. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/168 
16 September 2009 
 (09-4358) 
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):  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 [ ] 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:  5 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/TPKM/09_3210_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/TPKM/09_3210_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft of Scope and application standards for the food 
additives bleaching agents on konjac flou r and dried konjac was developed. 
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:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] 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/168 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  The Draft 
Amendment of Standards for Specification, Scope, Application and Limitation of Food 
Additives (available in English, 5 pages)  (DOH Food No.0980461488,10 September  2009) 
is available in English from the National Notif ication Authority, National Enquiry Point, 
and Department of Health.  The standards w ill 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. 
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) :  15 November 2009 
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:   
Bureau of Food Safety 
Department of Health 3F, No. 80., Linsen N. Rd., Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104, Taiwan Tel:  +(886 2) 8590 6666 ext 6855 
Fax:  +(886 2) 2523 0056 
E-mail:  fsjunyu@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 3F, No. 80., Linsen N. Rd., Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104, Taiwan 
Tel:  +(886 2) 85906666 ext 6855 
Fax:  +(886 2) 25230056 E-mail:  fsjunyu@doh.gov.tw