G/SPS/N/TPKM/417  
 
1 December 2016  
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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; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food additives to be used in foods  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relev ant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: The Draft Amendment of Standards for Specification, 
Scope, Application and Limitation of Food Additives . Language(s): Chinese and Englis h. 
Number of pages: 9 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TPKM/16_4954_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TPKM/16_4954_01_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TPKM/16_4954_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of conten t: Amendments of specification of modified food starches . 
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : JECFA Specifications of modified starches  
[ ] 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/417  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
The Draft Amendment of Standards for Specification, Scope, Application and Limitation 
of Food  Additives (available in English, 9 pages) (MOHW Food  No. 1051303150, 
1 December 2016) is available in English from the National Notification Authority, 
National Enquiry Point, and Ministry of Health and Welfare. The standards will be 
published in the Offi cial Government Gazette when adopted. The full text may be 
downloaded from the following website: http://www.fda.gov.tw/news_list.aspx . 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Propo sed 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 t he date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 January 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  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  
Tel: +(886 2) 2787 8000 ext. 7319  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: tzuyi@fda.gov.tw   
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  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  
Tel: +(886 2) 2787 8000 ext. 7319  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: tzuyi@fda.gov.tw