G/TBT/N/TPKM/316  
 
21 February 2018  
(18-1119) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS  TERRITORY OF TAIWAN,  PENGHU, KINMEN 
AND MATSU   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Toxic and Chemical Substances Bureau, Environmental Protection Administration  
No.1, Aly. 35, Ln. 132, Da an Rd, Sec. 2., Da an Dist., Taipei City 10667, Taiwan  
TEL:+886 -2-2325-7399#55322 55335  
FAX:+886 -2-2325-3823  
Email: lingkai.yu@epa.gov.tw , tsuncheng.wang@epa.gov.tw   
Name and address (including telephone and fax nu mbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Toxic 
chemical substances (Please refer to attachment)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notifi ed document: Guidelines on 
Regulated Toxic Chemical Substances and the Management of Their Handling - General 
information on the revision draft of Paragraph 4, Paragraph 16, Paragraph 1 Table 1, 
Paragraph 2 Table 2, Paragraph 3 Table 3 and Paragraph 4 Tabl e 4 (9 page(s), in English; 
7 page(s), in Chinese)   
6. Description of content: The Chemical Substances Control Act. The central competent 
authority has been authorized, based on its management requirements, to release a list of 
toxic chemical substance co ntrol concentration standards and large -scale handling 
standards.  
Fourteen toxic chemical substances, including Sudan dyes, have been classified as Class 4 
toxic chemical substances under the specifications of this Official Announcement. These 
classifications were made in light of a number of food safety incidents in recent years, in 
response to illegal chemical substances entering the food supply chain and being mixed in 
with food products or animal feed, and in consideration of food safety ris ks that endanger 
the public's  health.Furthermore, in response to international regulatory trends, 
pentachlorophenyl laurate has been classified as a Class 1 and a Class 3 toxic chemical 
substance, and perflurooctanoic acid as a class 4 toxic chemical subst ance. The controlled 
concentration level of perfiuorooctane sulfonic acid has also been revised.  G/TBT/N/TPKM/31 6 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Protection of the environment; To strengthen management of chemical substances, to 
avoid illegal chemical substances into the food supply and to enhance the protection of the 
environment and human health and safety.  
8. Relevant documents:  Toxic Chemical S ubstances Control Act Article 7 and  Article 11, 
Paragraph 1  and Article 25, Paragraph 4.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts  available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
WTO-TBT Enquiry Point  
Bureau of Standard, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No.4, Jinan Rd,  Sec 1.  
Zongzhang Dist, Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel:(886 -2) 23431813  
Fax:( 886-2) 23431804  
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/TPKM/18_0880_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/TPKM/18_0880_00_x.PDF