. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHN/96 
17 January 2006 
 (06-0202) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  CHINA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  General Administration of Quality  Supervision, Inspection and 
Quarantine (AQSIQ)  
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):  Commodities 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
WTO Members  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Regulations on the 
Implementation of the Law of the People' s Republic of China on Import and Export 
Commodity Inspection (17 pag es, available in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  This regulation is the amendment of the Regulations on the 
Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Inspection of Import 
and Export Commodities  promulgated in October 1992 . This amendment is mainly based on 
(1) the WTO/TBT Agreement, the WTO/SPS Agreement; (2) the Law of the People's 
Republic of China on the Inspecti on of Import and Export Commodities . The main contents 
of the amendment are as follows: (1) clearly speci fies that the aim of enforcing inspection of 
import and export commodities is for the protec tion of human, animal and plant safety and 
health, the protection of environment, th e  prevention of deceptive practices and the 
maintaining of  national security. And accord ing to these principles, the AQSIQ shall 
develop and adjust the catalogue of co mmodities subject to inspection; (2)  clearly specifies 
the basis and procedures etc. for carrying out the inspection of import and export commodities; (3) clearly specifies that the cont ents of inspection shall be conformed with 
the requirements of safety, sanitation, health , environmental protection and the prevention 
of deceptive practices, etc.; (4) clearly specifi es that the inspection and supervision mode 
shall be determined according to the inte rnationally common practiced conformity 
assessment procedures and carry out inspection on import and expert commodities; (5) adds 
the provision of measures for facilitating trade,  simplifying procedures, facilitating import 
and export and adopting electronic and inform ation technological management; (6) further 
clarifies  the stipulations for other relative measures on supervision and administration, as 
well as corresponding legal liabilities. This regulation will also be notified under TBT 
Agreement.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests   G/SPS/N/CHN/96 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Gazette of the State 
Council of the People’s Republic of China (Available in Chinese)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  31 August 2005 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 December 2005 
12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
The electronic version of this document can be downloaded at: 
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2005-09/15/content_63637.htm