. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/88 
12 July 2006 
 (06-3376) 
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):  Fruits, vegetables, tea and cereals.  
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 Pesticide 
Residue Limits in Foods and Proposed Revocation of Pesticide Residue Limits (Available in 
English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:   
1. The draft establishes the pesticide MRLs for Cyazofamid on papayas; Dinotefuran on 
pears and tea, Methoxyfenozide on peanuts,  Novaluron on tomatoes, Phosmet on sweet 
sops, Pyraclostrobin on Chinese leeks, mangos  and persimmons and Thiamethoxam on 
cruciferous vegetables including leaf ve getables with small and wrapped leaves. 
2. MRLs for the pesticide Fentin hydroxide on rice, Fentin-acetate on rice, Fonofos on 
large berries, leaf vegetables with small leaves, leaf vegetables with wrapped leaves, melon vegetables, rice, peas and beans, fru it vegetables, citrus, root, bulb and tuber 
vegetables and other cereals and crops and Formothion on large berries, small berries, 
citrus and drupe are proposed to be revoke d since those pesticides had been banned. 
3. The pesticide MRL for NAA on small berries is proposed to be revoked since this 
pesticide MRL was omitted. 
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   G/SPS/N/TPKM/88 
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  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 Pesticide 
Residue Limits in Foods and Proposed Revocatio n of Pesticide Residue Limits (3 July 2006, 
Food No. 0950405446) available in English fro m the National Notification Authority, 
National Enquiry Point, and Depa rtment of Health.  The amen dment 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/e nglish/Acts_Regula tions/Proposed.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.  
12. Final date for comments:  26 August 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