. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/215 
26 January 2011 
 (11-0414) 
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):  Natural edible colorants 
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 Sanitation Standard for Natural Edible 
Colorants  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  4 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/TPKM/11_0221_00_e.pdf
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/TPKM/11_0221_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Establishing the sanitation standards for natural edible colorants. 
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 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/TPKM/215 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  The Draft of 
Sanitation Standard for natural edible colora nts (available in English, 4 pages) (DOH Food 
No. 0991304494, 19 January 2011) is available in English from the National Notification Authority, National Enquiry Point, and Department of Health.  The standards will be published in the Official Government Gaze tte when adopted.  The full text may be 
downloaded from the following website:  http://www.fda.gov.tw/eng/index.aspx
   
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) :  27 March 2011 
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) 2787 8000 ext 7314 Fax:  +(886 2) 2653 1062 
E-mail:  fawcy@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) 2787 8000 ext 7314 
Fax:  +(886 2) 2653 1062 
E-mail:  fawcy@fda.gov.tw