G/SPS/N/CHN/701
14 November 2014
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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) 
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 
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: N a t i o n a l  F o o d  S a f e t y  S t a n d a r d  o f  t h e  P . R . C . :  
Maximum Residue Li mits for Pesticides in Foods  Language(s): Chinese  Number of 
pages: 6 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHN/14_5007_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This regulation establishes 223 maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for 35 pesticides, including chlorothalonil, etc. in 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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)  CAC/MRL 1 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 regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [X] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Certain proposed limits may differ from Codex maximum 
residue limits. 
The scientific methodology used by China to establish MRLs is consistent with 
international practice. Countries set MRLs according to the good agricultural practice 
(GAP) applicable to their region. Since pesticide use patterns differ between different 
production regions and countries, and pests, diseases and environmental factors vary too, Chinese MRLs for pesticides in food may differ from Codex standards. G/SPS/N/CHN/701 
 
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  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) : 13 January 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: