G/SPS/N/TPKM/383  
 
27 January 2016  
(16-0569)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Gum arabic; Acacia gum 
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 Specifications Standard for Gum Arabic as 
Food Raw Material  Language(s): Chinese and English  Number of pages: 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TPKM/16_0341_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TPKM/16_0341_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The draft re-amends the specifications of Gum Arabic. 
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) JECFA database - GUM ARABIC 
[ ] 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?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/TPKM/383 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Draft of Specifications Standard for Gum Arabic as Food Raw Material (MOHW Food No. 1051300035, # # 2016) is available in English from the National Notification 
Authority, National Enquiry Point, and Minist ry of Health and Welfare. The standards will 
be published in the Official Government Gazette when adopted. The full text may be downloaded from the following websit e: http://www.fda.gov.tw/eng/index.aspx
  
(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) : 27 March 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] 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.) 
Tel: +(886 2) 27878000 ext 7317 Fax: +(886 2) 26531062 E-mail: katty@fda.gov.tw 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] 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.) 
Tel: +(886 2) 27878000 ext 7317 
Fax: +(886 2) 26531062 E-mail: katty@fda.gov.tw