G/SPS/ N/TPKM/438  
 
14 June 2017  
(17-3167) 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: Department of Animal Industry, Council of Agricultur e 
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): Imported Feed or Feed Additives  
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 Announcement of "The Feed or Feed Additives 
shall be Inspected when Imported into Taiwan".  Language(s): English . Number of 
pages: 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/TPKM/17_2683_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: There are 83 different feed/additives which shall be i nspected 
by Council of Agriculture when imported into Taiwan according to Article  22-2.1 of the 
"Feed Control Act" and "Regulations for Import Inspection of Feed and Additives". The 
draft contains the description of goods, its CCC code and the import regul ations code for 
each feed/additive.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant in ternational standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial 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:  G/SPS/N/TPKM/438  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
http://gazette.nat.gov.tw/egFront/detail.do?metaid=90677&log=d etailLog  (available in 
Chinese)  
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) : 13 August 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Auth ority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Department of Animal Industry, Council of Agriculture  
No.37, Nanhai Rd., Zhangzheng Dist., Taipei City, 10014, Taiwan.  
Tel: +(886) 2 2381 2991  
Fax: +(8 86) 2 2381 7566  
Email: hcchen@mail.coa.gov.tw  
13. Text(s)  available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Department of Animal Industry, Council of Agri culture  
No.37, Nanhai Rd., Zhangzheng Dist., Taipei City, 10014, Taiwan.  
Tel: +(886) 2 2381 2991  
Fax: +(886)  2 2381 7566  
Email: hcchen@mail.coa.gov.tw