. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/142/Rev.1 
22 July 2009  
 (09-3579) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION  
 
Revision
 
 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Fish and fishery products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or 
[   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft of Sanitation Standard for Fish and Fishery 
Products  Language:  English  Number of pages:  1  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/TPKM/09_2576_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  To amend the maximum tolerances of heavy metals in fish and 
fishery products. 
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:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  Codex General Standard for Cont aminants and Toxins in Foods 
(Codex Stan 193-1995, Rev.2-2006) 
[   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)     
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[   ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ X ] Yes   [   ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/TPKM/142/Rev.1 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
1. "Draft of Sanitation Standard for Fish and Fishery Products" (9 July 2009, DOH 
Food No. 0980460823) available in English from the National Notification Authority, National Enquiry Point, and Department of Health.  The draft will be published in the Official Government Gaze tte when adopted.  The full text may be 
downloaded from the following website:  
http://food.doh.gov.tw/english/ Acts_Regulations/Proposed.asp
 
2. "Act Governing Food Sanitation" available in English may be downloaded from 
the following website: 
 http://food.doh.gov.tw/english/Acts_Regulations/Foodsafety.asp    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined.  
Propose 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 ):  18 September 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National Notification 
Authority, [   ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
Bureau of Food Safety 
Department of Health No. 80, Linsen N. Rd., Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan, Postal Code 104 
Tel:  +(886 2) 8590 6666 ext. 6848 
Fax:  +(886 2) 2523 0056 E-mail:  fswang@doh.gov.tw 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National Notification Authority, [   ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Bureau of Food Safety  
Department of Health 
No. 80, Linsen N. Rd., Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan, Postal Code 104 
Tel:  +(886 2) 8590 6666 ext. 6848 Fax:  +(886 2) 2523 0056 E-mail:  fswang@doh.gov.tw