G/SPS/N/HKG/41  
 
10 August 2015  
(15-4102)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: HONG KONG, CHINA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Food and Health Bureau, Environment Bureau, Food and 
Environmental Hygiene Department, Centre for Food Safety and Environmental Protection Department under the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative 
Region 
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): Edible fats and oils and "waste cooking oils" 
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: Legislative Proposals on Regulation of Edible Fats and 
Oils and Recycling of "Waste Cooking Oils"  Language(s): Chinese and English   
Number of pages: 43 and 40  
6. Description of content: To further safeguard public health and protect the 
environment, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region proposes, through legislative amendments, to amend the statutory safety standards for edible fats 
and oils and to strengthen the regulation of edible fats and oils manufactured locally, 
imported into and exported from Hong Kong, and promote the recycling of waste cooking oils through licencing control on local collectors, disposers, importers and 
exporters of "waste cooking oils". 
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 stan dard? 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) CODEX STAN 210-1999, CODEX STAN 211-1999, 
CODEX STAN 33-1981, CODEX STAN 19-1981 
[ ] 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?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/HKG/41 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be notified. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be notified. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be notified. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 October 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Centre for Food Safety 
Centre for Food Safety 
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department 
43/F, Queensway Government Offices 66 Queensway, Hong Kong 
Fax: +(852) 2893 3547 
E-mail: edible_oils@fehd.gov.hk 
Environmental Protection Department 
Waste Reduction and Recycling Group 
Environmental Protection Department 28/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Fax: +(852) 2574 6571 
E-mail: wco_consultation@epd.gov.hk 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Same as item 12.  
The notified text could also be downloaded from the following websites: 
In English 
http://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/whatsnew/whats new_fstr/whatsnew_fs tr_Regulation_of_
Edible_Fats_and_Oils_and_Recycling_of_Waste_Cooking_Fats_and_Oils.html   
or 
http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmen tinhk/waste/pub_consult/waste_consult.
html 
In Chinese 
http://www.cfs.gov.hk/tc_chi/whatsnew/whats new_fstr/whatsnew_fstr_Regulation_of_E
dible_Fats_and_Oils_and_Recycling_of_Waste_Cooking_Fats_and_Oils.html   
or 
http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/tc_chi/environmen tinhk/waste/pub_consult/waste_consult.
html