G/SPS/N/TPKM/364  
 
1 September 2015  
(15-4361)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): CCC3503.00.10.00-4 Gelatin and CCC3503.00.20.00-2 
Gelatin derivatives for food 
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: The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) is 
proposing an import inspection requirement on gelatin importation. Commodities used 
for food purposes and classified under 2 specific CCC codes, CCC3503.00.10.00-4 
Gelatin and CCC3503.00.20.00-2 Gelatin derivatives, shall provide health/sanitation certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country  Language(s): 
Chinese and English  Number of pages: 1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/sps/CHT/15_3469_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) is proposing 
an import inspection requirement on gelatin importation. Commodities used for food purposes and classified under two specif ic CCC codes, CCC3503.00.10.00-4 Gelatin and 
CCC3503.00.20.00-2 Gelatin derivatives, shall provide health/sanitation certificate 
issued by the competent authority of the exporting country. 
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 G/SPS/N/TPKM/364 
 
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  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: 
Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation: http://consumer.fda.gov.tw/Law/Deta il.aspx?nodeID=518&lang=1&lawid=292 
(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) : 31 October 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [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) 
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062 E-mail: mei_jean@fda.gov.tw 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] 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) Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062 
E-mail: mei_jean@fda.gov.tw