General Information on the Draft Amendment to Articles 5 and 6  
of the Regulations for the Labeling of Agro -pesticide  
The Regulations for the Labeling of Agro -pesticide  were promulgated and entered  
into force on 15 December 2003. They were amended on 18 June 2009 and 12 
February 2014.  Genetically modified products are a matter of concern for the people 
of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinm en and Matsu . 
Considering  the Food Safety and Sanitation Act and  relevant EU legislation s, we have 
added new mandatory GM labelling requirements for products containing genetic ally 
modified micro -organisms, enabling agro-pesticide  users to identify whether or not 
active  ingredients in these products contain genetically modified micro -organisms. 
The draft  amendment to Articles 5 and 6 of the Agro -pesticide  Labelling Supervision 
Regulations is  hereby proposed.  
  Comparative Table on the Draft Amendment to Articles 5 and 6 of the  
Regulations for the Labeling of Agro -pesticide  
Amended Version  Current Version  Explanatory Notes 
Article 5: Labels on  
fomul ated agro-pesticide s 
must  specify the 
following:  
(1) Agro -pesticide  permit  
number;  
(2) Name, address and  
telephone number of 
the agro-pesticide  
permit holder;  
(3) Date of manufacture,  
batch number and 
expiry date  of the 
agro-pesticide ; 
(4) Common name  of the  
agro-pesticide ; 
(5) Poisoning prevention 
and detoxification 
measures;  
(6) Highly toxic  
agro-pesticide s must 
be labelled 'highly 
toxic  agro-pesticide s' ; 
likewise, genetically 
modified 
agro-pesticide s must 
be labelled 
'genetically modified  
agro-pesticide s', 
whereas  other 
agro-pesticide s must 
be labeled  
'agro-pesticide s'; 
(7) Warning labels and  
notes;  Article 5: Labels on  
fomulated agro-pesticide s 
must  specify the 
following:  
(1) Agro -pesticide  
permit  number;  
(2) Name, address and  
telephone number of 
the agro-pesticide  
permit holder;  
(3) Date of manufacture,  
batch number and 
expiry date  of the 
agro-pesticide ; 
(4) Common  name  of the  
agro-pesticide ; 
(5) Poisoning prevention 
and detoxification 
measures;  
(6) Highly toxic  
agro-pesticide s must 
be labelled 'highly 
toxic  agro-pesticide s'; 
whereas  other 
agro-pesticide s must 
be labeled  
'agro-pesticide s'; 
(7) Warning labels and  
notes;  
(8) Product importers must  
indicate the name and 
address  of the 
manufacturing plant  
abroad;  
(9) Repackers must  1. Unde r Article 
3(11) of the  Food 
Safety and 
Sanitation  Act, 
genetic 
modification is  
defined as the use 
of techniques in 
genetic  engineering 
or molecular  
biotechnology to 
transfer or  
introduce heritable 
genetic  material 
into a living cell or  
organism, resulting 
in genetic  
re-combinations 
which,  
consequently, lead 
to the  expression of 
features  belonging 
to the exogenous  
genetic material, or 
features  that were 
unexpressed in the  
organism itself. 
Traditional  
breeding 
techniques, fusion  
of cells or 
protoplasts  betwee n 
organisms of the  
same species, 
hybridisation,  (8) Product importers must  
indicate the name and 
address  of the 
manufacturing plant  
abroad;  
(9) Repackers must  
indicate the name and 
address  of the 
repackaging plant,  as 
well as the date of  
repackaging;  
(10) Processors must  
indica te the name and 
address  of the 
processing plant;  
(11) Brand name products 
must have their brand 
name indicated ; 
(12) Formulation , physical  
properties, active 
ingredients,  other 
ingredients and  their 
quantities;  
(13) Net weight or volume 
of the agro-pesticide  
must be  indicated and 
must be  expressed in  
SI units. If the  product 
is packed in  individual 
packages, the  number 
of these smaller  
packages should also 
be indicated, together 
with the  net weight or 
volume of each  
individual package;  
(14) Usage instructions 
and range of indicate the name and 
address  of the 
repackaging plant,  as 
well as the date of 
repackaging;  
(10) Processors must  
indicate the name and 
address  of the 
processing plant;  
(11) Indication of the 
brand  name, not 
applicable for  
products without a 
brand  name;  
(12) Formulation , physical  
properties, active 
ingredients,  other 
ingredients and  their 
quantities;  
(13) Net weight or volume 
of the agro-pesticide  
must be  indicated and 
must be  specified in 
metric units. If  the 
product is packed in  
individual packages, 
the number of these 
smaller  packages 
should also be  
indicat ed, together 
with the  net weight or 
volume of each  
individual package;  
(14) Usage instructions 
and range of 
application;  
(15) Indicat ion of  the 
required  interval in mutagenesis, in 
vitro  fertilisation, 
somatic  mutation, 
and chromosome  
doubling are not 
included in  this 
definition. The 
related  EU directive 
(Directive  
2001/18/EC) serves 
as a reference for 
defining  whether a n 
organism is  
'genetically 
modified' or not,  
based on the 
criterion of  
different ways of 
genetic 
recombination.  In 
order to  guarantee 
consumer safety  
and enhance 
consumer  
understanding of  
form ulated 
agro-pesticide  
ingredients, the  
sixth item has been 
amended  to require 
mandatory  
'genetically 
modified'  labelling 
if active ingredients  
of the product 
contain  genetically 
modified 
microorganisms application;  
(15) Indicat ion of  the 
required  interval in 
days between  
application of the  
agro-pesticide  and 
harvest;  
(16) Precautions when  
storing and applying 
the agro-pesticide ; 
(17) Container disposal  
methods;  
(18) Other labels required 
by central authorities.   
