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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/
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