 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/31 
27 April 2004 
 (04-1866) 
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):  Ferrous bisglycinate chelate 
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:  Ferro us Bisglycinate Chel ate (08134)" (available 
in English, 1 page). 
6. Description of content:  To establish the application standard for a new food additive 
ferrous bisglycinate chelate (08134) as a nutritional additive. 
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. 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 : Ferrous Bisglycinate Chelate (08134)" 
(15 April 2004, Food No. 0930404191) (available in English from the National Notification 
Authority, National Enquiry Point, and Departme nt of Health).  Th e standard will be 
published in the Official Government Gaze tte when adopted. The full text can be 
downloaded from the following website :  http://food.doh.gov.tw/index1.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined. G/SPS/N/TPKM/31 
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 12. Final date for comments:  15 June 2004 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] 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:  [ X ] 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 
  