G/SPS/N/CHN/1141  
 
15 May 2019  
(19-3381) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  CHINA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardization 
Administration of the P.R.C.)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where appl icable):  Feed additive Betaine hydrochloride  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  National Standard of the P.R.C.: Feed additive - Betaine 
hydrochloride . Language(s):  Chinese . Number of pages:  11 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHN/19_2836_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This standard specifies the technical requirements, test 
methods, inspection rules and labels, packaging, transportation, storage and shelf life of 
feed additi ve betaine hydrochloride. This standard is applicable for the synthesis of 
betaine aqueous solution by reaction of trimethylamine with chloroacetic acid, sodium 
carbonate or sodium hydroxide, and the preparation of betaine hydrochloride as feed 
additive by  concentration, desalination, hydrochloric acid acidification, crystallization and 
drying. Chapters 1, 4, 5 and 6 of this standard are mandatory, while the rest are 
recommended.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant pro tection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number  of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulatio n conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/CHN/1141  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 July 2019  
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:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body: