. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/223 
11 April 2011 
 (11-1799) 
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:  Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health, Executive 
Yuan 
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):  Canned food 
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 of inspection for canned food to be imported. 
Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  The imported canned food shall be manufactured by officially 
approved manufacturers.  The official certifi cate issued by competent authority or the 
relevant organization (institution) authorized by the competent authority shall be provided for importation.  The contents of the official certificate shall include: 
1. Name and a lot number of product; 
2. pH value of canned food; 
3. Water activity (Aw) of canned food; 4. Serial number of official certificate; 5. Name of manufacturers; 6. Code name/Code num ber of manufacturers; 
7. Declarations of "the product is fit for human consumption"; and 
8. Sterilizing Value (F0), if the canned food with pH value larger than 4.6 and water 
activity (Aw) greater than 0.85. (acidified canned food excluded) 
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.    G/SPS/N/TPKM/223 
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  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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Regulation for 
Inspection of Imported Food and Food-relevant products 
(http://www.fda.gov.tw/people_laws.aspx?pe oplelawssn=1293&keyword=&classifysn=62 ) 
http://www.fda.gov.tw/news.aspx?new ssn=7353&key_year=2011&keyword=    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :    
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) :  10 June 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, Executive Yuan No.161-2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115-61, Taiwan 
Tel:  +(886-2) 2787 8000 ext 7326 
Fax:  +(886-2) 2653 1062 E-mail:  mei_jean@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, Executive Yuan 
No.161-2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115-61, Taiwan 
Tel:  +(886-2) 2787 8000 ext 7326 Fax:  +(886-2) 2653 1062 E-mail:  mei_jean@fda.gov.tw