|
1.
|
Notifying
Member: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS
TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU
If applicable, name of local government involved:
|
|
2.
|
Agency
responsible: 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): Chocolate and cocoa
powder
|
|
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
Sanitation Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food.
Language(s): Chinese and English. Number of pages: 19 in total
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TPKM/24_05402_00_e.pdf
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TPKM/24_05402_00_x.pdf
|
|
6.
|
Description
of content: This regulation aims to
set maximum levels (ML) for Cadmium in chocolate products.
|
|
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):
CXS 193-1995 - General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in
Food and Feed
[ ] 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 regulation conform to the relevant international
standard?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
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 Sanitation Standard for Contaminants
and Toxins in Food (MOHW Food No.1131301721, # # 2024) is available in
English from the National Notification Authority, National Enquiry Point, and
Ministry of Health and Welfare. The standards will be published in the
Official Government Gazette when adopted. The full text may be downloaded
from the following website: http://www.fda.gov.tw/eng/index.aspx (available in Chinese)
|
|
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):
1 January 2025
[ ] 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 October 2024
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] 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) 2
2332 2200
Email: wtosps@aphia.gov.tw
Website:
http://www.aphia.gov.tw
|
|
13.
|
Text(s) available from: [ ] 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) 2 2332 2200
Email: wtosps@aphia.gov.tw
Website: http://www.aphia.gov.tw
|