G/TBT/N/TPKM/281  
 
17 July 2017  
(17-3862) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
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  (Article 3.2 and 7.2) :  
2. Agency responsible:   
Toxic and Chemical Substances Bureau  
Environmental Protection Administration  
No.1, Aly. 35, Ln. 132, Sec. 2, Da 'an Rd.  
Da'an Dist., Taipei City 10667, Taiwan  
TEL:+886 -2-2325-7399  
FAX:+886 -2-2325-3823  
Email: yssu@epa.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. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  X ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where ap plicable):  Toxic chemical 
substances  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  General 
Explanation of Draft Version of Paragraph 15 and Paragraph 1 Table 1 and Paragraph 4 
Table 4 of the Guidelines on Regulated Toxic Chemical Sub stances and the Management of 
Their Handling (3 page(s), in English; 3 page(s), in Chinese)   
6. Description of content:  The Toxic Chemical Substances Control Act was revised and 
promulgated on 11 December 2013. In accordance with Article 7 of this Act, th e central 
competent authority shall officially announce toxic chemical substances as Class 1, Class 2, 
Class 3 or Class 4 toxic chemical substances when the toxicological characteristics of 
chemical substances conform to the toxic chemical substance classi fication definitions 
prescribed in Article 3 of this Act. Furthermore, according to Article 11, Paragraph 1 of the 
Toxic Chemical Substances Control Act, unless other regulations apply, the handling of 
toxic chemical substances shall be conducted in compli ance with methods announced or 
approved by the central competent authority, which may also authorize the announcement 
of toxic chemical substance control concentration standards and large -scale handling 
standards in accordance with management needs.  
In vie w of the recent occurrence of food safety incidences and the introduction of illegal 
chemical substances into the food supply that affect people 's health, this announcement 
has added regulations for strengthened controls for the eight major handling activi ties of 
manufacturing, importing, exporting, selling, transporting, using, storing, and disposing 
and for strengthening the package labeling for 13 types of toxic chemical substances, 
including malachite green, that present food safety risks, for which the re is concern of G/TBT/N/TPKM/281  
 
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  endangerment to human health, and that are Class 4 toxic chemical substances as 
announced pursuant to the Toxic Chemical Substances Control Act. Furthermore, the 
Chinese substance name for chromium carbonyl has been changed and the control  
standard has been amended to chromium concentration 1% or more.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
To strengthen management of chemical substances and avoid illegal chemical substances 
into the food supp ly; Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or 
safety; Protection of the environment.  
8. Relevant documents:  Article 7 and Article 11, Paragraph 1  of the Toxic Chemical 
Substances Control Act   
9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 August 20 17 
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 2018  
10. Final date for comments:  14 August 2017  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
TPKM-WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
4, Jinan Road, Section 1  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel.: (886 -2) 2343 -1813 
Fax: (886 -2) 2343 -1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@b smi.gov.tw  
 
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