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G/SPS/N/TPKM/236 
2 August 2011  
 (11-3925) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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:  The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), 
Ministry of Economic Affairs 
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):  Traditional Chinese medicine materials 
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:  Public Notice under the Commodity Inspection Act  
Language(s):  Chinese, English translation available  Number of pages:  2 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2011/sps/TPKM//11_2579_00_x.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/TPKM//11_2579_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation concerns the safety and quality of 
traditional Chinese medicine materials. 
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/236 
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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:  Test 
specifications and method of analysis of traditional Chinese medicine materials published 
by the Department of Health, Executive Yuan.   
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) :  15 September 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  30 days from date of notification 
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:   
Committee on Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy 
Department of Health, Executive Yuan No.6,Shuangcheng St., Jhongshang District, Taipei City, 104 Taiwan Tel:  +(886 2) 2587 2828 ext. 214 
Fax:  +(886 2) 2599 4287 
E-mail:  ywen@ccmp.gov.tw 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Committee on Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy,  
Department of Health, Executive Yuan No.6,Shuangcheng St., Jhongshang District, Taipei City, 104 Taiwan 
Tel:  +(886 2) 2587 2828 ext. 214 
Fax:  +(886 2) 2599 4287 E-mail:  ywen@ccmp.gov.tw