. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/TPKM/6
18 June 2003
(03-3257)
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 National TreasuryMinistry of Finance3F, 2 Ai Kuo West Road, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
Telephone:  (886-2) 2322-7533
Fax:  (886-2) 2397-9494E-mail:  mavis@mail.dnt.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):  Alcohol Products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Amendments to
the Tobacco and Alcohol Administration Law (Articles related to imported alcohol)(one page in Chinese, English translation available).
6. Description of content:   Both domestic and imported alcohol products are subject to
inspection.  Alcohol products that meet national health standards are permitted to be
marketed.  Alcohol products are inspected according to the alcohol hygiene standards
published by the relevant health authority, governing the permissible content of methanol
or lead as a basic reference.  For example:
Methanol content:
For grape wine:  below 3000mg/L (pure alcohol).
For other alcohol products:  below 1000 mg/L (pure alcohol).Lead content:
Below 0.3mg/L.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer safety
8. Relevant documents:   The Tobacco and Alcohol Administration LawG/TBT/N/TPKM/6
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the circulation date
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 Inspection
Ministry of Economic Affairs4 Chinan Road, Section 1, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
Telephone:  (886-2) 2343-1978, 2343-1985
Fax:  (886-2) 3343-5173, 2343-1986
E-mail:  tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw