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31 May 2021  
(21-4505) 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 (FDA)  
Ministry of Health and Welfare  
No.161 -2, Kunyang St., Nangang Dist.  
Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 -2) 2787 -8000 ext. 7381  
Fax: +(886 -2) 2653 -1062 
E-mail: pennylin94@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 indi cated 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):  Food for 
human consumption; Food products in general (ICS 67.040), Prepackaged and prepared 
foods (ICS 67.230)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
amendments to Article 6, Article 9 and Appendix 2 of Arti cle 8 of Regulations on Nutrition 
Labeling for Prepackaged Food Products (3 page(s), in English; 3 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  The main revisions of Regulations on Nutrition Labeling for 
Prepackaged Food Products are as follows:  
1. Rev ision of the ways of labeling of re -hydration products and food products in the form 
of tablets and capsules;  
2. Revision of conditions for "0" labeling of Caloric and Nutrients Value; and  
3. Revision of the data formatting.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling  
8. Relevant documents:  Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  G/TBT/N/TPKM/458  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
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  
 
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