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8 March 2021  
(21-1921) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, 
KINMEN AND MATSU   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Food and Drug Administration  
Ministry of Health and Welfare  
No. 161 -2, Kunyang St.,  
Nangang Dist., Taipei City 11561, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 -2) 2787 -8285  
Fax: +(886 -2) 2653 -2006 
E-mail: sherrycty@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 indica ted if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Cosmetics. 
Toiletries (ICS 71.100.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Amendments to 
the List of Microorganisms Limits in Cosmetic Products (Draft) (1 page(s), in English; 3 
page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Descript ion of content:  In order to ensure the safety of cosmetic ingredient for human 
health and comply with global cosmetics trends, Food and Drug Administration, Ministry 
of Health and Welfare proposes to   amend the regulatory requirements for the 
microorganism s limits for cosmetics.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
Article 6 of Cosmetic Hygiene and Safety Act  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/TPKM/454  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No.4 , Sec. 1, Jinan Rd., Zhongzheng Dist.  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 2) 3343 -5140  
Fax: +(886 2) 2343 -1804  
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
https://gazette.nat.gov.tw/egFront/detail.do?metaid=122299&log=detailLog  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/TPKM/21_1730_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/TPKM/2 1_1730_00_x.pdf  
 