WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CHN/17
25 April 2003
(03-2222)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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:   General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and
Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China (AQSIQ)
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 [     ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [ X ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Used mechanical and
electrical products under HS chapters 73, 74, 75, 78, 79, 80, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 95;
Used tyres to China under HS chapter 40
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   AQSIQ Notice
No. XX, 2003,  (5 pages, in Chinese)
6. Description of content:   Deadline for the Rules on Supervision and Administration of
Imported Used Mechanical and Electrical Products  to enter into force will be postponed;
the documents which must be offered when the consignee or its agency of used mechanicaland electrical products apply to put on records, and the category and scope of used
mechanical and electrical products which need to be inspected before shipment are also
stipulated.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To guarantee the safety, sanitary and environmental compliance of the imported used
mechanical and electrical products with the national compulsory requirements of relevant
technical regulations.
8. Relevant documents:  Rules on Supervision and Administration of Imported Used
Mechanical and Electrical Products
Law of the People’s Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }25 April 2003
10. Final date for comments:   Not available
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:           