G/SPS/N/CHN/1065  
 
19 February 2018  
(18-1037) 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 practi cable : 
[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: 12 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHN/18_0894_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This standard establishes 479 maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
for the residues of 107 pesticides, including abamectin, etc. in or on 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 the 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 Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed r egulation 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 residue limits may differ from maximum residue 
limits standards of Codex.  The scientific methodology adopted to establish MRLs in China is 
consistent with international common practice. Members set MRLs in accordance with the 
good agricultural practice (GAP), which is applicable to their respective conditions. Since 
the pests a nd environmental factors vary in different producing regions and members, 
they may choose different use -patterns of pesticides. Therefore, Chinese MRLs for 
pesticides in foods may differ from Codex standards.  G/SPS/N/CHN/1065  
 
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  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) : 20 April 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authorit y, [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: