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G/SPS/N/TPKM/253 
28 February 2012 
 (12-1124) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, 
PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Food additives to be used in foods 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  The Draft Amendment of  Standards for Specification, 
Scope, Application and Lim itation of Food Additives  Language(s):  English  Number of 
pages:  6 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/TPKM/12_0783_00_e.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/TPKM/12_0783_01_e.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/TPKM/12_0783_00_x.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/TPKM/12_0783_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
1. Amendment of standards for specification of sodium L-ascorbate, riboflavin, 
pyridoxine hydrochloride and folic acid. 
2. Establishment of standards for specifi cation, scope, application and limitation of 
ammonium phosphatide. 
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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    G/SPS/N/TPKM/253 
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  [X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  The Draft 
Amendment of Standards for Specification, Scope, Application and Limitation of Food 
Additives (available in English, 6 pages) (DOH Food No.1011300133, 22 February, 2012) 
is available in English from the National Notif ication Authority, National Enquiry Point, 
and Department of Health.  The standards w ill be published in the Official Government 
Gazette when adopted.  The full text may be downloaded from the following website:  
http://www.fda.gov.tw/news_list.aspx . 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed 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) :  28 April 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Food and Drug Administration 
Department of Health 
No.161-2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115-61, Taiwan  
Tel:  +(886 2) 27878000 ext 7319 Fax:  +(886 2) 26531062 E-mail:  tzuyi@fda.gov.tw 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Food and Drug Administration  
Department of Health 
No.161-2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115-61, Taiwan  
Tel:  +(886 2) 27878000 ext 7319 Fax:  +(886 2) 26531062 E-mail:  tzuyi@fda.gov.tw