WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/W/327 
4 November 2009 
 (09-5516) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
ANNUAL TRANSITIONAL REVIEW MANDATED IN PARAGRAPH 18 OF THE 
PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: 
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN ANNEX 1A OF WT/L/432 
 
Submission by the People's Republic of China
 
 
  The following communication, dated 4 November 2009, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the People's Republic of China
 
 
 
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I. NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF THE CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE NOT 
LATER THAN FOUR MONTHS AFTER CHINA'S ACCESSION 
1. There has been no change in this area since last Review.  
II. PERIODIC REVIEW OF EXISTING STANDARDS OF GOVERNMENT 
STANDARDIZING BODIES AND HARMONIZATION OF THE SAME WITH RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS WHERE APPROPRIATE 
1. There has been no change in this area since last Review 
III. REVISION OF CURRENT VOLUNTARY NATIONAL, LOCAL AND SECTORAL 
STANDARDS SO AS TO HARMONIZE THEM WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS 
1. There has been no change in this area since last Review 
IV. USE OF THE TERMS "TECHNICAL REGULATIONS" AND "STANDARDS" 
ACCORDING TO THEIR MEANING UNDER THE TBT AGREEMENT IN CHINA'S 
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER THE TBT AG REEMENT, INCLUDING UNDER 
ARTICLE 15.2 THEREOF AND PUBLICATIONS REFERENCED THEREIN, AND IN MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING MEASURES 
1. As of 6 October 2009, China has made 695 TBT notif ications.  Other than this, there has been 
no change in this area since last Review. G/TBT/W/327 
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  V. REVIEW OF TECHNICAL REGULATIONS EVERY FIVE YEARS TO ENSURE 
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ARE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 2.4 OF THE AGREEMENT AND PO LICIES FOR ADOPTION OF 
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AS THE BASIS FOR TECHNICAL REGULATION AS PART OF ITS NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 15.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
1. There has been no change in this area since last Review. 
VI. PROGRESS REPORT ON INCREASE OF THE USE OF INTERNATIONAL 
STANDARDS AS THE BASIS FOR TECHNICAL REGULATIONS BY TEN PER CENT IN FIVE YEARS 
1. There has been no change in this area since last Review. 
VII. PROVISION OF PROCEDURES TO IMPLEMENT ARTICLE 2.7 OF THE 
AGREEMENT 
1. There has been no change in this area since last Review. 
VIII.  PROVISION OF A LIST OF RELEVANT LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-
GOVERNMENTAL BODIES THAT ARE AUTHORIZED TO PREPARE 
TECHNICAL REGULATIONS OR CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES 
AS PART OF CHINA'S NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 15.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
1. There has been no change in this area since last Review. 
IX. UPDATED LIST ON THE CONFORMITY  ASSESSMENT BODIES THAT ARE 
RECOGNIZED BY CHINA  
1. Up to August 2009, there are 168 conformity assessment bodies recognized by Certification 
and Accreditation Administration of the Pe ople’s Republic of China, 35 of which are 
foreign-funded bodies.  The list of these bodies can be found in “Namelist of Certification 
Bodies” under the “Inquiry about the Institutions” by logging on www.cnca.gov.cn .
 
X. ENACTMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION  OF A NEW LAW AND RELEVANT 
REGULATIONS REGARDING ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL OF CHEMICALS 
FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH COMPLETE NATIONAL TREATMENT AND FULL CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNATIONAL PRACTICES WOULD BE ENSURED WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER CHINA'S ACCESSION FOLLOWING CONDITIONS SET OUT IN 3(T) OF THE TBT WORKING PARTY REPORT  
1. There has been no change in this area since last Review.  G/TBT/W/327 
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  XI. INFORMATION ON WHETHER, ONE YEAR AFTER ACCESSION, ALL 
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES AND AGENCIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO UNDERTAKE CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT FOR BOTH IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC PRODUCTS AND ARE FOLLOWING THE CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN SECTION 13, SUBPARAGRAPH 4(A) OF THE PROTOCOL 
XII. ASSIGNMENT OF THE RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHINA'S 
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF THE SCOPE OF WORK AND TYPE OF PRODUCT WITHOUT ANY CONSIDERATION OF THE ORIGIN OF A PRODUCT NO LATER THAN EIGHTEEN MONTHS AFTER ACCESSION 
XIII.  NOTIFICATION OF THE RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES ASSIGNED TO 
CHINA'S CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES TO THE TBT COMMITTEE 12 MONTHS AFTER ACCESSION 
1. There has been no change in this area since last Review.    
 
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