
Sorbate, Propionic Acid, Calcium Propionate, Sodium Propionate, Benzoic Acid, Sodium 
Benzoate, Sodium Erythorbate, D -Sorbitol, Glycine, and Gellan Gum.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect hum ans 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or r elated text) : JECFA specification of Sorbic Acid, Potassium 
Sorbate, Propionic Acid, Calcium Propionate, Sodium Propionate, Benzoic Acid, 
Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Erythorbate, D -Sorbitol, Glycine, and Gellan Gum  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE ) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, descr ibe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/TPKM/423  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
The Draft Amendment of Standards for Specification, Scope, Application and Limitation 
of Food Add itives (available in English, 16 pages) (MOHW Food No. 1051304224, 
6 February, 2017) is available in English from the National Notification Authority, 
National Enquiry Point, and Ministry of Health and Welfare. The standards will be 
published in the Offici al Government Gazette when adopted. The full text may be 
downloaded from the following website: http://www.fda.gov.tw/news_list.aspx  
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 d ate of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 April 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 8000 ext 7319  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: tzuyi@fda.gov.tw  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National No tification 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 8000 ext 7319  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: tzuyi@fda.gov.tw