. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHN/P/51
3 April 2002
(02-1676)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
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
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).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  (1) Animals and plants, their products and other quarantine objects for entry
or exit transit; (2) Containers, packages and bedding/padding materials used for carrying
animals and plants, their products or other quarantine objects; (3) Means of transport from
animal or plant epidemic or infected/infested areas; (4) Old and disused vessels entering the
country for disassembling purposes; or (5) Other goods or objects subject to the entry andexit animal and plant quarantine in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws,
administrative rules and regulations, international treaties or with the agreements of trade
contracts
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Regulations for the implementation
of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant
Quarantine
5. Description of content:  In accordance with the provisions of the Law on the Entry and
Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine and the regulations, the referred objects shall be subject
to quarantine inspection
6. Objective and rationale: [   ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Regulations for the
implementation of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Entry and Exit Animal
and Plant Quarantine (Available in Chinese and English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable
                                                     
1 Notification submitted pursuant to Section 14 of the Protocol of Accession of the People's Republic of
China (document WT/L/432).G/SPS/N/CHN/P/5
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10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable
11. Final date for comments:  Not applicable
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  State General Administration for
Quality Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China
[    ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
12. Texts available from: [     ] 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
E-mail:  srrc@aqsiq.gov.cn