G/SPS/N/CHN/668  
 
4 August 2014  
(14-4492)  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 and Family Planning Commission of the People's 
Republic of China 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food additive L-cysteine and its hydrochlorides sodium 
and potassium 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 
L-cysteine and its hydrochlorides sodium and potassium salts  Language(s): Chinese   
Number of pages: 10 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHN/14_3460_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This standard applies to the food additive of L-cysteine 
hydrochloride which uses hair and feather as raw materials by hydrolysis or uses starch as raw material according fermentation by Eschorichia Coli  K-12. 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) FAO/WHO/UNU on protein and amino acids in human 
nutrition demand (2002, Geneva, Switzerland, WHO technical report the serial number for the No. 935); The FDA Suggestions for cysteine content-security 
(Food and Drug Administration of the Un ited States, issued a document number 
42 FR 14491, release date, 1977-03-15); Nonprofit health research institute, George Mateljan Foundation research report on cysteine; The United States Food 
Chemicals Codex (FCC8) 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/CHN/668 
 
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  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: None   
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) : 3 October 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: