G/SPS/N/CHN/686  
 
4 August 2014  
(14-4525)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
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): Wood Packaging Material (WPM) 
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: Notice on adjusting requirements on wood packaging 
material used by consignments in international trade in accordance with ISPM 15 (2009)  
Language(s): Chinese  Number of pages: 3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHN/14_3440_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: ISPM 15 (2009) was adopted by AQSIQ to amend existing 
regulations which include AQSIQ Decree No. 69, 2005 on Promulgating the Measures for 
Administration of the Quarantine Treatment of Wood Packaging for Exit Goods and AQSIQ Decree No. 84 on Promulgating Administration Measures for Supervision over 
Quarantine of Wood Packaging of Entry Goods , in particular sample of IPPC mark, 
debarking of raw material, reuse of wood pa ckaging material, and approved treatment. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: Some competent 
authorities of trade partner countries raised their concerns on China's existing Wood Packaging Material regulations which were ad opted in the year of 2005 in accordance 
with ISPM15 (2002) and urge China to adopt latest version of ISPM 15 (2009) so as to 
ensure international trade proceeds smoothly and safely.  
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) ISPM 15 
[ ] None G/SPS/N/CHN/686 
 
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  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:   
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which th ese are available:  AQSIQ 
Decree No. 69, 2005 on Promulgating the Measures for Administration of the Quarantine 
Treatment of Wood Packaging for Exit Goods; AQSIQ Decree No. 84 on Promulgating Administration Measures for Supervision over Quarantine of Wood Packaging of Entry 
Goods  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
1 September 2014 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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. Texts available from: [ ] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) of other body: