G/SPS/N/CHN/1054  
 
20 July 2017  
(17-3975) 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  
[ ] Specific  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: 15 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CHN/17_3297_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This standard establishes 421 maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
for 112 pesticides, including 2,4 -D butylate, 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 C ode, 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 consistent with international 
practice. Members set MRLs according to the good agricultural practice (G AP) 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/1054  
 
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  9. Other rele vant 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 publi cation , 
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) : 18 September 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comment s: [ ] 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: