. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/139 
3 June 2008  
 (08-2589) 
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):  Synthetic zeaxanthin 
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 Specification, 
Scope and Application Standards of Food Add itives: Synthetic zeaxan thin (available in 
English, 2 pages) 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2008/sps/TPKM/08_1590_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2008/sps/TPKM/08_1590_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2008/sps/TPKM/08_1590_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  To amend the specification, scope and application standards of the 
food additive synthetic zeaxanthin.  
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 specifications, 
scope and application standards of food add itives: synthetic zeaxanthin (26 May 2008, Food 
No. 0970401711) available in English from the National Notification Authority, National 
Enquiry Point, and Department of Health.  Th e amendment will be publis hed 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    G/SPS/N/TPKM/139 
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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:  25 July 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