G/SPS/N/TPKM/614  
 
1 June 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and 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:  Ministry of Health and Welfare  
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):  Food ingredients to be used in food  
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 for the Use Restrictions and Labeling 
Requirements of Liquid Mycelia Culture Powder of Morel Mushroom ( Morchella esculenta ) 
as a Food Ingredient . Language(s):  Chinese and English . Number of pages:  2 and 2  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TPKM/23_09977_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TPKM/23_09977_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft regulation specifies the use restrictions and labeling 
requir ements for the liquid mycelia culture powder of morel mushroom 
(Morchella  esculenta ) for food purposes.  
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 standard? 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/614  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Draft for the Use Restrictions and Labeling R equirements of Liquid Mycelia Culture Powder 
of Morel Mushroom ( Morchella esculenta ) as a Food Ingredient (MOHW Food 
No. 1121300328, 1 June 2023) is available in English from the National Notification 
Authority, National Enquiry Point, and Ministry of Heal th and Welfare. The regulation will 
be published in the Official Government Gazette when adopted. The full text may be 
downloaded from the following website: http://www.fda.gov.tw/TC/index.aspx  (available  
in Chinese).  
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: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 July 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority , [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture  
9F, No.100, Sec. 2, Heping  W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 100060, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture  
9F, No.100, Sec. 2, Heping  W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 100060, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886) 2 3343 2091  
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200  
E-mail: wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw