. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CHN/1
22 May 2002
(02-2833)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and
Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China (AQSIQ)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):
1. Boilers covered by HS code 8402, 8403, 8404, which fall within the scope of
relevant Chinese regulations.
2. Pressure vessels (cylinders included) covered by HS code 7309, 7310, 7311, 7613,
8405, 8414, 8418, 8419, 8420, 8421, 8422, 8438, 8439, 8444, 8445, 8446, 8451, 8477,8479, 8606, 8704, 8716, 9019, 9032, which fall within the scope of relevant Chinese
regulations.
3. Safety appurtenances including safety valves and bursting discs used for boilers and
pressure vessels (cylinders included), and cylinder valves covered by HS code 8481.
4. Boilers and pressure vessels (cylinders included), safety valves and bursting discsused for boilers and pressure vessels and cylinder valves covered by other HS code, which
fall within the scope of relevant Chinese regulations are also included.          
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Regulations for the
management and supervision of manufacturing of boilers and pressure vessels (to be
approved), (11 pages, in Chinese)
6. Description of content:   Administrative permission system shall be applied to any
manufacturer of boilers and pressure vessels whose products are used in China.  The
products shall be subject to mandatory supervision and inspection.
Boilers and pressure vessels are classified into four categories:  A, B, C, and D according to
their different level of risks.  There are also  requirements to the manufacturers with regard
to the resource condition, quality assurance and safety quality of the products.
Procedures concerning application, acceptance, manufacturing trial, audition, license
issuing, management, renewal of the license and penalty to the manufacturers are also
provided.
Manufacturing licenses are valid four years.          G/TBT/N/CHN/1
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To ensure safety of boilers and pressure vessels and protect human being and properties, to
fulfill relevant commitments China made during WTO accession.
8. Relevant documents:   Regulations for the management and supervision of manufacturing
of boilers and pressure vessels (to be approved)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  10 July 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2003
10. Final date for comments:   30 June 2002
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:  Center of Boiler
and Pressure vessel Inspection and Research of the People’s Republic of China,
http://www.cbpvi.org.cn