G/SPS/N/TPKM/444  
 
11 August 2017  
(17-4347) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitar y 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: Department of Animal Industry, Council of Agricultur e 
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): Pet food  
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: Draft Amendment on Article 5 of the "Regulations for 
Pet Food Vendor Registration".  Language(s): English . Number of pages: 1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/TPKM/17_3584_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: To protect domestic pets and their owners from radionuclide 
contamination and t o strengthen the registration for vendors who imported pet food 
from Japan (Fukushima, Ibaraki, Gunma, Tochigi, and Chiba).  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organi zation 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 international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
http://gazette.nat.gov.tw/egFront/detail.do?metaid=92763&log=detailLog  (available in 
Chinese)  G/SPS/N/TPKM/444  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed d ate 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) : 10 Octob er 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Department of Animal Industry, Council of Agriculture  
No. 37, Nanhai Rd., Zhangzheng Dist., Taipei City, 10014, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 2381 2991  
Fax: +(886) 2 2381 7566  
E-mail: ihchen@mail.coa.gov.tw  
13. Text(s)  available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Department of Animal Industry, Council of Agriculture  
No. 37, Nanhai Rd., Zhangzheng Dist., Taipei City, 10014, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 2381 2991  
Fax: +(886) 2 2381 7566  
E-mail: ihchen@mail.coa.gov.tw