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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/213 
15 December 2010 
 (10-6745) 
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):  Fruits, vegetables and cereals 
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:  Draft of Standards for Pestic ide Residue Limits in Foods 
Language:  English  Number of pages:  3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/TPKM/10_4642_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/TPKM/10_4642_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft pesticide MRLs of Boscalid, Azoxystrobin, 
Pyraclostrobin, Thiamethoxam, Imidacloprid , Cyhalothrin, Spinetoram, Flubendiamide, 
Flonicamid, Dinotefuran, Clothianidin, Pr opoxur, Mandipropamid, Dimethomorph, 
Amisulbrom, Cyflufenamid and Tebuconazole on fruits, vegetables or cereals. 
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/213 
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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:  Draft of 
Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits  in Foods (29 November 2010, Food 
No. 0991303720) available in English from th e National Notification Authority, National 
Enquiry Point, and Department of Health.  Th e amendment will be published in the Official 
Government Gazette when adopted.  The fu ll texts may be downloaded from the following 
website:  http://www.fda.gov.tw .   
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) :  13 February 2011 
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 1062 
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 1062 
E-mail:  mengchien@fda.gov.tw