G/TBT/N/TPKM/283/Rev.1  
 
15 January 2018  
(18-0405) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS  TERRITORY OF TAIWAN,  PENGHU, KINMEN 
AND MATSU  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  
Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW)  
No.161 -2, Kunyang St, Nangang District  
Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Telephone: (886 -2) 2787 -8000 ext 7354  
Fax: (886 -2) 2653 -1062  
E-mail: chelsea2237@fda.gov.tw   
Name and address (including telephone 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. Notif ied under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food and 
relevant products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft of 
Regulations Governing Traceability of Foods and Relevant Products (8 page(s), in English; 
7 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content: The Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and 
Welfare, proposes to amend the "Regulations Governing Traceability of Foods and Relevant 
Products" according to Paragraph 5 of Article 9 of the Act Governing Food and Safety 
Sanitation , which authori zes the central competent authority to prescribe matters to be 
recorded and other matters to be complied with for the traceability system. The 
amendments, proposed to enhance food safety and effective management, would require 
that food businesses shall es tablish traceability system  information,  including (1)  labelling 
information of food containing ingredients of genetically modified organisms , (2) recalled 
products information, (3)  returned products information, (4)  inferior  (including discarded 
items) pr oducts information, (5) inventory materials and products information, (6) pass 
expiry date products information.  (The proposed amended text was highlighted in red in 
the attached documents.)  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent probl ems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Consumer information  G/TBT/N/TPKM/283/Rev.1  
 
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  8. Relevant documents: Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation, Enforcement Rules of 
the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation, Regulations Governing Traceability of Food s 
and Relevant Products,  Food Businesses Shall Establish Traceability System of Food 
Products ,  
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone or 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 -1813 
Fax: (886 -2) 2343 -1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
 
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