G/SPS/N/CHN/1233  
 
27 October 2021  
(21-8110) 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:  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) 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) : Foods  
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 of the P.R.C.: Maximum 
Residue Limits for 41 Veterinary Drugs in Foods . Language(s):  Chinese . Number of 
pages:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHN/21_6778_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This standard stipulates maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the 
residues of 41 veterinary drugs, including altrenogest, etc. in animal derived foods.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related  text) : Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and Risk 
Management Recommendations (RMRs) for residues of veterinary drugs in foods  
CXM 2  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] Internat ional Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how  and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Some proposed residue limits may differ from maximum residue 
limits standards in Codex. The scientific methodology adopted to formulate MRLs in China 
is consistent with international common practice. Me mbers formulate MRLs in accordance 
with the good practice in use of veterinary drugs (GPVD), which is applicable to their G/SPS/N/CHN/1233  
 
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  respective conditions. Since the pathogenic bacterium and environmental factors are vary 
in different producing regions and members, t hey may choose different ways of veterinary 
drugs using. Therefore, Chinese MRLs for veterinary drugs in foods may differ from Codex 
standards.  
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: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 26 December 2021  
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