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25 August 2023  
(23-5730) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  CHINA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardization Administration of the P.R.C.)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notific ation shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Protective 
gloves (HS code(s): 420329); (ICS code(s): 13.340.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  National 
Standard of the P.R.C., Hand protection —protective gloves for welders; ( 6 page(s), in 
Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  This document specifies the technical requirements and test 
methods for protective gloves used in manual metal welding, gas cutting and similar 
operations.  
This document applies to welder protective gloves  that protect the hands and wrists 
during welding and related operations.  
This document does not apply to protective gloves used for special welding operations.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Quality 
requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  12 months after approval  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/CHN/1741  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China  
Tel：+86 10 57954633 / 57954627  
E_mail: tbt@customs.gov.cn  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/CHN/23_12023_00_x.pdf  
 