. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CHN/71 
10 January 2005 
 
 (05-0096) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Standardization Administration of China (SAC) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
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 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Copper concentrate, lead 
concentrate, zinc concentrate, lead and zinc  bulk concentrate, tin concentrate, nickel 
concentrate, cobalt-sulphur concentrate 
(HS:  2603, 2604, 2605, 2607, 2608, 2609  ICS:  77.150.99) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   The Specification for 
Limit on Harmful Element Content of the Heav y Metal Concentrates Products (4 pages, in 
Chinese) 
6. Description of content:   The National Standard "The Specification for Limit on Harmful 
Element Content of the Heavy Metal Concentr ates Products" specifies limits of harmful 
element (lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury and fl uorin) content in heavy metal concentrate 
products. 
 
This National Standard applies to heavy me tal concentrate products produced and sold 
within the territory of the People's Republic of China.  The contents of lead, arsenic, 
cadmium, mercury and fluorin shall be in conf ormity with the requirements listed in the 
following table.  
Pb As F Cd Hg Harmful element content, not more than % 
copper concentrate 6.0 0.50 0.10 0.05 0.01 
lead concentrate -- 0.70 -- -- 0.05 
zinc concentrate -- 0.60 -- 0.30 0.06 
lead and zinc bulk concentrate -- 0.45 -- 0.40 0.05 
tin concentrate 0.50 2.50 -- -- 0.05 
nickel concentrate 0.10 0.50 -- 0.05 0.001 
cobalt-sulphur concentrate 0.10 0.10 -- 0.05 0.001  G/TBT/N/CHN/71 
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To protect environment and maintain ecological equilibrium. 
8. Relevant documents:    
 
YS/T 318-1997 "Copper Concentrate" YS/T 319-1997 "Lead Concentrate" 
YS/T 320-1997 "Zinc Concentrate" 
YS/T 452
-2002 "Lead and Zinc Bulk Concentrate" 
YS/T 339 -2002 "Tin Concentrate" 
YS/T 340 -1994 "The Technical Regulation for Nickel Concentrate" 
YS/T 301 -1994 "The Technical Regulation for Cobalt-Sulphur Concentrate" 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  90 days after circulation by WTO Secretariat  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months after adoption 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days after circulation by WTO Secretariat 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
China WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point 
Tel.:  +86 10 82260618 
Fax:  +86 10 82262448 E-mail:  tbt@aqsiq.gov.cn