The aforementioned 
items  must be indicated on 
a label  which is securely 
affixed to  the  
agro-pesticide  container or  
package. Containers or  
packages with limited  
labelling space must 
indicate  at least items (1) 
to (7) on the  container, and 
the full list of items  must 
be provided  in the  attached  
agro-pesticide  instruction 
manual.  days between  
application of the  
agro-pesticide  and 
harvest;   
(16) Precautions when  
storing and applying 
the agro-pesticide ; 
(17) Container disposal  
methods;  
(18) Other labels required 
by central authorities.   
The aforementioned 
items  must be indicated on 
a label  which is securely 
affixed to  the agro-pesticide  
container or  package. 
Containers or  packages 
with limited  labelling space 
must indicate  at least items 
(1) to (7) on the  container, 
and the full list of items  
must be provided  in the  
attached agro-pesticide  
instruction manual.  (see first column).  
2. Item 11 in Part 1 of 
the current version 
has been  modified.  
3. Item 13 in Part 1 
has been  modified 
to be expressed in  
SI units.  
Article 6: Labels on  technical 
grade  agro-pesticide s must 
include the following  
items:  
(1) Agro -pesticide  permit  
number;  
(2) Name, address and  
telephone number of 
the agro-pesticide  
permit holder;  Article 6: Labels on  
technical grade   
agro-pesticide s must 
include the following  
items:  
(1) Agro -pesticide  permit  
number;  
(2) Name, address and  
telephone number of the  
agro-pesticide  permit 1. Item 6 in the 
current version 
has been 
modified.  
2. Item 8 has been 
modified to be 
expressed in SI 
units.  
3. In order to 
facilitate (3) Product importers must  
provide the name and 
address  of the 
manufacturing plant  
abroad;  
(4) Date of production and  
batch number of the  
agro-pesticide ; 
(5) Common name  of the  
agro-pesticide ; 
(6) Manufacturer brand ed 
products must have 
their manufacturer 
brand  indicated ; 
(7) Dosage form, physical  
properties, active 
ingredients,  other 
ingredients and  their 
quantities;  
(8) Net weight or volume 
of the agro-pesticide  
must be  indicated and 
must be  specified in  SI 
units;  
(9) Precautions to take 
during  storage and 
application;  
(10) Poisoning prevention  
and detoxification 
measures;  
(11) Container disposal  
methods;  
(12) Warning labels and  
notes;  
(13) Genetically modified 
agro-pesticide s must be 
labelled 'Genetically 
modified holder;  
(3) Product importers must  
provide the name and 
address  of the 
manufacturing plant  
abroad; 
(4) Date of production and  
batch number of the  
agro-pesticide ; 
(5) Common name  of the  
agro-pesticide ; 
(6) Indication of the  
manufacturer brand , not 
applicable for  products 
without a manufacturer 
brand  ; 
(7) Dosage form, physical  
properties, active 
ingredients,  other 
ingredients and  their 
quantities;  
(8) Net weight or volume of  
the agro-pesticide  must be  
indicated and must be  
specified in metric units;   
(9) Precautions to take 
during  storage and 
application;  
(10) Poisoning prevention  
and detoxification 
measures;  
(11) Container disposal  
methods;  
(12) Warning labels and  
notes;  
(13) Other labels  as required 
by central authorities.  technical grade  
agro-pesticide  
processors' 
understanding on 
whether or not 
the active 
ingredients of 
the product 
contain 
genetically 
modified 
micro -organisms
, the section on 
technical grade   
agro-pesticide s 
is also amended 
to include Item 
13 in the 
amended 
version. Thus 
Item 13 in the 
current version 
has become Item 
14. agro-pesticide s'; 
(14) Other labels as 
required by  central 
authorities.