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Nuts, pulses, coffee – Chinese Taipei

Official title

Draft Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods

Chinese Taipei issued an addendum on 21 April 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/TPKM/656. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 9 January 2026. The comment period closed on 10 March 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Fruits, vegetables, cereal grains, dry beans, tree nuts, herbs, hops, and coffee bean

Notifying member
Chinese Taipei
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Food safety
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/TPKM/656Latest notice: G/SPS/N/TPKM/656/Add.1
Keywords
Maximum residue limits (MRLs), Human health, Food safety, Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 10 March 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined.
Proposed entry into force
To be determined.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 10 March 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/TPKM/656/Add.1; it can take them up with Chinese Taipei.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/SPS/N/TPKM/656/Add.1⁩, 21 April 2026)

Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods

The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu proposed to revise the 'Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods' on 9 January 2026 (G/SPS/N/TPKM/656). The final amendments take effect on 21 April 2026.

Amendment of pesticide MRLs of Abamectin, Afidopyropen, Bifenthrin, Buprofezin, Cartap, Chlorantraniliprole, Chlorfenapyr, Chlorfluazuron, Cyantraniliprole, Cyenopyrafen, Cyhalothrin, Cyromazine, Deltamethrin, Dithianon, Emamectin benzoate, Famoxadone, Fenitrothion, Fenpropathrin, Fenvalerate, Florylpicoxamid, Flucythrinate, Flutolanil, Fosetyl-Al, Imazalil, Imidacloprid, Ipflufenoquin, Isocycloseram, Kresoxim-methyl, Malathion, Mandestrobin, Pencycuron, Phosmet, Profenofos, Pydiflumetofen, Pyriofenone, Sulfoxaflor, Tebufenozide, Tetraniliprole, in fruits, vegetables, cereal grains, dry beans, tree nuts, herbs, hops and coffee bean. Revocation of pesticide MRLs of Tolylfluanid.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/SPS/N/TPKM/656/Add.1

    Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods

    The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu proposed to revise the 'Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods' on 9 January 2026 (G/SPS/N/TPKM/656). The final amendments take effect on 21 April 2026.

  2. Regular notificationG/SPS/N/TPKM/656

    Comment deadline: Closed on 10 March 2026

    Draft Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods

    Amendment of pesticide MRLs of Abamectin, Afidopyropen, Bifenthrin, Buprofezin, Cartap, Chlorantraniliprole, Chlorfenapyr, Chlorfluazuron, Cyantraniliprole, Cyenopyrafen, Cyhalothrin, Cyromazine, Deltamethrin, Dithianon, Emamectin benzoate, Famoxadone, Fenitrothion, Fenpropathrin, Fenvalerate, Florylpicoxamid, Flucythrinate, Flutolanil, Fosetyl-Al, Imazalil, Imidacloprid, Ipflufenoquin, Isocycloseram, Kresoxim-methyl, Malathion, Mandestrobin, Pencycuron, Phosmet, Profenofos, Pydiflumetofen, Pyriofenone, Sulfoxaflor, Tebufenozide, Tetraniliprole, in fruits, vegetables, cereal grains, dry beans, tree nuts, herbs, hops and coffee bean. Revocation of pesticide MRLs of Tolylfluanid.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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