G/SPS/N/TPKM/520  
 
19 February 2020  
(20-1265) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Fruits, vegetables,  dried beans,  cereal grains and  animal 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 Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods 
and Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Animal Products . Language(s):  English 
and Chinese . Number of pages:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/TPKM/20_1241_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/TPKM/20_1241_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Amendment of pesticide MRLs for  Cyenopyrafen, Dinotefuran, 
Fluopyram, Glufosinate -ammonium, Kasugamycin, Mandipropamid, Metazosulfuron, 
Oxolinic acid,  Pyraclostrobin, Spinetoram, Spiromesifen and Tecloftalam  in fruits, 
vegetables, dried beans and  cereal grains.  Addendum of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens 
QST713  as MRLs omitted pesticides. Amendment of pesticide MRLs for  Acetamiprid, 
Azoxystrobin, Clothianidi n, Cyfluthrin, Fipronil, Fludioxonil, Flutolanil, Flutriafol, 
Imidacloprid, Tebuconazole, Thiamethoxam and Trifloxystrobin  in animal products.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from an imal/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 Pesticides Residues in Food Online Database  
(http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/codex -texts/dbs/pestres/en/ ) 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No G/SPS/N/TPKM/520  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  TPKM follows Codex principles   and FAO risk assessment 
procedures when setting pesticide MRLs.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
Draft of Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods and  Standards for Pesticide 
Residue Limits in Animal Products (15  Feb 2020, Food No. 1091300126) available in 
English from the National Notification Authority, National Enquiry Point,  and Ministry of 
Health and Welfare. The amendment will be published in the Official Government Gazette 
when adopted. The full texts 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) : 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) : 19 April 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquir y 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: +(8862) 2787 8000 ext 7314  
Fax: +(8862) 2653 1062  
E-mail: sy77@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 other body:   
Food and Drug Administration  
Ministry of Health and Welfare  
No.161 -2, Kunyang St, Nangang District,  
Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Tel: +(8862) 2787 8000 ext 7314  
Fax: +(8862) 2653 1062  
E-mail: sy77@fda.gov.tw