WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/118 
23 November 2007  
 (07-5184) 
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):  Fruits, vegetables and tea 
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 Pesticide Residue 
Limits in Foods (available in English, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The draft establishes the pesticide MRLs for Acetamiprid on co-ba; 
Cyhalothrin on taro, Fenpropathrin on sweet sops , Imidacloprid on co-ba, Kresoxim-methyl 
on yams, Malathion on sweet sops  and other large berries, Pymetrozine on co-ba, Pyridaben 
on sweet sops.  
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 Pesticide 
Residue Limits in Foods ( 19 November 2007, Food No. 0960408430) available in English 
from the National Notification Authority, National Enquiry Point, and Department of Health.  
The amendment will be published in the Offici al Government Gazett e when adopted.  The 
full texts may be downloaded from the following website:  http://food.doh.gov.tw/english/A cts_Regulations/Proposed.asp
   
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined. G/SPS/N/TPKM/118 
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  12. Final date for comments:  12 January 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., Taip ei, Taiwan, Postal Code 100 
 Tel:  +(886 2) 2321 0151 ext 105  Fax:  +(886 2) 2392 9723  E-mail:  fsmei@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., Taip ei, Taiwan, Postal Code 100 
 Tel:  +(886 2) 2321 0151 ext 105  Fax:  +(886 2) 2392 9723 
 E-mail:  fsmei@doh.gov.tw 
 
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  Annex 
DRAFT OF PESTICIDE RESIDUE LIMITS IN FOODS 
19 November 2007, DOH Food No. 0960408430 
 
 
Pesticide Name Crop Category  Maximum 
Residue Limit  Remark  
Acetamiprid Co-ba 0.5 Insecticide 
Cyhalothrin Taro 0.5 Insecticide 
Fenpropathrin Sweet sops 1.0 Insecticide 
Imidacloprid Co-ba 0.4 Insecticide 
Kresoxim-methyl Yams 0.3 Fungicide 
Malathion Sweet sops 0.5 Insecticide 
 Other large berries (except 
sweet sops) 1.0  
Pymetrozine Co-ba 0.02 Insecticide 
Pyridaben Sweet sops 1.0 Insecticide 
 
 
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