G/SPS/N/TPKM/464  
 
17 July 2018  
(18-4477) 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): Those foods, food additives, f ood utensils, food containers or 
packaging classified under  nine specific CCC codes  
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: Import inspection requirement for commodities 
classified under  nine specific CCC codes if they are used for foods, food additives, food 
utensils, food containers or packaging . Language(s): Chinese and English.  Number of 
page s: 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_3755_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Commodities classified under  nine specific CCC codes sh all follow 
the "Regulations of Inspection of Imported Foods and Related Products" if they are used 
for foods, food additives, food utensils, food containers or packaging. The importers shall 
apply for inspection to the Food and Drug Administration, Ministr y of Health and Welfare.  
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 s tandard:  G/SPS/N/TPKM/464  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Regulations of Inspection of Imported Foods and Related Products:  
http://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=L0040017  (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 mon ths 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) : 15 September 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from: [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.)  
E-mail: hades@fda.gov.tw