. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/TPKM/5
12 December 2002
(02-6871)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF
TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  :
Department of Health
12F, 100 Ai-Kuo E. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, Postal Code 100
Telephone:  886-2-23210151 ext. 363
Telefax :  886-2-23929723Email: fschang1@doh.gov.tw
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated 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):   Packaged edible oils and
fats, and ice food products          
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Public Notice
issued by Department of Health to propose the implementation date of nutrition labelling for
the products mentioned in item 4  (Food No. 0910073950)(one page, in English language).
6. Description of content:  All edible oil and fat, and ice packaged food that are manufactured
after January 1, 2004 shall provide nutrition labelling information.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The nutrition labelling regulation of THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF
TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU is established in order to meet consumers'
demand and to foster a better knowledge of nutrition information on packaged food.
8. Relevant documents:  Regulation on Nutrition Labelling for Packaged Food
9. Proposed date of adoption:                To be determined
Proposed date of entry into force:     1 January 2004        
  
10. Final date for comments:   10 February 2003G/TBT/N/TPKM/5
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point
Information Center
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and InspectionMinistry of Economic Affairs
4 Chinan Road, Section 1, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
Telephone: (886-2) 2343-1978, 2343-1985
Telefax: (886-2) 3343-5173, 2343-1986
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw