G/SPS/N/CHN/1053  
 
24 October 2016  
(16-5814) 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 (MOA) 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   
[ ] Specif ic regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: 
Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides in Foods . Language(s): Chinese . Number of 
pages: 8 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/CHN/16_4388_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This standard establishes 233 maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
for 99 pesticides, including 2, 4 -D-dimethylammonium, etc. in 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 th e standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CAC/MRL Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for 
Pesticides  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Co de, chapter number) :   
[ ] International 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 limits may differ from Codex maximum 
residue limits.  
The scientific methodology used to establish MRLs is consisten t with international 
practice. Members set MRLs according to the good agricultural practice ( GAP) applicable 
to their respective conditions. Since pesticide use patterns differ between different 
production regions and Members as pests and environmental factors vary, Chinese MRLs 
for pesticides in food may differ from Codex standards.  G/SPS/N/CHN/1053  
 
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  9. Other rel evant 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 p ublication , 
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) : 23 December 2016  
Agency or authority designated to handle com ments: [ ]  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: