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Notifying Member: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Ministry of Health and Welfare

No.161-2, Kenyan St, Nan gang District

Taipei City 115-61, Taiwan

Tel.: (886-2) 2787-8000 ext. 7341

Fax: (886-2) 2653-1062

E-mail: ab1964@fda.gov.tw

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Food additives

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: "Draft of Regulation of the Food Additives Shall Be Conspicuously Labeled the Registration Number" (1 page, in English)

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Description of content: Based on the provisions of subparagraph 10 of paragraph 1 of Article 24 of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation, the MOHW proposes to announce the labeling requirement of the food additives to enhance product management.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection

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Relevant documents: Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: 1 July 2017

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Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of notification

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

TPKM-WTO/TBT Enquiry Point

Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection

Ministry of Economic Affairs

4, Chinana Road, Section 1

Taipei City 100, Taiwan

Tel.: (886-2)3343-5191

Fax: (886-2) 2343-1804

E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw

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