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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHN/19
13 June 2003
(03-3116)
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:   General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and
Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (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):   Mammalian genetic material, including semen, embryo/ovum
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:  "Regulation on Entry
Animal Genetic Material Quarantine" (available in Chinese, 9 pages).
6. Description of content:  This Regulation outlines the general health requirements on entry
mammalian genetic material prior to arriving at  the border and post-arrival, including import
risk analysis, import permit, quarantine in the exporting country of animal genetic material,
procedure of application for quarantine on the entry port and designating place, test on
genetic material, supervision on the use of entry animal genetic material, etc.
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [ X ] 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, [ X ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [   ] 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:   "Regulation on Entry
Animal Genetic Material Quarantine " in Chinese.
10. Proposed date of adoption:   14 May 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   1 July 2003
12. Final date for comments:  60 days after being circulated by WTO 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:G/SPS/N/CHN/19
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13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: