. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/179 
3 February 2010 
 (10-0536) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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:  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:  English  Number of 
pages:  6 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/TPKM/10_0446_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft of Scope and application standards for the food 
additives bleaching agents on konjac, including its raw materials for non-direct consumption and products for dir ect consumption, was developed. 
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:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] 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:    G/SPS/N/TPKM/179 
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  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.0980463188B ,  20 January 2010) 
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://food.doh.gov.tw/english/english.asp
 
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) :  4 April 2010 
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) 26531318 ext 1240 
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) 26531318 ext 1240 
Fax:  +(886 2) 26531062 E-mail:  tzuyi@fda.gov.tw