G/SPS/N/TPKM/406  
 
26 July 2016  
(16-3955)  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 Finance 
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): Alcohol 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 amendment of the Hygiene Standards for 
Alcohol Products  Language(s): Chinese (English translation available)  Number of 
pages: 6 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TPKM/16_2943_00_X.pdf  
6. Description of content: The main proposed amendments of the standards include: 
revising the methanol limit for grape wines to 3,000mg/liter (calculated by 100% ethyl 
alcohol); setting the methanol limit for sweet  potato distilled spirits to 2,000mg/liter 
(calculated by 100% ethyl alcohol); revising residue standards for preservatives. 
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:  
[ ] 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)   
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     G/SPS/N/TPKM/406 
 
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  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) : 24 September 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Finance 
3F, No.2, Aiguo West Road, Taipei, 10066 Taiwan 
Tel: +(886 2) 2397 9491, ext. 520 Fax: +(886 2) 2322 4035 
E-mail: mingtelin@mail.nta.gov.tw 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Finance  
3F, No.2, Aiguo West Road, Taipei, 10066 Taiwan 
Tel: +(886 2) 2397 9491, ext. 520 
Fax: +(886 2) 2322 4035 E-mail: mingtelin@mail.nta.gov.tw