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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/TPKM/6
5 August 2002
(02-4305)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   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 number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):   Fruits and vegetables exported to the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan,
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Countries exporting the products concerned to the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan,
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  "Draft of Pesticide
Residue Limits in Foods (one page)
6. Description of content:   The draft establishes the pesticide MRLs for acequinocyl on pears
and lotus roots, bupofezin on citrus, cyazofamid on tomatoes and cantaloupes, fosetyl-Alon litchi, halfenprox on tea, indoxacarb on Chinese cabbages and kales, iprodione on
peanuts, milbemectin on citrus, and thiabendazole on peanuts.
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, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection 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 Pesticide
Residue Limits in Foods" (25 July 2002, Food No. 0910043667), available in English from
the national notification authority and Depa rtment of Health.  The amendment will be
published in the Official Government Gazette when adopted.
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determinedG/SPS/N/TPKM/6
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12. Final date for comments:  25 September 2002
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 Sanitation
Department of Health
12 F, 100 Ai-Kuo E. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, Postal Code 100
Tel:  (+886) 2 232 10151 ext. 353
Fax:  (+886)2-239 29723
E-mail:  fshsueha@doh.gov.tw
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Bureau of Food Sanitation
Department of Health
12 F, 100 Ai-Kuo E. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, Postal Code 100Tel:  (+886) 2 232 10151 ext. 353
Fax:  (+886)2-239 29723
E-mail:  fshsueha @doh.gov.tw