SPS Notification: National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: Infant Formula G/SPS/N/CHN/1082

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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

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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): Infant formula

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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.: Infant Formula. Language(s): Chinese.Number of pages: 10

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHN/18_4984_00_x.pdf

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Description of content: This standard applies to the formulated food for infant 0？6 months old and regulates the technical requirements for infant formula.

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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 Stan 72-1981

[ ]         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:

1. Based on the latest Chinese scientific data on Dris, breast milk, et al, the compositional requirements on a few nutrients were revised, such as Vitamin A and Vitamin D.
2. Considering the different absorption efficiency between soy-based and dairy-based formula, the content requirements on iron, zinc and phosphorus were indicated separately.

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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): 19 November 2018

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:

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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: