. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/141 
7 July 2008  
 (08-3241) 
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):  Edible offal in animal besides liver and kidney 
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 Standards for 
Veterinary Drug Residue Limits in Foods:  th e Residue Limit Applicable Principles for the 
Edible Offal in Animal Besides Liver an d Kidney (available in English, 1 page) 
http://members.wto.or g/crnattachments/2008/sps/TPKM/08_1975_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2008/sps/TPKM/08_1975_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  To establish the residue limit applicable principles for the edible 
offal in animal besides liver and kidney.  
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:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which th ese are available:   Draft of Standards for 
Veterinary Drug Residue Limits in Foods:  th e Residue Limit Applicable Principles for the 
Edible Offal in Animal Besides Liver and Kidney (17 June 2008, Food No. 0970404325).  It 
is available in English from the National Noti fication Authority, National Enquiry Point, and 
Department of Health.  The standards will be published in the Official  Government Gazette 
when adopted.  The full text may be dow nloaded from the following website: 
http://food.doh.gov.tw/english/english.asp  G/SPS/N/TPKM/141 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined. 
12. Final date for comments:  18 August 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 358 Fax:  +(886 2) 2392 9723 E-mail:  fskatty@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 358 Fax:  +(886 2) 2392 9723 E-mail:  fskatty@doh.gov.tw