G/SPS/N/CHN/1291  
25 October 2023  
(23-7192) 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:  National Health Commission (NHC)  
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 applicable):  Chlorophyllin copper complex sodium salts  
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 Food Safety Standard: Food additive 
Chlorophyllin copper complex sodium salts . Language(s):  Chinese . Number of pages:  8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHN/23_13136_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This standard applies to food additive chlorophyllin copper 
complex sodium salts using folium mori, silkworm excrement or grass (such as festuca 
arundinacea, lucerne, nettle), spinach, spirulina and other plants as raw materias to 
extract chlorophyll or us ing chlorophyll directly, then saponifying and copper substitution 
reaction. The following solvents may be used for the extraction: acetone, dichloromethane, 
methanol, ethanol, propan -2-ol, hexane, petroleum ether (boiling range is 90~120 ℃) and 
solvent No.  6. It specifies the technical requirements and testing methods for the food 
additive chlorophyllin copper complex sodium salts.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pes t or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. 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) : The specific ation of " Chlorophyllins, Copper 
Complexes Sodium And Potassium Salts " prepared at the 69th JECFA (2008)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Co nvention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  G/SPS/N /CHN/1291  
 
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If no, describe, whenever possible, how  and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
1. Absorbance ratio value into the identification test  
2. Set the requirements of loss on drying and pH indicators  
3. Tighten the requirements of lead  
4. Changed the kinds and limit the quantity of sol vent residue  
Reason: The standard is based on the revision of "National food safety standard: Food 
additive Chlorophyllin copper complex sodium salts" (GB 26406 -2011) and combined with 
the actual quality status of Chinese products.  
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 p ublication , 
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) : 24 December 2023  
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:   
WTO/SPS National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China  
Tel: +(86 10) 5795 4645/5795 4642  
E-mail: sps@customs.gov.cn  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
WTO/SPS National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China  
Tel: +(86 10) 5795 4645/5795 4642  
E-mail: sps@customs.gov.cn