G/TBT/N/TPKM/283  
 
9 August 2017  
(17-4295) 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 (MOHW)  
No.161 -2, Kunyang St, Nangang District  
Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Tel: (886 -2) 2787 -8000 ext 7354  
Fax: (886 -2) 2653 -1062  
E-mail: chelsea2237@fda.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 [  ], 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):  Food and relevant 
products  
5. Title, number of pages  and langua ge(s)  of the notified document:  Draft of 
Regulations Governing Traceability of Foods and Relevant Products (6 page(s), in English; 
7 page(s), in Chinese)   
6. Description of content:  The Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and 
Welfare, propose s to amend the "Regulations Governing Traceability of Foods and Relevant 
Products" according to  Paragraph 4 of Article 9 of the Act Governing Food and Safety 
Sanitation , which authorizes the central competent authority to prescribe matters to be 
recorded a nd other matters to be complied with for the traceability system. The 
amendments, proposed to enhance food safety and effective management, would require 
that food businesses establish traceability system on information regarding  genetically 
modified food raw materials in products, products recalled and internal traceability (such 
as inventory items, discard items and other information useful for tracing the sources and 
tacking the flow). (The proposed amended text was highlighted in red in the attached 
documents.)  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation, Enforcement Rules of 
the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation, Food B usinesses Shall Establish Traceability 
System of Food Products and Regulations Governing Traceability of Foods and Relevant 
Products   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for co mments:  60 days from notification  
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 Chinan Road, Section 1  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: (886 2) 2343 -1813 
Fax: (886 -2) 2343 -1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/TPKM/17_3542_00_e.pdf  
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