. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHN/P/1041
18 April 2002
(02-2176)
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:  Flowers and plants
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Control measures for quarantine
entry of flowers and plants.
5. Description of content:   There are 15 articles in the Measures, including import permits of
quarantine, quarantine inspection, quarantine standard, registration system for foreign
flower and plant companies and treatment.   The Measures apply to the entry of flowers and
plants including sprouts of the flowers and plant (seeds, seedballs and seedlings of flowers
and plants) and cut-flowers (cut-leaves) for trading, scientific researches, exchanges,exhibitions and gifts, or brought with and mailed, or for official use or personal use by
foreign institutions and personnel with diplomatic and consular privileges and immunity.
6. 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           
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:  Control measures for
the quarantine of entry of flowers a nd plants, DONG ZHI JIAN ZHI ZI [1998] No.4,
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/104
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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