. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/73 
9 February 2006 
 (06-0577) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Potassium sulfite, sodium sulfite, sodium  sulfite (anhydrous), sodium bisulfite, 
sodium hydrosulfite, pot assium metabisulfite, potassium bi sulfite and sodium metabisulfite.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Countries exporting the products concerned to  Chinese Taipei.  
5. Title, language and number of pa ges of the notified document:  Draft of scope and 
application standard of food additive (Available  in English, 3 pages).  
6. Description of content:  To amend the scope and applicati on standards for antioxidants of 
food additives: potassium sulfite, sodium sulfite, sodium sulfite (anhydrous), sodium bisulfite, sodium hydrosulfite, pot assium metabisulfite, potassium bi sulfite and sodium metabisulfite.  
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 these are available:  Draft of scope and 
application standards of food additive ( 18 January 2006, Food No. 0950400145) available in 
English from the National Notifi cation Authority, National Enquir y Point, and Department of 
Health.  The amendment will be published in the Official Gove rnment Gazette when adopted. 
The full texts may be downloade d from the following website: 
http://food.doh.gov.tw/chine se/ruler/draft1-1.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.  G/SPS/N/TPKM/73 
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  12. Final date for comments:  15 March 2006  
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:  886-2-23210151 ext 349 Fax:  886-2-23929723 E-mail:  fskaoit@doh.gov.tw
 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification 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 23210151 ext 349 Fax:  (+886) 2 23929723 
E-mail:  fskaoit@doh.gov.tw