G/SPS/N/CHN/763
23 January 2015
(15-0505)  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: National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) 
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 additive Sucrose esters of fatty acid 
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: Food Additive Sucrose 
Esters of Fatty Acid  Language(s): Chinese  Number of pages: 6 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHN/15_0368_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This standard applies to the food additive sucrose esters of 
fatty acid using sugar and edible oils or fatty acid as main raw material, obtained by 
esterification and refining process. It specifies the technical requirements and test methods for food additive su crose esters of fatty acid. 
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) The specification of  sucrose esters of fatty acid 
prepared at the 73rd JECFA (2010) 
[ ] 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: The different indexes of this standard are as follows: In this 
standard, the free sucrose ≤ 10.0%, the water content ≤ 4.0%, the residue on 
ignition ≤ 4.0%, the arsenic (As) ≤ 1 mg/kg. The following indexes are not required: the 
assay of sucrose esters, the residual solven t contents of dimethylformamide, dimethyl 
sulfoxide, ethyl acetate, isopropanol, propylene glycol, isobutanol, methanol and methyl 
ethyl ketone. The standard is consistent with the actual condition of Chinese products. G/SPS/N/CHN/763 
 
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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) : 24 March 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: