. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/126 
7 January 2008  
 (08-0043) 
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):  Sorbic acid and its potassi um, sodium and calcium salts  and benzoic acid and its 
sodium and potassium salts 
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 Scope and 
Application Standards of Food Additives:  Sorbic  acid and its potassium , sodium and calcium 
salts and benzoic acid and its sodium and potas sium salts (available in English, 4 pages) 
6. Description of content:  To amend the scope and application standards of food additives 
sorbic acid and its potassium, sodium and calci um salts and benzoic acid and its sodium and 
potassium salts.  
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 additives:  Sorb ic acid and its potassi um, sodium and calcium 
salts and benzoic acid and its sodium and potassium salts (19 December 2007, Food No. 
0960409466) 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 texts may be downloaded from the following 
website:  http://food.doh.gov.tw/english/Ac ts_Regulations/Proposed.htm
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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:  20 February 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., Taip ei, Taiwan, Postal Code 100 
 Tel:  +(886 2) 2321 0151 ext 104  Fax:  +(886 2) 2392 9723  E-mail:  fsawona@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., Taip ei, Taiwan, Postal Code 100 
 Tel:  +(886 2) 2321 0151 ext 104  Fax:  +(886 2) 2392 9723  E-mail:  fsawona@doh.gov.tw