. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/227 
16 May 2011  
 (11-2460) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Beverage 
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:  Draft of Sanitation Standard for Beverage  Language(s):  
English and Chinese Number of pages:  2 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/TPKM/11_1524_00_e.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/TPKM/11_1524_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft will amend articles 4 and 5 amending the tolerance of 
"tin" and amending the microbiological criteria in the sanitation standard for beverage. 
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 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 number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/TPKM/227 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  The Draft of 
Sanitation Standard for Beve rage (available in English, 2 pages) (DOH Food No. 
1001301318, 10 May 2011) is available in English from the National Notification 
Authority, National Enquiry Point, and Department of Health.  The standards will be published in the Official Government Gaze tte when adopted.  The full text may be 
downloaded from the following website:  http://www.fda.gov.tw/eng/index.aspx
   
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:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  8 July 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Food Safety Division 
Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) Department of Health No.161-2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115-61, Taiwan Tel:  +(886 2) 2787 8000 ext 7317 
Fax:  +(886 2) 2653 1062 
E-mail:  katty@fda.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:    
Food Safety Division  
Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) Department of Health 
No.161-2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115-61, Taiwan 
Tel:  +(886 2) 27878000 ext 7317 Fax:  +(886 2) 26531062 E-mail:  katty@fda.gov.tw