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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHN/P/1301
19 April 2002
(02-2226)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  State General Administration for Quality Supervision and Inspection
and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Not applicable
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Explanation of some articles of the
Rules for the Implementation of Frontier Health and Quarantine Law of the People's
Republic of China.
5. Description of content:  The Explanation elaborates the first paragraph of Article 107 of
the Rules for the Implementation of Frontier Health and Quarantine Law of the People's
Republic of China.  It gives detailed explanation of health certificates for members of staff
involved in providing drinking water and food to the border port hotels accommodating
inward or outward passengers and to the entry or exit conveyances.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Explanation of some
articles of the Rules for the Implementation of Frontier Health and Quarantine Law of the
People's Republic of China,  WEI JIAN FA [1991] No. 2, available in Chinese.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable
                                                     
1 Notification submitted pursuant to Section 14 of the Protocol of Accession of the People's Republic of
China (document WT/L/432).G/SPS/N/CHN/P/130
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11. Final date for comments:  Not applicable
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:   State General Administration for
Quality Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China [    ]
National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number
and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
12. Texts available from: [    ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
SPS Enquiry Point of China
SRRC, AQSIQ
No.15 Fang Cao Di West Street, Chao Yang District, Beijing 100020
Phone:  +86-10-65952460
Fax:  +86-10-65068143
E-mail:  srrc@aqsiq.gov.cn