. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/132 
4 March 2008  
 (08-0964) 
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):  Sodium hypochlorite solution 
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:  Sodium Hypochlorite Solution (available in 
English, 1 page) 
http://members.wto.or g/crnattachments/2008/sps/TPKM/08_0645_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2008/sps/TPKM/08_0645_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  To amend the specification standards of food additives sodium 
hypochlorite solution.  
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: sodi um hypochlorite solution (22 February 2008, 
Food No. 0970400091) available in English fr om the National Notification Authority, 
National Enquiry Point, and Department of He alth.  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/e nglish/Acts_Regula tions/Proposed.htm  G/SPS/N/TPKM/132 
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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:  22 April 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., Taipei , 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., Taipei , Taiwan, Postal Code 100 
Tel:  +(886 2) 2321 0151 ext 104 Fax:  +(886 2) 2392 9723 E-mail:  fsawona@doh.gov.tw