1Draft Amendments to The Tobacco and Alcohol Administration Act 
(Article related to labelling requirements on alcohol products) 
 
Ministry of Finance, The Separate Cust oms Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen 
and Matsu 
 
 
Background: 
 
In order to enhance the protection of consumer s, the supplementary labelling requirements on 
alcohol products are added to Article 33 of th e Draft Amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol 
Administration Act. For better understanding of the differences in the wording of Article 33 of 
the Act and of the Draft, the following comp arison chart provides a comparison of Article 33 
of the draft amendment and the current one. The underlined part in the left column indicates 
the amendment. 
 
Draft Amendment  Current Provision 
Article 33  
For distribution and sale  of packaged alcohol 
products, producers or importers shall 
specify the following on the label affixed 
directly on alcohol containers:   
1. brand name; 
2. product type; 
3. alcohol content; 
4. origin of product; 
5. name and address of producer; for 
imports, importers' names and addresses 
shall also be stated; the name and address of the commissioned pa rty as prescribed 
in Paragraph Three, Article 29 of this Act 
shall also be stated; the name and address 
of the repackaging producer as prescribed 
in Paragraph One, Article 30 of this Act Article 33  
For distribution and sale  of packaged alcohol 
products, producers or importers shall 
specify the following on the label affixed 
directly on alcohol containers:   
1. brand name; 
2. product type; 
3. alcohol content; 
4. origin of product; 
5. name and address of producer; for 
imports, importers' names and addresses 
shall also be stated; the name and address 
of the commissioned party as prescribed 
in Paragraph Three, Article 29 of this Act 
shall also be stated; the  name and address 
of the repackaging producer as prescribed 
in Paragraph One, Article 30 of this Act  
 2shall also be stated; 
6. lot number;  
7. volume;  
8. for alcohol products having an alcohol 
content of 7% or less, or alcohol products 
in a plastic or paper container, the 
expiration date or bottling date, and the 
period of validity shall also be included i f 
the bottling date is indicated on the label; 
9."Excessive drinking endangers health." or 
other health warnings;  
10. other labelling requir ed to be included by 
the central competent authority. 
In addition to the labelling requirements set 
forth in the preceding paragraph, labelling is 
prohibited to use wording claiming that 
products have medical or health care effects. 
Similar, associated phrases or images which 
suggest or imply medical or health care 
effects are also pr ohibited. For imported 
alcohol products, the co ntents of labelling in 
the Chinese language may not include items 
not printed on the original label.  
 
Alcohol producers using other producers’ 
products to process or  manufacture alcohol 
products may not use wording indicating the 
origin, flavor, or any other phrases related to 
the original alcohol.  
In case the space on the surface of an alcohol shall also be stated; 
6. volume;  
7. for alcohol products having an alcohol 
content of 7% or less,  the expiration date 
or bottling date, and the period of validity 
shall also be included if the bottling date 
is indicated on the label;  
8. "Excessive drinking endangers health." 
or other health warnings; 
9. other labelling required to be included by the central competent authority. 
Producers and importers may label the year, 
age, or geographical in dication of the wine 
and spirits.  
In case the space on the surface of an alcohol container is too small to accommodate a 
label to be affixed thereon according to Paragraph One, a labelling tag may be used 
for the purpose of labelling.  
No false or misleading statements may be 
made in labelling on the container or 
external packaging and or brochure 
introduction of alcohol products. The 
geographical indicatio n of the alcohol 
product shall not be used  in translation or 
accompanied by expressions such as 
¨kind㛤, ¨type㛤, ¨style㛤, 
¨imitation 㛤 or the like, to convey 
erroneous impression or inference as to the 
origin of the alcohol product, even where the  
 3container is too small to accommodate a 
label to be affixed thereon according to 
Paragraph One, a labelling tag may be used 
for the purpose of labelling.  
No false or misleading statements may be 
made in labelling on the container or 
external packaging and or brochure 
introduction of alcohol products. The 
geographical indicatio n of the alcohol 
product shall not be used in translation or 
accompanied by expressions such as “kind”, “type”, “style”, “imitation” or the like, to 
convey erroneous impression or inference as 
to the origin of the alcohol product, even 
where the true origin  of the product is 
indicated. 
Regulations governing the methods of 
labelling, content and other matters pertinent 
to the labelling of alcohol products shall be 
prescribed by the central competent 
authority.  
The regulations governing labelling shall be 
prescribed by the central competent 
authority. The labelling requirement as 
referred to in Item 10, Paragraph One of this 
Article will be made effective eighteen 
months after announcement by the central 
competent authority.  true origin of the product is indicated. 
The regulations governi ng labelling shall be 
prescribed by the central competent 
authority. The labelling requirement as 
referred to in Item 9, Paragraph One of this 
Article will be made effective eighteen 
months after announcement by the central 
competent authority.