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Notifying Member: China If applicable, name of local government involved: |
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Agency responsible: National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) |
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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): Food additives |
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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: [X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: |
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Title of the notified document: National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: Using Standard for Food Additives. Language(s): Chinese. Number of pages: 208 https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHN/21_2632_00_x.pdf |
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Description of content: This standard sets the food additive using principle, food additives varieties and categories permitted to be used and the maximum use limit or limit of residue. |
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Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests. |
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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard: [X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text): Codex General Standard For Food Additives CODEX STAN 192-1995 (GSFA) [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number): [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number): [ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? [ ] Yes [X] No If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard: According the relevant provision of the "food safety law" and the principle of food additive technical necessity, combined with the actual usage situation in China's food industry of food additive, the suitable usage rules of food additive are set in line with the actual situation in China. |
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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: |
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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined. Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined. |
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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be determined. [ ] Trade facilitating measure |
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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 12 June 2021 Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: WTO/SPS National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China Tel: +(86 10) 5795 4645/5795 4642 E-mail: sps@customs.gov.cn |
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Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: WTO/SPS National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China Tel: +(86 10) 5795 4645/5795 4642 E-mail: sps@customs.gov.cn |