. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/146 
10 December 2008 
 (08-6070) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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:  Department of Health 
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):  Fruits, vegetables, rice and tea 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:   Draft of Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods  
Language:   English  Number of pages:   1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2008/sps/TPKM/08_3921_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2008/sps/TPKM/08_3921_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft establishes and revises the pesticide MRLs for Boscalid, 
Bromopropylate, Dinotefuran, Fenpyroximate , Flufenoxuron, Fluopicolide, Iprodione, 
Isoprothiolane, Metaflumizone, Methiocarb,  Procymidone, Propamocarb Hydrochloride, 
Pyraclostrobin, Tebuconazole, Thiamethoxam, Z oxamide on fruits, vegetables, tea or rice. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 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 N°)     
[ X ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [   ] Yes   [ X ] No G/SPS/N/TPKM/146 
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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:  Draft of 
Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods (1 D ecember 2008, Food No. 0970409530) available in 
English from the National Notification Authorit y, National Enquiry Point, and Department 
of Health.  The amendment will be published in the Official Government Gazette when 
adopted.  The full texts may be downloaded from the following website: http://food.doh.gov.tw/english/ Acts_Regulations/Proposed.asp
. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined.  
Propose 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 ):  9 February 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification 
Authority, [   ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
 Bureau of Food Safety 
 Department of Health 
 12F, 100 Ai-Kuo E. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, Postal Code 100  Tel:  +(886 2) 2321 0151 ext 105  Fax:  +(886 2) 2392 9723  E-mail:  fsmei@doh.gov.tw 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
 Bureau of Food Safety  
 Department of Health  12F, 100 Ai-Kuo E. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, Postal Code 100  Tel:  +(886 2) 2321 0151 ext 105  Fax:  +(886 2) 2392 9723 
 E-mail:  fsmei@doh.gov.tw