WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/CHN/46 
6 May 2004  
 
(04-2028) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Standardization Administration of China (SAC) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where app licable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   All kinds of household 
and similar electrical appliances such  as refrigerators (ICS:97.040.30), room 
air-conditioners (ICS:97.040.30), washing machines (ICS:97.060), microwave ovens (ICS:97.040.20), range hoods (ICS:97.040.20 ) and fans (ICS:97.020), and so on. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   National Technical 
Specification for Household and Similar Pu rpose Appliances (21 Pages, in Chinese) 
6. Description of content:   This standard applies to the safety and environmental protection 
properties for all kinds of household and similar electrical appliances.  It is for the protection of human lives and health, and for the protection of property and environment.  
All the appliances intended for sale and use in  the territory of the People’s Republic of 
China shall meet the requirements of the standard. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
For the safety of consumers, for the pr otection of property and environment. 
8. Relevant documents:   - 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
China WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point 
Tel.:  +86 10 82260618 Fax:  +86 10 82262448 E-mail:  tbt@aqsiq.gov.cn 
 