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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHN/1
13 February 2002
(02-0707)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  State General Administration for Quality Supervision and Inspection
and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Wood packing materials in use for transporting, packing, matting, supporting
and reinforcing of commodities, such as cases, pellets, crating, drums, packing blocks,
dunnage, load boards, pallet collars and skids, except for processed wood packing materials
such as plywood and fibreboard.  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent
relevant or practicable:  The Republic of Korea
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of taking an emergency
interim quarantine measure to wood packing mate rials made of coniferous trees originating
in the Republic of Korea (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  AQSIQ local authorities have intercepted several times pinewood
nematode [ Bursaphelenchus xylophilus  (Steiner & Buhrer) Nickle], associated with wood
packing materials originating in the Republic of Korea.  In order to prevent pinewood
nematode from introducing into China, and to protect the resources of forest, environment
and tourism, an emergency interim phytosanitary measure shall be taken to wood packing
materials made of coniferous trees originating in the Republic of Korea.  The measure
requires that the wood packing materials be treated with heat (with core temperature at 56°Cor above, for 30 minutes) prior to shipment, or treated with other effective methods
approved by AQSIQ.  A Phytosanitary Certificate shall be issued by official plant
quarantine authorities in the exporting country stating that the wood packing material has
been treated in accordance with the above-described requirements.
6. Objective and rationale:  [     ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,
[    ] protect territory from other damage from pests           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  An emergency measure to prevent pinewood nematode,
[Bursaphelenchus xylophilus  (Steiner & Buhrer) Nickle] from spreading into China.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           G/SPS/N/CHN/1
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Gazette of Ministry
of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and/or Gazette of State General
Administration for Quality Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine, available in
Chinese.
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  20 February 2002,
duration to be decided.
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
SPS Enquiry Point of China
SRRC, AQSIQ
No. 15 Fang Cao Di West Street, Chao Yang District, Beijing 100020
Phone:  +86 10 65952460
Fax:  +86 10 65068143
Email address:  srrc@aqsiq.gov.cn