. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/91 
5 September 2006 
 (06-4266) 
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):  Aluminium silicate, sodium gluconat e, potassium hydroxide, polyglycerol 
esters of fatty acids and polyglycerol es ters of interesterified ricinoleic acids  
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 
Standards of Food Additives (Available in English, 8 pages)  
6. Description of content:  To establish the specification standards of Aluminium silicate, 
sodium gluconate, potassium hydroxide, polyglycer ol esters of fatty acids and polyglycerol 
esters of interester ified ricinoleic acids.  
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:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft of 
Specification Standard of Food Additive (21 August 2006, Food No. 0950406806) 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 dow nloaded from the following website: 
http://food.doh.gov.tw/english/A cts_Regulations/Proposed.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. G/SPS/N/TPKM/91 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined. 
12. Final date for comments:  10 October 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., Taip ei, 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., Taip ei, Taiwan, Postal Code 100 
 Tel:  886-2-23210151 ext 349  Fax:  886-2-23929723  E-mail:  fskaoit@doh.gov.tw