G/SPS/N/CHN/1055  
 
14 August 2017  
(17-4361) 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: China Food and Drug Administration  
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; food additives; packaging materials and 
containers used for foods; detergent and disinfectant used for foods; tools and 
equipment used for food productio n or marketing  
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: Regulations on the Implementation of the Food Safety 
Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised Draft).  Language(s): Chinese . Number 
of pages: 24 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CHN/17_3632_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This notification is the "Regulations on the implementation of 
the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised Draft)". This regulation is 
based on the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China. It conta ins ten chapters 
and 98 articles, including general principles; risk monitoring and assessment for food 
safety; food safety standards; the production and marketing of food; food inspection; 
food import and export; handling of food safety incidents; supervi sion and management; 
legal responsibility and supplementary provisions.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage fro m pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? 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) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, h ow and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/CHN/1055  
 
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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 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 October 2017  
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 Notific ation Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body: