G/SPS/N/TPKM/409  
 
17 August 2016  
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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; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Aloe 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 of the use restrictions and labeling requirement 
of aloe   Language(s): Chinese   Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: According to Articles 15 -1 and 22 of the Act Governing Food 
Safety and Sanitation, the conditions of manufacture and usage quantity of aloe 
provided for food use is proposed to be restricted, and aloe 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 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/40 9 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and languag e(s) in which these are available: 
Draft of the use restrictions and labeling requirement of al oe (MOHW Food 
No. 1051301304, 17  August 2016) is available in Chinese from the Ministry of Health 
and Weldare. It will be published in the Official Government Ga zette 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) : The restriction of manufacture conditions and usage quantity 
will come into effect on the date of announcement. The warning label re quirement will 
come into effect on 1 January 2017.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 16 October 2016  
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [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 Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of ot her 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