. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/45 
22 December 2004 
 (04-5622) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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):  Food of animal origin 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Imported (as well as domestically produced ) foods sold in the Separate Customs Territory of 
Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   "Draft Amendment of the 
Standard of the Veterinary Drug Residue Limits" (Available in English, 1 page) 
6. Description of content:  The use of the veterinary  drug chloramphenicol has been banned 
since 26 December 2002.  The MRLs of the drug are then proposed to be revoked. 
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:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   FAO urges countries to discontinue the use of 
chloramphenicol in animal production at th e FAO Press Release (02/03), 24 January 2002, 
which is one of the important references. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Proposed Revocation 
of Veterinary Drug Residue Limits for Chloramphenicol on Foods (2 December 2004, Food No. 0930415853) available in English from the National Notification Authority, National Enquiry Point, and Department of Health. The amendment will be published in the Official 
Government Gazette when adopted. The full text may be downloaded from the following 
website:  http://food.doh.gov.tw/frontpage.asp 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined. G/SPS/N/TPKM/45 
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 12. Final date for comments:  31 January 2005 
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 358 
 Fax:  886-2-23929723 
 E-mail:  fsjunyu@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 358 
 Fax:  886-2-23929723 
 E-mail:  fsjunyu@doh.gov.tw