G/TBT/N/CHN/1209  
 
 
19 June 2017  
 
(17-3244) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical 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:  General Administration of Quality Supe rvision, Inspection and 
Quarantine of the People 's Republic of China (AQSIQ)  
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 Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  X ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, wher e applicable):  Food (Contains some of 
the 0308 HS code products) HS: 02 ; 0302-0307; 04; 0504; 0507-0511; 0712-0713; 
0813; 0902-0910; 1210-1211; 130213 ; 1501-1503; 1506; 16; 17; 1801; 1803-1806; 19; 
2001-2009; 2101-2106; 22 
Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 
(HS 16), Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS 17), Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or 
not ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin. (HS 1210), Plants and parts of 
plants (including seeds a nd fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or 
for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh or dried, whether or not cut, crushed 
or powdered. (HS 1211), Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 
02.09 or 15.03. (HS 1501), Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of 
heading 15.03. (HS 1502), Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo -oil and tallow oil, not 
emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared (HS 1503), Other animal fats and oils and their 
fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified. (HS 1506), Cocoa beans, 
whole or broken, raw or roasted. (HS 1801), Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted. 
(HS 1803), Cocoa butter, fat and oil. (HS 1804), Cocoa powder, not containin g added 
sugar or other sweetening matter. (HS 1805), Chocolate and other food preparations 
containing cocoa. (HS 1806), - Vegetable saps and extracts: (HS 13021), -- Of hops 
(HS 130213), Meat and edible meat offal (HS 02), Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natur al 
honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS 04), Fish, 
fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04. (HS 0302), Fish 
fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chille d or frozen. (HS 0304), 
Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04. (HS 0303), Fish, 
dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking 
process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit f or human consumption. (HS 0305), 
Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; 
crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, 
frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flo urs, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human 
consumption. (HS 0306), Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, 
dried, salted or in brine; aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, 
fresh, chilled, frozen , dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of aquatic 
invertebrates other than crustaceans, fit for human consumption. (HS 0307), Guts, 
bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, 
chilled, frozen, salted , in brine, dried or smoked. (HS 0504), Ivory, tortoise -shell, G/TBT/N/CHN/1209  
 
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  whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks, unworked 
or simply prepared but not cut to shape; powder and waste of these products. (HS 0507), 
Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells 
of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle -bone, unworked or simply prepared 
but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof. (HS 0508), Natural sponges of animal 
origin. (HS 05 09), Ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk; cantharides; bile, whether or 
not dried; glands and other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical 
products, fresh, chilled, frozen or otherwise provisionally preserved. (HS 0510), Animal 
products  not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for 
human consumption. (HS 0511), Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not 
skinned or split. (HS 0713), Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but 
not further prepared. (HS 0712), Fruit, dried, other than that of headings 08.01 to 08.06; 
mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this Chapter. (HS 0813), Tea, whether or not flavoured. 
(HS 0902), Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of  the genus 
Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta. (HS 0904), Maté (HS 0903), Vanilla. (HS 0905), 
Cinnamon and cinnamon -tree flowers. (HS 0906), Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms. 
(HS 0908), Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems). (HS 0907), Seeds of anise, badian, 
fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway; juniper berries. (HS 0909), Ginger, saffron, turmeric 
(curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices. (HS 0910).  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Measures for the 
Administration of  Certificates Attached to Foods Exported to China (Draft) (4 page(s), in 
Chinese)   
6. Description of content:  This Measure is in accordance with the provisions of the Food 
Safety Law of the People 's Republic of China . In order to ensure the quality safety  of foods 
exported to China and establish the effective linkage between competent authorities of 
exporting country/region and China, the importer shall submit the certificate attached to 
this batch of food issued by the competent authority of the exporting  country/region or its 
authorized or designated institution to the local CIQ of the entry port when the food is 
imported to prove that this batch of food is from an enterprise under the supervision of the 
competent authority of the exporting country and is  eligible for human consumption.  
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  
8. Relev ant documents:  -  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  90 days after the distribution by the Secretariat of WTO  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 October 2017  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days after the distribution by the Secretariat of WTO  
11. Texts av ailable from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wt o.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/CHN/17_2763_00_x.pdf