G/TBT/N/CHN/1201  
 
29 May 2017  
(17-2844) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Techni cal Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member : CHINA   
If applicable, name of local government involved  (Article 3.2 and 7.2) :  
2. Agency responsible:  Standardization Administration of Chin a (SAC)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification  shall be indicated if different from above :  
3. Notified under Articl e 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [ X], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fibreboard, 
particleboard, plywood, blockboard, reconsti tuted decorative lumber, laminated veneer 
lumber, glued -laminated timber, surface decorated wood -based panel, wood -based floor, 
wood -based panel, wood -based door, wood -based window and other various types of 
wood -based products.  
Wood sawn or chipped length wise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end -
jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm. (HS 4407), Particle board and similar board (for 
example, oriented strand board and waferboard) of wood or other ligneous materials, 
whether or not agglome rated with resins or other organic binding substances. (HS 4410), 
Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other 
organic substances. (HS 4411), Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood. 
(HS 4412), Dens ified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes. (HS 4413). Wood -
based panels in general (ICS 79.060.01).  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  State Standard of 
the People's Republic of China: Indoor Decorating and R efurbishing Materials —Limit of 
Formaldehyde Emission of Wood -based Panels and Finishing Products (5 page(s), in 
Chinese)    
6. Description of content:  This standard specifies the formaldehyde emission limit of wood -
based panels and finishing products for i ndoor decorating and refurbishing as well as test 
methods, decision rules and the inspection report requirements thereof. The standard 
applies to the formaldehyde  emission amount of wood -based panels and finishing 
products, such as fibreboard, particleboar d, plywood, blockboard, reconstituted decorative 
lumber, laminated veneer lumber, glued -laminated timber, surface decorated wood -based 
panel, wood -based floor, wood -based panel, wood -based door, and wood -based window.  G/TBT/N/CHN/1201  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale , including  the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or 
safety; Protection of the environment; Countries all over the world pay high attention to 
the formaldehyde emission fr om wood -based panels and finishing products, which is 
harmful to human health. This revised standard  "Indoor Decorating and Refurbishing 
Materials —Limit of Formaldehyde Emission of Wood -based Panels and finishing Products"  
adopts current ISO standards with  modifications. In this revised standard, the 
formaldehyde emission limit of wood -based panels and finishing products is tightened. 
Therefore, it is urgent to issue this standard, to accelerate the transformation and 
upgrading of wood -based panel industry as well as protect human health and control air 
pollution.  
8. Relevant documents:  -  
9. Proposed date of adoption: April 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days after circulation by WTO Secretariat  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China  
Tel.: +86 10 846039 50/84603889  
Fax: +86 10 84603811  
E-mail: tbt@aqsiq.gov.cn  
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