 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/40 
28 June 2004 
 (04-2776) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF 
TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU  
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Health 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Salmon roe products and cod roe products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Imported (as well as domestically produced) food s sold in the Separate Customs Territory of 
Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   "Draft of Scope and 
Application Standards of Food Additives:  Co lour Fasting Agents (05001~05004)" (available 
in English, one page). 
6. Description of content:  The draft establishes the application standards for potassium 
nitrite, sodium nitrite, potas sium nitrate, sodium nitrate on salmon roe products and cod roe 
products as colour fasting agents. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [   ] protec t territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  "Draft of Scope and 
Application Standards of Food Additives : Colour Fasting Agents (05001~05004)" 
(3 June 2004, Food No. 0930406858) (Available in English from the National Notification 
Authority and Department of Health).  The amendment will be published in the Official 
Government Gazette when adopted.  The full  text may be downloaded from the following 
website: http://food.doh.gov.tw/frontpage.asp. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined. G/SPS/N/TPKM/40 
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 12. Final date for comments:  31 July 2004 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
 Bureau of Food Safety 
 Department of Health 
 12F, 100 Ai-Kuo E. Rd., Taip ei, Taiwan, Postal Code 100 
 Tel: 886-2-23210151 ext 353  Fax: 886-2-23929723  E-mail: fswang@doh.gov.tw
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
 Bureau of Food Safety 
 Department of Health 
 12F, 100 Ai-Kuo E. Rd., Taip ei, Taiwan, Postal Code 100 
 Tel: 886-2-23210151 ext 353  Fax: 886-2-23929723  E-mail: fswang@doh.gov.tw
 
  