G/SPS/N/TPKM/474  
 
29 October 2018  
(18-6739) 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: Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare  
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): Egg products , dairy products, gelatin and its derivatives for food 
purpose  
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: TFDA  plans to require the import egg products, dairy 
products gelatin and its derivatives for food purpose, shall be accompanied with official 
certificates . Language(s): Chinese and English.  Number of pages: 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_5607_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: TFDA plans to require that the import of egg products, dairy 
products, gelatin  and its derivatives for food purpose be accompanied by official 
certificates . The requirement s are as follows : 
1. The import of egg products, dairy products, gelatin and its derivatives for food 
purpose  shall be accompanied by official certificates issued by  the competent 
authority of the exporting country indicating that the attested products are suitable 
"for human consumption", or "in compliance with relevant food safety and sanitary 
regulations" ; 
2. Follow ing the above measure , the import of gelatin and its derivatives  shall be 
accompanied by an official certificate. The certificate shall also attest  information on 
the parts/tissues of raw materials used;  
3. The requirements apply to products of HS Codes outlined in the attachment.  
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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex Alimentarius - Food Import and Export 
Inspection and Certification Systems  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Anim al Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code , 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] 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:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2019  
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 March 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 28 December 2018  
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:  
Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare  
No.161 -2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
E-mail: lydialin1109@fda.gov.tw  
 mei_jean@fda.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:   
Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare  
No.161 -2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
E-mail: lydialin1109@fda.gov.tw  
 mei_jean@fda.gov.tw