WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHN/36
24 October 2003
(03-5645)
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:   Ministry of Health & National Committee on Standard Management
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):  ICS 67.120
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:   Maximum Levels of
Zinc in Foods (available in Chinese, 3 pages)
6. Description of content:  The standard stipulates tolerance limit levels of zinc in foods, and
shall apply to cereals, beans and bean products, vegetables, fruits, meats, fishes, eggs, fresh
milk and milk powder and beverages.
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. 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:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   6 months after adoption
12. Final date for comments:  Sixty days after circulation by the Secretariat.
Agency or authority designated to handle 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: