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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/TPKM/9
23 September 2002
(02-5102)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE 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):  Lutein
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Imported (as well as domestically produced) foods sold in the Separate Customs Territory of
Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   "Draft of Scope and
Application Standards of Food Additive s:  Lutein (08132, 09033)", and "Draft of
Specification Standards of F ood Additives:  Lutein (08132, 09033)" (Available in English,
4 pages)
6. Description of content:  Revision of the application standards and specification for lutein on
foods as nutritional additives and colours.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  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 Scope and
Application Standards of Food Additive s:  Lutein (08132, 09033)" and "Draft of
Specification Standards of Food Additives:  Lutein (08132, 09033)" (4 September 2002,
Food No. 0910054436) (Available in English from the National Notification Authority and
Department of Health).  The amendment will be published in the Official GovernmentGazette when adopted.
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.G/SPS/N/TPKM/9
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12. Final date for comments:  30 October 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
12F, 100 Ai-Kuo E. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, Postal Code 100
Tel:  886-2-23210151 ext 353
Fax:  886-2-23929723
E-mail:  fswang@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
12F, 100 Ai-Kuo E. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, Postal Code 100Tel:  886-2-23210151 ext 353
Fax:  886-2-23929723
E-mail:  fswang@doh.gov.tw