. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/136 
11 April 2008  
 (08-1671) 
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 numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Kaolin, talc, sodium carbonate, sunset yellow FCF, allura red AC, titanium 
dioxide, citric acid, isomalt 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  
Countries exporting the products concerned to the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft of Specification, 
Scope and Application Standards of Food Additive s:  kaolin, talc, sodium carbonate, sunset 
yellow FCF, allura red AC, titanium dioxide, citr ic acid, and isomalt (available in English, 
10 pages) 
http://members.wto.or g/crnattachments/2008/sps/TPKM/08_1098_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2008/sps/TPKM/08_1098_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  To amend the specification, scope and application standards of food 
additives kaolin, talc, sodium carbonate, sunset  yellow FCF, allura red AC, titanium dioxide, 
citric acid, and isomalt.  
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. 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:    G/SPS/N/TPKM/136 
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  9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Draft of specification, 
scope and application standards of food additive s:  kaolin, talc, sodi um carbonate, sunset 
yellow FCF, allura red AC, titanium dioxide, citric acid, and isomalt (3 April 2008, Food 
No. 0970401698), available in English from the National Notification Authority, National 
Enquiry Point, and Department of Health.  Th e amendment will be publis hed in the Official 
Government Gazette when adopted.  The full texts may be downloaded from the following 
website:  http://food.doh.gov.tw/english/Ac ts_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:  6 June 2008 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] 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) 2321 0151 ext 353 Fax:  +(886 2) 2392 9723 E-mail:  fsawona@doh.gov.tw 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifica tion 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) 2321 0151 ext 353 Fax:  +(886 2) 2392 9723 E-mail:  fsawona@doh.gov.tw