G/SPS/N/CHN/1061  
 
18 December 2017  
(17-7019) 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 Veterinary Drugs in Animal Derived Foods . Language(s): Chinese.  
Number of pages: 18 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CHN/17_5609_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This standard stipulates 2191 maximum resi due limits (MRLs) 
for 104 veterinary drugs in animal derived food, including Albendazole, etc., and 154 
veterinary drugs being allowed used with no MRLs requirement, including Acetic Acid etc., 
also other nine veterinary drugs being used for therapeutic pu rposes but not be detected 
in foods, including Chlorpromazine etc.  
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)and Risk 
Management Recommendations (RMRs) for Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Conventio n (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: Some proposed residue limits may di ffer 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 G/SPS/N/CHN/1061  
 
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  good practice in use of veterinary drugs (GPVD), wh ich is applicable to their respective 
conditions. Since the pathogenic bacterium and environmental factors vary in different 
producing regions and members, they may choose different ways of veterinary drugs. 
Therefore, Chinese MRLs for veterinary drugs in foods may differ from Codex standards.  
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) : 16 Febr uary 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body: