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19 July 2019  
(19-4803) 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 District  
Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Tel.: (886 -2) 2787 -8000 ext. 7395  
Fax: (886 -2) 2653 -1062 
E-mail: linlee7@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 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):  Food for 
human consumption; Food products in general (ICS 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Regulations Governing the Labeling of Prepackaged Food Grade Salt Products which 
Added Food Additives Containing Natural Radioactive Substance Potassium -40 (1 page(s), 
in English; 1 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  Based on the provisions of sub -paragraph 10, paragraph 1 of 
Article 22 of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation, the Ministry of Health and 
Welfare proposes the labeling requirements for prepackaged food -grade salt products of 
which the added food additives containing natural radioactive substance potassium -40 so 
as to offer consumers the right of choice.  
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:  1 January 2020  G/TBT/N/TPKM/384  
 
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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  
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No.4, Sec.1, Jinan Rd.,  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel.: (886 -2) 2343 -1801 
Fax: (886 -2) 2343 -1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/TPKM/1 9_4005_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/TPKM/19_4005_00_x.pdf  
 