Notice - Notification of WTO Members: TFDA required that the import of gelatin and its derivatives for food purpose be accompanied by official certificates issued by the competent authority of the exporting country.


WTO code G/SPS/N/TPKM/498
Date notice 17/05/2019
Notice type Regular
Title TFDA required that the import of gelatin and its derivatives for food purpose be accompanied by official certificates issued by the competent authority of the exporting country.
Summary

TFDA requires that the import of gelatin and its derivatives for food purpose be accompanied by official certificates. The requirements are as follows:
1.  The  import of  gelatin  and its  derivatives  for  food  purpose  shall be  accompanied  by official  certificates  issued  by  the  competent  authority  of  the  exporting  country indicating  that  the  attested  products  are  suitable  "for  human  consumption",  or  "in compliance with relevant food safety and sanitary regulations"; 
2.  Following  the  above  measure,  the  import  of  gelatin  and  its  derivatives  shall  be accompanied by an official certificate. The certificate shall also attest information on the parts/tissues of raw materials used;
3.  The  requirements  apply  to  products  of  HS  Codes  are  3503.00.10.00-4, 3503.00.20.00-2, 3503.00.90.90-8 and 3504.00.11.00-2.

Product Gelatin and its derivatives for food purpose under HS Codes 3503.00.10.00-4, 3503.00.20.00-2, 3503.00.90.90-8 and 3504.00.11.00-2
Country Chinese Taipei

File attach:
NTPKM498.pdf

Orther Notice:


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G/SPS/N/CAN/1592 - Proposal to modify the use of caffeine as a supplemental ingredient.
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G/SPS/N/EU/781 - Draft Commission Regulation (EU) amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards requirements for the import of used cooking oil (Text with EEA relevance).
G/SPS/N/EU/781 - Draft Commission Regulation (EU) amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards requirements for the import of used cooking oil (Text with EEA relevance).
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G/SPS/N/KGZ/41 - Draft Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Common Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements for Regulated Products and Pests at the Customs Border and in the Customs Territory of the EAEU.
G/SPS/N/JPN/1375/Add.1 - Proposed revision of Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives
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G/SPS/N/EU/898 - Draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 429/2008 as regards the application form for authorisations of feed additives and the designation of target animal species and categories (Text with EEA relevance).
G/SPS/N/HND/26 - Reglamento de Cuarentena Agropecuaria (Regulation on agricultural quarantine)
G/SPS/N/HND/11 - Reglamento para Embalaje de Madera Utilizado en el Comercio Internacional (Regulations on wood packaging material in international trade).
G/SPS/N/HND/17/Add.1 - Reglamento para la Producción, Procesamiento, Comercialización, Registro y Control de la Agricultura Orgánica
G/SPS/N/HND/16/Add.1 - Reglamento para el Registro, Uso y Control de Fertilizantes, Estimulantes, Enmiendas, Materias Primas y Sustancias Afines para uso Agrícola y Jardinería
G/SPS/N/HND/17 - Reglamento sobre Agricultura Orgánica (Regulation on organic agriculture)
G/SPS/N/HND/16 - Reglamento sobre el Registro, Uso y Control de Fertilizantes y Materias Primas (Regulation governing the registration, use and control of fertilizers and raw materials)
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G/SPS/N/TZA/487 - PCD 739: 2025, Dried raw seaweed - Specification, First Edition.
G/SPS/N/TUR/154 - Veterinary health certificate for products subject to veterinary controls for direct transit through Republic of Türkiye or for temporary storage intended for dispatch to another country/ship.
G/SPS/N/RUS/341 - Draft Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendment to the List of Regulated Products (Consignments, Materials, Goods) Subject to Quarantine Phytosanitary Control (Surveillance) at the Customs Border of the Eurasian Economic Union and in the Customs Territory of the Eurasian Economic Union.
G/SPS/N/RUS/340 - Draft Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Common Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements for Regulated Products and Pests at the Customs Border and in the Customs Territory of the EAEU.
G/SPS/N/KOR/833 - Proposed revision of the "Enforcement Rule of the Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control".
G/SPS/N/EU/875/Add.1 - Transitional measures for plastic materials and articles manufactured with salicylic acid or untreated wood flour or fibres
G/SPS/N/CAN/1624 - Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Spidoxamat (PMRL2025-27).
G/SPS/N/USA/3536 - Fluopyram; Pesticide Tolerances. Final rule.
G/SPS/N/USA/3535 - Fluazinam; Pesticide Tolerances. Final rule.
G/SPS/N/CAN/1623 - Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Pyrethrins (PMRL2025-25).
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G/SPS/N/CAN/1622 - Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Penthiopyrad (PMRL2025-26).