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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: 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

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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: Draft of Standards for the Tolerance of Atomic Dust and Radioactivity Contamination in Foods  Language(s): Chinese and English  Number of pages: 2

http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHT/15_3302_00_e.pdf

http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHT/15_3302_00_x.pdf

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Description of content: The draft will amend the tolerances of atomic dust and radioactivity contamination in foods and these standards applicable timing.

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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:

[X]      Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text) CODEX STAN 193-1995

[ ]        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? 

[X] 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: Draft of Standards for the Tolerance of Atomic Dust and Radioactivity Contamination in Foods (MOHW Food No.10413030981, 26 August 2015) 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 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  

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 26 October 2015

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:

Food and Drug Administration

Ministry of Health and Welfare

No.161-2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115-61, Taiwan (R.O.C)

Tel: +(886 2) 2787000, ext 7317

Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062

E-mail: katty@fda.gov.tw

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

Food and Drug Administration

Ministry of Health and Welfare

No.161-2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115-61, Taiwan (R.O.C)

Tel: +(886 2) 2787 8000, ext 7317

Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062

E-mail: katty@fda.gov.tw