G/SPS/N/TPKM/332
23 October 2014
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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 additives to be used in foods 
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: The Draft Amendment of Standards for Specification, 
Scope, Application and Limitation of Food Additives  Language(s): Chinese and English  
Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHT/14_4713_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHT/14_4713_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: Amendments of standards for scope, application and limitation 
of saccharins and cyclamates. 
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) Codex General Standard for Food Additives (Codex 
STAN 192-1995) 
[ ] 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?   
[ ] Yes   [X] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: TPKM follows Codex principles and FAO risk assessment 
procedures when setting food additive standards. G/SPS/N/TPKM/332 
 
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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 Additives (available in English, 2 pages) (MOWH Food No. 1031302957, 
20 October 2014) is available in English from the National Notification Authority, 
National Enquiry Point, and Ministry of He alth and Welfare. The standards will be 
published in the Official 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 date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 22 December 2014 
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:  
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) 265 31062 E-mail: tzuyi@fda.gov.tw 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation 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