. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/208 
26 October 2010 
 (10-5572) 
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):  Pig and chicken 
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 Standards for Veterinary Drug Residue 
Limits in Foods  Language:  English  Number of pages:  1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/TPKM/10_3921_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/TPKM/10_3921_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
(1) Establishment of MRLs for sulfadimethoxine , sulfamethazine and sulfaquinoxaline in 
foods.  
(2) Revoking the MRLs for sulfadrugs and virginamycin in foods. 
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/208 
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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:  The Draft 
Standards for Veterinary Drug Residue Limits in Foods (7 October 2010, Food 
No. 0991303020) is available in English from the National Notification Authority, National Enquiry Point, and Department of Health.  Th e amendment 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. 
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) :  25 December 2010 
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) 2653 1318 ext 1249 
Fax:  +(886 2) 2653 1602 
E-mail:  mengchien@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) 2653 1318 ext 1249 
Fax:  +(886 2) 2653 1602 
E-mail:  mengchien@fda.gov.tw