. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/108 
20 July 2007  
 (07-3111) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  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):  Fruits, vegetables and rice 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
Countries exporting the products concerned to the Separate Cu stoms Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft of Pesticide 
Residue Limits in Foods (avail able in English, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The draft establishes and revi ses the pesticide MRLs for 
Acetamiprid, Azoxystrobin, Boscalid, Chlo rfenapyr, Chlorfluazuron, Clothianidin, 
Cyfluthrin, Cyhalothrin, Cyprodinil, Dich lofluanid, Difenoconazole, Dimethomorph, 
Dinotefuran, Etridiazole, Fe narimol, Fenthion, Fenvalera te, Fludioxonil, Flutriafol, 
Glufosinate-ammonium, Imidacloprid, Kasugamy cin, Kresoxim-methyl, Oxamyl, Phosmet, 
Procymidone, Pyraclostrobin, Spirodiclofen, Tebuconazole, Tebufenzide, Tebufenpyrad, 
Tecloftalam, Thiacloprid, Thia dimefon, Triadimenol, Triflumizole, Triforine on fruits, 
vegetables or rice.  
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[  ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [  ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), 
[  ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft of Pesticide 
Residue Limits in Foods (10 July 2007, F ood No. 0960405146) available in English from the 
National Notification Authority, National Enquiry Point, and Department of Health.  The amendment will be published in the Official Government Gazette when adopted.  The full 
texts may be downloaded from the following website:  http://food.doh.gov.tw/english/A cts_Regulations/Proposed.asp G/SPS/N/TPKM/108 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined. 
12. Final date for comments:  7 September 2007 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  ] National notification 
authority, [  ] National enquiry point, or 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) 23210151 ext 105 Fax:  +(886-2) 23929723 
E-mail:  fsmei@doh.gov.tw 
 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or 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) 23210151 ext 105 Fax:  +(886-2) 23929723 E-mail:  fsmei@doh.gov.tw