G/TBT/N/CHN/1228  
 
15 November 2017  
(17-6189) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: CHINA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Standardization Administration of China (SAC)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Waste 
Nonferrous Metal HS: 7112, 7404, 7503, 7602, 7902, 8002, 8103, 8101, 8104, 8106, 
8108, 8109, 8112, 8113; ICS : 13.030.50.  
Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and 
scrap containing precious metal or precious metal compounds, of a kind used principally 
for the recovery of precious metal. (HS 7112), Copper waste and scr ap. (HS 7404), Nickel 
waste and scrap. (HS 7503), Aluminum waste and scrap. (HS 7602), Zinc waste and scrap. 
(HS 7902), Tin waste and scrap. (HS 8002), Tungsten (wolfram) and articles thereof, 
including waste and scrap. (HS 8101), Tantalum and articles the reof, including waste and 
scrap. (HS 8103), Magnesium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap. (HS 8104), 
Bismuth and articles thereof, including waste and scrap. (HS 8106), Titanium and articles 
thereof, including waste and scrap. (HS 8108), Zirco nium and articles thereof, including 
waste and scrap. (HS 8109), Beryllium, chromium, germanium, vanadium, gallium, 
hafnium, indium, niobium (columbium), rhenium and thallium, and articles of these 
metals, including waste and scrap. (HS 8112), Cermets and articles thereof, including 
waste and scrap. (HS 8113). Recycling (ICS 13.030.50).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Environmental 
Protection Control Standard for Imported Solid Wastes as Raw Materials – Nonferrous 
Metal Scraps (6 page(s), in Chinese)   
6. Description of content: The standard regulates the environmental protection 
requirements of the imported nonferrous metal scraps, their carried -wastes and the 
radioactive pollution control.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant life or 
health; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  -  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 31 December 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 March 2018  G/TBT/N/CHN/1228  
 
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  10. Final date for comments: 15 December 2017  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
WTO/TBT National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China  
Tel.: +86 10 84603881/84603950  
Fax: +86 10 84603811  
E-mail: tbt@aqsiq.gov.cn  
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