. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/76 
22 February 2006 
 (06-0738) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  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):  Total 17 items are to be revised this time:  menadione, magnesium sulfate, zinc 
sulfate, zinc chloride, zinc gluconate, zinc  oxide, zinc stearate, copper sulfate, copper 
gluconate, magnesium oxide, magnesium phos phate, manganese chloride, manganese 
citrate, manganese gluconate, manganese gly cerophosphate, manganese sulfate, manganese 
oxide.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Countries exporting the products concerned to  Chinese Taipei  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft of Scope and 
Application Standard:  Nutritional Additi ves (Available in English, 5 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This is a preliminary announcement to notify the public for 
revision of the wordings in "Draft of sc ope and application standards of nutritional 
additives" from "per intake" to "daily do sage"(please see the att ached document); the 
revised Standard will be effective as of 1 September 2006 (based on the manufacture dates 
of items being regulated by this Standard).   The maximum allowance of "nutritional 
additives", classified as Category 8 by Act Governing Food Sanitation , has been stipulated 
in accordance with Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)  published by the Department of 
Health.  Dietary reference intakes refer to the daily nutritional requirements needed by a 
person, not per intake.  The calculation b asis of the maximum allowances for many 
nutritional additives regulated by the Departme nt of Health is mostly limited to 300g or 
daily dosage.  Nevertheless, the maximum allowances of a few items stipulated years ago 
are still based on per intake.  Therefore, an am endment is required to change wordings in 
"Draft of scope and application standards of  nutritional additives" from "per intake" to 
"daily dosage."  
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   G/SPS/N/TPKM/76 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft of scope and 
application standards of nutritional add itives (27 January 2006, Food No. 0950400147) 
available in English from the National Notifi cation Authority, 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/A cts_Regulations/Proposed.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.  
12. Final date for comments:  31 March 2006  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or 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:  886-2-23210151 ext 105 Fax:  886-2-23929723 
E-mail:  fschang1@doh.gov.tw
 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or 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 23210151 ext 105 Fax:  (+886) 2 23929723 
E-mail:  fschang1@doh.gov.tw