G/SPS/N/CHN/1083  
 
20 September 2018  
(18-5824) 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 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Follow -up formula for older infants  
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.: Follow -up 
Formula for Older Infants . Language(s): Chinese.  Number of pages: 10  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHN/18_4985_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This standard applies for the formulated food for infant 
7-12 months old and regulates the technical requirements on follow -up formula for 
infants.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory fro m 
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) : Codex Stan 156 -1987 
[ ] 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 st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
1. Based on the latest Chinese scientific data on Dris, breast milk, et al, the compositional 
requirements on a few nutrients were revised,  such as Vitamin A and Vitamin D.  
2. The compositional requirement of protein was decreased to 1.8 -3.5 g/100kcal.  G/SPS/N/CHN/1083  
 
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  3. Considering the different absorption efficiency between soy -based and dairy -based 
formula, the content requirements on Iron, Zinc and Phosphorus  were indicated 
separately.  
4. Manganese, Selenium and Choline were shifted to the essential composition.  
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) : 19 November 2018  
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:  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body: