Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification - The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu - Foods, food additives, food utensils, food containers or packaging

NOTIFICATION

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Notifying Member: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare

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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): Foods, food additives, food utensils, food containers or packaging

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]     All trading partners

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:

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Title of the notified document: Those foods, food additives, food utensils, food containers or packaging classified under 5 specific CCC codes. Language(s): Chinese and English. Number of pages: 1

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/TPKM/25_08827_00_e.pdf

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Description of content: Commodities classified under five specific CCC codes shall follow the "Regulations of Inspection of Imported Foods and Related Products" if they are used for foods, food additives, food utensils, food containers or packaging. The importers shall apply for inspection to the Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare.

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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.

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Is there a relevant international standard? 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

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: http://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=L0040017

(available in English)

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure To be determined.

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 8 February 2026

http://www.fda.gov.tw/TC/newsContent.aspx?cid=5072&id=31339

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency, Ministry of Agriculture

9F, No.100, Sec. 2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 100060, Taiwan

Tel: +(886) 8978 2312

Fax: +(886) 2332 2200

E-mail: wtosps@aphia.gov.tw

Website: https://www.aphia.gov.tw/

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Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency, Ministry of Agriculture

9F, No.100, Sec. 2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 100060, Taiwan

Tel: +(886) 8978 2312

Fax: +(886) 2332 2200

E-mail: wtosps@aphia.gov.tw

Website: https://www.aphia.gov.tw/