The Administrative Regulations Governing the Inspection of Imported Alcohol｜第 6 條｜國庫｜Regulation｜In Force
財政部｜v1.0
Last Amended: 2015-05-01
The alcohol for which application for inspection has been made shall be handled under the release-after-documentary examination measure in the case that the status of the alcohol products conforms to one or more of the following conditions: 1. The alcohol products have been previously inspected and found to be in conformity with the standard hygiene requirements. 2. The alcohol products whose original producing country and exporting country have met with the set conditions and have therefore been announced by the central competent authority. 3. The alcohol products are other than those sampled for inspection. 4. The alcohol products are attached with hygiene certificates stipulated by the central competent authority. Alcohol products that have been previously inspected and found to be in conformity to the standard hygiene requirements referred to in Subparagraph 1 of the preceding paragraph shall mean that the alcohol with the same obligor of the application for inspection, brand name, origin, alcohol content, product category, packaging material, and manufacturer has been qualified for inspection conducted with the announced testing methods by the central competent authority or by a laboratory recognized by the central competent authority during the period of the two years preceding the date on which application was made for the inspection of such products. In addition, grape wine with the same obligor of the application for inspection, brand name, origin, product category, packaging material, and manufacturer, with a difference in alcohol content, is also subject to the provisions in Subparagraph 1 of the preceding paragraph. The countries meeting with the set conditions mentioned in Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 1 shall mean those countries that not only comply with the requirements provided for in Paragraph 5 but also provide like treatments to alcohol products exported from Taiwan. The hygiene certificates mentioned in Subparagraph 4 of Paragraph 1 shall mean the certificates stipulated by the central competent authority as the following three types: 1. The test report provided by a laboratory recognized by the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation, or issued by a foreign governmental agency/institute of the original producing and exporting country or a laboratory accredited by this governmental agency/institute within two years since its issuance. 2. The test report or guaranty issued within two years since its issuance by the competent governmental authority (ies) or professional alcohol associations of the original producing and exporting countries of those alcohol products categories verifying that the alcohol indeed belongs to the announced product category and it is also in conformance with the standard hygiene requirements detailed in Taiwan in the test reports or guaranties mentioned above. 3. The self-certifications issued within two years since its issuance by producers or exporters of the original producing or exporting countries to show their conformity with Taiwan hygiene standards for the grape wines accompanied by a statement filed and guaranteed by the obligor of the application for inspection of such wines that the grape wines are in conformity with the stipulations for excellent quality wines in the regulations of the country of origin. The original producing and exporting countries referred to in Subparagraph 2 and Subparagraph 3 of the preceding paragraph shall mean those countries where the laws and the administration systems governing the production of alcohol product, quality, labeling, hygiene inspection, and the enforcement of regulations are complete, executed precisely, and are also recognized by the central competent authority. The professional alcohol associations referred to in Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 4 shall mean professional organizations that have already registered in the original/exporting countries stated in the preceding paragraph and that the profession of such associations covers the type of alcohol product to be subject to verification. The process of recognition and verification of the administration systems by the central competent authority, as described in Paragraph 3 or Paragraph 5, may be performed in accordance with the information and facts gathered from invited experts and scholars, and at the same time, interested parties (groups) shall be provided with an opportunity to provide their opinions.