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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/HKG/32 
1 February 2010  
 (10-0485) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  HONG KONG, CHINA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department  
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):  Genetically modified organisms 
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:  PROPOSED RULE:   Consultation Document: 
Genetically Modified Organisms (Control of  Release) Bill - Draft Genetically Modified 
Organisms (Documentation for Import and Export) Regulation  Language:  Chinese and 
English  Number of pages:  32 
6. Description of content:  This paper aims to seek public views on the draft Genetically 
Modified Organisms (Documentation for Import and Export) Regulation to the Genetically 
Modified Organisms (Control of Release) Bill. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ 
] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  Protection from the potential adverse biosafety effects of genetically 
modified organisms on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. 
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)    
[ ] None 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:  Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety  to the Convention on Biological 
Diversity G/SPS/N/HKG/32 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Consultation 
Paper:  Genetically Modified Organisms (Control of Release) Bill - Draft Genetically Modified Organisms (Documentation for Im port and Export) Regulation (available in 
Chinese and English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To de confirmed. 
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) :  To be confirmed. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  31 March 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Biodiversity Conservation Division 
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department 
6/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices, 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road Hong Kong Fax: +(852) 2314 2802 E-mail:  biosafety@afcd.gov.hk 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
http://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/whatsnew/what_con/what_con.html