. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHN/8
11 June 2002
(02-3237)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible: General Administration for Quality Supervision and Inspection and
Quarantine (AQSIQ)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Food and cosmetics.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All
countries and regions.
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document: Public Notice of
General Administration for Quality Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine, [2002]
No.21 (1 page, available in Chinese)
6. Description of content: This Notice concerns the implementation of "General
Administration of Import and Export Food Labeling" (Decree of State Administration for
Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine [2000] No.19) and "General Administration of
Supervision and Inspection of Import and Export Cosmetics" (Decree of StateAdministration for Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine [2000] No. 21).
From 1 July 2002, all food and cosmetics imported to and exported from China shall be
accompanied with the "CERTIFICATE OF IMPORT-EXPORT FOOD/COSMETICSLABELING VERIFICATION" when applying for inspection. Before 1 November 2002,
"ACCEPTANCE OF TESTIFICATION" issued by AQSIQ will still be valid when
applying for inspection.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: To prevent misguide and
fraud, protect people’s lives and public health, and to comply better with relevant
regulations and standards in China.
9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:G/SPS/N/CHN/8
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10. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available: Public Notice of
General Administration of Quality Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine
[2002] No.21; Decree of State Administration for Entry-Exit Inspection and
Quarantine [2000] No.19; Decree of State Administration for Entry-Exit Inspection and
Quarantine [2000] No. 21.
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  1 July 2002
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: