. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHN/122 
27 August 2009  
 (09-4034) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  CHINA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Foods; food additives; packaging mate rials, containers, detergent and 
disinfectant used for foods;  tools and equipm ents used for food producing and marketings 
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:  Implementing Regulation of Food Safety Law of the 
People’s Republic of China  Language:  Chinese  Number of pages:  14   
6. Description of content:  This Implementing Regulation is established in accordance with 
the Food Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China.  This regulation contains ten 
Chapters and 64 Articles.  The main contents include general principles;  risk monitoring 
and assessment for food safety; food safety st andards;  the production and marketing of 
food; food inspection; food import and expo rt;  handling of food safety accidents;  
supervision and management;  legal responsibility and supplementary provisions.  This 
regulation defines the responsibility of enterp rises in food safety management; strengthens 
the coordination, link, and cooperation among re gulatory authorities; provides details for 
relevant provisions of the Food Safe ty Law to make them practicable. 
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 stan dard?  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 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  -   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :      
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :      
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  20 July 2009   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: