G/SPS/N/CHN/1148  
 
19 June 2019  
(19-4186) 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 and Rural Affairs 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 practicable : 
[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 Pesticides in Foods . Language(s):  Chinese . Number of pages:  20 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHN/19_3515_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This standard establishes 390 maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
for 125 pesticides, including 2, 4 -DB and MCPB, 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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides and 
Extraneous Maximum Residue Limits in Foods and Feeds  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terres trial 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 pos sible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Some proposed residue limits may differ from Codex maximum 
residue limits standards.  
The scientific methodology used by China to establish MRLs is consistent with international 
practice. Membe rs set MRLs according to the good agricultural practice (GAP) applicable 
to their respective conditions. Due to different pests and environmental factors, the G/SPS/N/CHN/1148  
 
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  pesticides' usage varies in different producing regions and Members. Chinese MRLs for 
pesticides in food may differ from Codex standards.  
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) : 18 August 2 019 
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: