. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/164 
30 June 2009 
 (09-3160) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Polycarbonate baby bottles 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft of Sanitation Standard for Food Utensils, 
Containers and Packages - Polycarbonate Feeding Bottles  Language:  English  Number 
of pages:  1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/TPKM/09_2237_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/TPKM/09_2237_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/TPKM/09_2237_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft establishes the material test items, migration test items 
and their passing standards for polycarbonate feeding bottles. 
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 N°)     
[ X ] None G/SPS/N/TPKM/164 
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   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:   
(1) "Draft of Sanitation Standard for Food  Utensils, Containers and Packages- 
Polycarbonate Feeding Bottles" (15 June 2009, DOH Food No. 0980460510) 
available in English from the National Notifi cation Authority, National Enquiry Point, 
and Department of Health.  The draft will 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/ Acts_Regulations/Proposed.asp  
(2) "Act Governing Food Sanitation" availabl e in English may be downloaded from the 
following website:  http://food.doh.gov.tw/english/Acts_Regulations/Foodsafety.asp  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined.  
Propose 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 ):  29 August 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National Notification 
Authority, [   ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Bureau of Food Safety 
Department of Health 
No. 80, Linsen N. Rd., Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan, Postal Code 104 
Tel:  +(886 2) 8590 6666 ext. 6848 Fax:  +(886 2) 2523 0056 E-mail:  fswang@doh.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:    
Bureau of Food Safety  
Department of Health 
No. 80, Linsen N. Rd., Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan, Postal Code 104 Tel:  +(886 2) 8590 6666 ext. 6848 Fax:  +(886 2) 2523 0056 E-mail:  fswang@doh.gov.tw