G/SPS/N/HKG/43  
 
19 July 2018  
(18-4544) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: HONG KONG, CHINA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Food and Environmental Hygiene Department of the Government  of 
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region  
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): Hairy Crab of the genus  Eriocheir  intended for human consumption  
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: Announcement by the Food and Environmental Hygiene 
Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region dated 16 July 2018 . 
Language(s): Chinese and English.  Number of pages: 1 
The notified text can also be downloaded from the following websites (effective from 
16 July 2018):  
In English: http://www.fehd.gov.hk/english/news/details/20180716_7037.html  
In Chinese: http://www.fehd.gov.hk/tc_chi/news/details/20180716_7037.html  
6. Description of content: Under the Food Business Regulation (Chapter 132X), save with 
the written permi ssion of the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene, no person shall 
sell any restricted foods, including shell fish.  The hairy crab is a kind of shell fish. In this 
connection, written permission must be obtained from the Food and Environmental 
Hygien e Department for the sale of hairy crabs. The Food and Environmental Hygiene 
Department has prepared a new permit for operators selling hairy crabs to apply. The 
permit requires, inter alia , that hairy crabs for sale must be obtained from lawful sources 
accompanied with health certificates acceptable to the Director of Food and Environmental 
Hygiene.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territ ory 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) : CAC/GL 38 -2001; CAC/GL 48 -2004 (Guidelines for 
Design, Production, Issuance and Use of Generic Official Certificates and Model 
Certificate for Fish and Fishery Products)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/HKG/43  
 
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  [ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international 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: 
Pamphlet  on Shell Fish (Hairy Crab) Permit, in English and Chinese: 
http://www.fehd.gov.hk/english/pleasant_environment/library/hairy_crab/HairyCrab_Pam
phlet.pdf   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 16 July 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 July 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 3 September 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 August 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Centre for Food Safety  
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department  
43/F, Queensway Governmen t Offices  
66 Queensway, Hong Kong  
Fax: +(852) 2521 4784  
E-mail: cmho@fehd.gov.hk  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Centre for Food Safety  
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department  
43/F, Queensway Government Offices  
66 Queensway, Hong Kong  
Fax: +(852) 2521 4784  
E-mail: cmho@fehd.gov.hk