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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/169 
23 September 2009 
 (09-4454) 
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):  Fruits, vegetables, rice and tea 
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:  Draft of Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods  Language:  
English  Number of pages:  1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/TPKM/09_3309_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/TPKM/09_3309_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft establishes and revises the pesticide MRLs for 
Carbendazim, Chlorantraniliprole, Di methomorph, Dinotefuran, Flonicamid, 
Hexaconazole, Imidacloprid, Mepronil, Metraf enone, Pyridaben, Tebufenpyrad on fruits, 
vegetables, rice and tea. 
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 number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/TPKM/169 
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   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:  Draft of 
Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods (15 Se ptember 2009, Food No. 0980403429) available in 
English from the National Notification Authorit y, 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/ Acts_Regulations/Proposed.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) :  22 November 2009 
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:   
Bureau of Food Safety 
Department of Health 36 Tacheng St., Datong District, Taipei , Taiwan, Postal Code 10341 Tel:  +(886 2) 8590 6666 ext 6849 
Fax:  +(886 2) 2523 0056 
E-mail:  fsmei@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 36 Tacheng St., Datong District, Taipei , Taiwan, Postal Code 10341 Tel:  +(886 2) 8590 6666 ext 6849 
Fax:  +(886 2) 2523 0056 
E-mail:  fsmei@doh.gov.tw