G/SPS/N/TPKM/297  
 
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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; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Livestock and poultry tissues  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant o r practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Standards for Veterinary Drug Residue Limits in 
Foods   Language(s): Chinese and English   Number of pages: 6 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/ CHT/13_3508_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/ sps/CHT/13_3508_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: Amendment to maximum residue limit for Chlortetracycline, 
Oxytetracycline, Tetracycline, Dihydrostreptomycin, Streptomycin, Erythromycin, 
Gentamicin, Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin, Levamisole, Tetramisole,  Lincomycin, 
Narasin, Neomycin, Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotrophin, Progesterone, Sulfa drugs, 
Thiabendazole, Tolfenamic acid and Tulathromycin.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from a nimal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.   title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related te xt)   
[ ] 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 intern ational standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/TPKM/297  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Draft 
Standards for Veterinary Drug Residue Limit s in Foods (27 August 2013, Food 
No. 1021350307) is available in English from the National Notification Authority, 
National Enquiry Point, and Ministry of Health and Welfare. The amendment will be 
published in the Official Government Gazette when adopted. The full texts may be 
downloaded from the following website: http://www.fda.gov.tw  (available in Chinese)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be d etermined.  
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: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification  and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 28 October 2013  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail addres s 
(if available) of other body:  
Food and Drug Administration  
Minist ry 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  
13. Texts available from: [X]  Nation al 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