G/SPS/N/TPKM/502  
 
6 June 2019  
(19-3888) Page: 1/2 
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:  Food and Drug administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Meet products, fishe ry products, dairy products, egg products, 
animal oil products, products of bovine origin and products of deer origin  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or c ountries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  The Draft of amendment of Regulation for Systematic 
Inspection of Imported Food . Language(s):  Chinese . Number of pages:  7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/TPKM/19_3257_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Announcement of the draft for the amendment of 
Regulation for Systematic Inspection of Imported Food for comment.  
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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Guidelines for the Design, Operation, Assessment 
and Accreditation of Food Import and  Export Inspection and Certification Systems  
[ ] 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 re gulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/TPKM/502  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation  
(https://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=L0040001 )  
2. Regulations for Systematic Inspection of Imported Food  
(https://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=L0040114 ) 
(available in English)  
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 fr om the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 August 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of oth er body:   
Food and Drug Administration  
Ministry of Health and welfare  
No. 161 -2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: lydialin1109@fda.gov.tw  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Food and Drug Administration  
Ministry of Health and welfare  
No. 161 -2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: lydialin1109@fda.gov.tw