G/SPS/N/TPKM/365  
 
1 September 2015  
(15-4362)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Fishery products and dairy 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: TFDA is planning to extend the scope of products 
subject to systematic inspection and include dairy products and fishery products  
Language(s): Chinese and English  Number of pages: 1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHT/15_3470_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  
1. To strengthen the food safety control system of animal origin products, we took the 
experiences of other advanced countries as reference. TFDA is planning to extend 
the scope of products subject to systemat ic inspection and include dairy products 
and fishery products; 
2. To perform the systematic inspection of fishery products and dairy products, the 
exporting country (territory) shall apply to the Inspection authority for approval of 
import. Inspection authority shall conduct the document review. If required, on-site 
inspection can be conducted following the document review. Only if the food safety management system of the exporting country (territory) is determined as equivalent based on the systematic inspection, the application of the exporting country 
(territory) will be approved. 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) Guidelines for the Design, Operation, Assessment 
and Accreditation of Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification 
Systems 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/TPKM/365 
 
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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:  
1. Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation 
(http://consumer.fda.gov.tw/Law/Deta il.aspx?nodeID=518&lang=1&lawid=292) 
2. Regulations for Systematic Inspection of Imported Food 
(http://consumer.fda.gov.tw/Law/Deta il.aspx?nodeID=518&lang=1&lawid=145) 
(available in English) 
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) : 31 October 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] 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 (R.O.C) Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062 
E-mail: mei_jean@fda.gov.tw 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] 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 (R.O.C) Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062 
E-mail: mei_jean@fda.gov.tw