G/TBT/N/TPKM/236  
 
29 April 2016  
(16-2414)  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: 
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 
Ministry of Health and Welfare No.161-2, Kunyang Street 
Nangang District, Taipei City 115-61, Taiwan 
Tel.: (886-2)-2787-7328 Fax: (886-2)-2653-1062 E-mail: were6080@fda.gov.tw   
Name and address (including telephon e 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 applicable): 
1) Non-genetically modified colza, colza seeds, sweet corn and sugar beet under CCC 
code 0704.90.90.12-7, 0709.99.10.20-0, 0710.40.00.20-9, 0710.80.90.42-5, 
0712.90.29.20-3, 1205.10.00.20-5, 1205.90.00.20-8 and 1212.91.00.20-8. 
2) Genetically modified colza, colza seeds, sweet corn and sugar beet under CCC code 
0704.90.90.11-8, 0709.99.10.10-2, 0710.40.00.10-1, 0710.80.90.41-6, 
0712.90.29.10-5, 1205.10.00.10-7, 1205.90.00.10-0 and 1212.91.00.10-0. 
 Other (HS: 070490), – Other (HS: 070990), – Sweet corn (HS: 071040), – Other 
vegetables (HS: 071080), – Other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables 
(HS: 071290), – Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds (HS: 120510), – Other 
(HS: 120590), -- Sugar beet (HS: 121291). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: The documents 
required for the importation of non-genetically modified colza, colza seeds, sweet corn, sugar beet and genetically modified colza, sweet corn, sugar beet (1 page, in English) 
6. Description of content: Based on Article 30 of the "Act Governing Food Safety and 
Sanitation" and Article 4 of the "Regulations of Inspection of Imported Foods and Related Products", the FDA would like to request the food businesses which import non-genetically 
modified colza, sweet corn,sugar beet and genetically modified colza,sweet corn,sugar beet 
to submit the documents required by the Food and Drug Administration.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  G/TBT/N/TPKM/236 
 
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  8. Relevant documents: Regulations of Inspection of Imported Foods and Related 
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: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
TPKM WTO/TBT Enquiry Point 
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection 
Ministry of Economic Affairs 
No.4, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd. Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan  Tel.: (886-2) 3343-5191 
Fax: (886-2) 2343-1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw   
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