. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/72 
9 February 2006 
 (06-0567) 
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:  Ministry of Finance  
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):  Alcohol products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Regions or countries producing alcohol products.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Amendment of Article 2 
of "The Draft of the Amended Hygiene Sta ndards for Alcohol Products" (one page in 
Chinese, English translation available).  
6. Description of content:  In addition to the requirements set forth in "The Draft of the 
Amended Hygiene Standards for Alcohol Products " (the draft was attached previously to 
Notification "G/SPS/N/TPKM/64"), the follo wing amendment is to designate the 
methanol content of spirits obtained by distilling grape wine, reprocessed alcoholic 
beverages and other alcohol products that are not included in Article 2 of the said draft.  The additional wording which now appears in the draft is as follows, "For spirits obtained by distilling grape wine: below 2000 mg/L (100% ethyl alcohol). For reprocessed alcoholic beverages: subject  to the standards of the base alcoholic 
beverages before being reprocessed. 
Other kinds of alcohol not included in those set forth in the preceding 3 paragraphs: below 
1000 mg/L (100% ethyl alcohol)."  
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:   G/SPS/N/TPKM/72 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  "The Draft of the 
Amended Hygiene Standards for Alcohol Produ cts" was attached previously to the 
Notification Document "G/SPS/N/TPKM/64".  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
12. Final date for comments:  60 days from the circulation date  
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:   
Ministry of Finance 
3F, 2 Ai Kuo West Road, Taipei, 100, Taiwan 
Telephone:  (886-2) 2322-8000 ext.7443 Fax:  (886-2) 2357-8380 E-mail:  mavis@mail.nta.gov.tw
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Bureau of Animal and Plant He alth Inspection and Quarantine 
9F, 51 Chung Ching S. Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei 
100 Taiwan Tel:  +886 2 2343 1401 Fax:  +886 2 2343 1400 E-mail:  wtosps@mail.baphiq.gov.tw