G/SPS/N/CHN/952  
 
4 September 2015  
(15-4489)  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 (NHFPC) 
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 additive N-hexane 
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.: Food 
additive n-hexane  Language(s): Chinese  Number of pages: 3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHN/15_3383_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This standard applies to food additive n-hexane obtained from 
straight run of crude oil by refining, and th e major ingredient is n-hexane. It specifies 
the technical requirements and testing methods for food additive n-hexane.  
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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) The specification of hexane prepared at the 51st 
JECFA (1998) 
[ ] 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: The different index of this standard is the boiling range that 
initial boiling point is no less than 64°C and dry point is no more than 70°C, because it specified respectively both of points to de termines the component of product. Meanwhile 
it deleted the polycyclic aromatic hydrocar bons and pH, added the content of n-hexane, 
saybolt color number and bromine index, and the parameters for sulfur (S), benzene, G/SPS/N/CHN/952 
 
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  lead (Pb) were tightened, thus accords with the domestic situation of actual producing 
and using, also raises the level of product quality and safety. 
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) : 3 November 2015 
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: