G/SPS/N/CHN/17/Rev.1  
 
15 March 2016  
(16-1482)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Revision 
1. Notifying Member: CHINA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and 
Quarantine 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): Aquacultured or wild caught live fishes, molluscs, 
crustaceans, jellyfish, echinoderms, cephalochordate and amphibians, including sperm 
and oosperm for reproduction 
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: Administrative Measures of Inspection, Quarantine 
and Supervision on Entry Aquatic  Language(s): Chinese  Number of pages: 17 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/CHN/16_0920_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Administrative Measure revises Decree No. 44 of AQSIQ. 
It stipulates the inspection, quarantine and supervision requirements for entry of aquatic 
animals. The purpose of this administrati ve measure is to implement risk-based 
supervision of inspection and quarantine requ irements for entry of aquatic animals, and 
to implement classified and creditable superv ision of enterprises on the basis of a risk 
analysis approach. This administrative measure will establish: 
 A quarantine access system to conduct risk analysis, as well as a safety and health 
control system to evaluate aquatic animals imported for the first time, and also to review traditional trade. The access list will be released by AQSIQ; 
 A traceability system, whereby overseas-based aquaculture and packaging 
enterprises will be requested to be registered. Chinese importers will also be requested to be registered and to establish business records; and 
 A safety supervision system based on an official monitoring plan to ensure the safe 
entry of aquatic animals. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   G/SPS/N/CHN/17/Rev.1 
 
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  [X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
 Chapter 1.1 Notification of diseases, and provision of epidemiological 
information 
 Chapter 1.4 Aquatic animal health surveillence 
 Chapter 1.5 Criteria for listing species as susceptible to infection with a 
specific pathogen 
 Chapter 2.1 Risk analysis 
 Chapter 4.1 Zoning and compartmentalization 
 Chapter 4.2 Application of compartmentalization 
 Chapter 4.5 contingency planning 
 Chapter 4.7 Handling, disposal and treatment of aquatic animal waste 
 Section 5 Trade measures, importation/exportation procedures and health 
certification 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] 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:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : April 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : May 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : June 2016 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure    
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 May 2016 
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. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: