G/SPS/N/TPKM/285  
 
23 April 2013  
(13-2126)  Page: 1/2  
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 Finance 
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):  Alcohol products 
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 to the Hygiene Standards for 
Alcohol Products  Language(s):  Chinese and English  Number of pages:  2 (1 page in 
Chinese and 1 page in English) 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CHT/13_1618_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft amendment is to protect consumers' safety by 
stipulating that alcohol products shall not have toxic substances or any other matter 
harmful to human health. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/TPKM/285 
 
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8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] 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 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:  The 
Hygiene Standards for Alcohol Products and the Tobacco Alcohol Administration Act are 
available in English and can be downloaded from the following website: 
http://www.nta.gov.tw/en/03inf ormation/inf_d01_list.asp  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
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:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  22 June 2013 
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:   
Ministry of Finance  
3F, No. 2, Aiguo West Road, Taipei, 10066 Taiwan (R.O.C.) 
Tel: +(886 2) 2322 7473 
Fax: +(886 2) 2357 8380 E-mail: cwlin@mail.nta.gov.tw  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Ministry of Finance  
3F, No. 2, Aiguo West Road, Taipei, 10066 Taiwan (R.O.C.) 
Tel: +(886 2) 2322 7473 Fax: +(886 2) 2357 8380 
E-mail: cwlin@mail.nta.gov.tw