G/SPS/N/CHN/1300  
14 May 2024  
(24-3764) 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:  The General Administration of Customs 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 should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Organic growing media  
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:  Phytosanitary requirements for imported organic 
growing media . Language(s):  Chinese . Number of pages:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/CHN/24_03183_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
1. Stipulate that the types of organic growing media allowed to be exported to China 
include 10 kinds of untreated or single organic growing media such as tissue culture 
medium, 10 kinds of other organic growing media treated by a combination of steam 
treatment, heat treatment, chemical  treatment and other ways such as rice hulls/chaff 
(excluding soil), and mixed media containing or consisting of two or more of the above 
growing media;  
2. Stipulate the requirements and procedures for the registration in China of 
recommended organic growing media manufacturers and the validity period of 
registration;  
3. Stipulate the imported phytosanitary requirements for organic growing media exported 
to China, including being free of imported plant quarantine pests and other harmful 
organisms and exotic speci es that are seriously harmful to agricultural and forestry 
production and ecological environment, being free of substances other than 
components of growing media, never being used for growing or any other agricultural 
purposes, and being dry and unreproduc ible; 
4. Stipulate the requirements for packaging, storage and transportation of organic 
growing media exported to China and requirements for pre -export official inspection 
and certification;  
5. Stipulate the import inspection procedures for organic growing medi a exported to 
China and the treatment requirements for non -compliance.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from  pests.   G/SPS/N/CHN/1300  
 
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  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) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM No. 40  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant inter national standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 August 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 August 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 December 2024  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 July 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax n umber 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  
 +(86 10) 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  
 +(86 10) 5795 4642  
E-mail: sps@customs.gov.cn