G/SPS/N/TPKM/405  
 
26 July 2016  
(16-3954)  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 Health and Welfare 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Senna 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 the use restrictions and label requirement of 
senna  Language(s): Chinese  Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: According to Article 15-1 and Article 22 of the Act Governing 
Food Safety and Sanitation, the conditions of manufacture and usage quantity of senna provided for food use is proposed to be re stricted, and senna products shall be labeled 
with warning information. 
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.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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:   G/SPS/N/TPKM/405 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Draft the use restrictions and label requirement of Senna (MOHW Food No. 1051301924, 26 July 2016) is available in Chinese from the Mi nistry of Health and Weldare. It will be 
published in the Official Government Gazette when adopted. The full text in Chinese 
version may be downloaded from the following website: http://www.fda.gov.tw .   
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) : 1 January 2018 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 September 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National 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 Tel: +(886 2) 2787 8000 ext 7382 
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062 
E-mail: kevin40617@fda.gov.tw 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation 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 
Tel: +(886 2) 2787 8000 ext 7382 Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062 
E-mail: kevin40617@fda.gov.tw