G/SPS/N/CHN/629  
 
16 August 2013  
(13-4407)  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 
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: Restrict 
concentrations of radionuclides in foods  Language(s): Chinese  Number of pages: 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CHN/13_3210_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This standard specifies investigation levels and restricts 
concentrations of 12 artificial radionuclides and 7 natural radionuclides in foods. This 
standard applies to all kinds of food under normal circumstances. 
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) CODEX STAN 193 
[ ] 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?   
[ ] Yes   [X] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: This standard takes 1/10 and 3/10 of radionuclides guidance 
levels in Codex STAN 193 as investigation levels and restricts concentrations of 12 artificial radionuclides because of its scope. For natural radionuclides, the reference values of 0.1mSv/a, 0.3mSv/a, e(g)
i,ing and annual food intake of infant and adult in 
Codex STAN 193 were used to calculate their concentrations, then investigation levels 
and restricted concentrations of SE natural radionuclides were obtained by combining native natural radionuclides background value in food. G/SPS/N/CHN/629 
 
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  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) : 15 October 2013 
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: