. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/147 
23 December 2008 
 (08-6296) 
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):  Food additives to be used in foods 
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:  The Draft Amendment of  Standards for Specification, 
Scope, Application and Lim itation of Food Additives  Language:  English  Number of 
pages:  11 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2008/sps/TPKM/08_4068_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2008/sps/TPKM/08_4068_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
1. Designation of α–glycosyl–isoquercitrin, potassi um ferrocyanide, calcium 
ferrocyanide, calcium 3–hydroxy–3–methyl butyrate monohydrate and synthetic genistein as authorized food additives 
2. Establishment of standards for sc ope, application and limitation of α–glycosyl–
isoquercitrin, potassium ferrocyanide, calci um ferrocyanide, calcium gluconate, 
calcium 3–hydroxy–3–methyl butyrate m onohydrate and synthetic genistein 
3. To amend the unit of limitation ppm to mg/kg for sodium ferrocyanide 
4. Establishment of standards for specification of α–glycosyl–isoquercitrin, potassium 
ferrocyanide, calcium ferrocyanide, calcium gluconate and synthetic genistein 
5. To amend the standard for specification of oleic acid content of polysorbate 80 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/TPKM/147 
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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 N°)     
[ X ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [   ] Yes   [ X ] 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:  The Draft 
Amendment of Standards for Specification, Scope, Application a nd Limitation of Food 
Additives (available in English, 11 pages) (DOH Food No. 0970405603, 
18 December 2008) is available in Englis h from the National Notification Authority, 
National Enquiry Point, and Department of H ealth.  The standards 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/english.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 ):  21 February 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 12F, 100 Ai-Kuo E. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, Postal Code 100 Tel:  +(886 2) 2321 0151 ext 104 
Fax:  +(886 2) 2392 9723 
E-mail:  fsawona@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 
12F, 100 Ai-Kuo E. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, Postal Code 100 
Tel:  +(886 2) 2321 0151 ext 104 Fax:  +(886 2) 2392 9723 E-mail:  fsawona@doh.gov.tw