. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/TPKM/65 
14 November 2008  
 (08-5555) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF 
TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   
The Council of Agriculture (COA) 
37 Nan Hai Road, Taipei, 100, Taiwan 
Telephone: (+8862) 2312 4618 
Fax: (+8862) 2312 3827 E-mail: wshsu@mail.coa.gov.tw 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and web-site 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], Other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Imported organic 
agricultural products and organic agricultur al processed products. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Management System of 
Imported Organic Agricultural Products and Organic Agricultural Processed Products 
(2 pages in Chinese, Engl ish translation available). 
6. Description of content:  The Agricultural Production and Cert ification Act was promulgated 
on 29 January 2007 to improve the quality and sa fety of agricultural products and their 
processed products placed on the market. Accordi ng to Article 6 of the Act and Article 3 of 
the Enforcement Rules, a manage ment system of imported orga nic agricultural products and 
organic agricultural processed products shall be  established to ensure that agricultural 
products labelled “organic” comply with organic requirements so as to protect the rights of 
consumers.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer protection; prevention of de ceptive and misleading labelling practices  
8. Relevant documents:   The Agricultural Production and Ce rtification Act, Enforcement Rules 
of the Agricultural Production and Certificati on Act, Imported Organic Agricultural Product 
and Organic Agricultural Processed Product Management Regulatio ns (amended draft), 
Supplementary Explanation of Documents Required by the Council of Agriculture to Conduct 
Review of Organic Equivalency.   G/TBT/N/TPKM/65 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }   29 January 2009   
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  Ministry of Economic Affairs 
4 Chinan Road, Section 1, Taipei, 100, Taiwan 
Tel: (+8862) 3343 5140 Fax: (+8862) 2343 1804 E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw 
English translation available at: 
http://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/lp?ctNo de=2367&CtUnit=281&BaseDSD=7&mp=1