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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHN/P/1401
19 April 2002
(02-2211)
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 Agriculture
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).
1. Genetically modified animals, plants (including seeds, breeding livestock and poultry,
aquatic fry and seeds) and micro-organisms;
2. Products of genetically modified animals, plants and micro-organisms;
3. Products directly processed from genetically modified agricultural products;
4. Seeds, breeding livestock and poultry, aquatic fry and seeds, pesticides, veterinary
medicines and biologics, fertilizers, additives and other products containing genetically
modified animals, plants and micro-organisms or their products.
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All
countries or regions
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Provisional Measures on Safety
Control of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms, Administrative Procedures of the
Provisional Measures on Safety Control of Agricultural Geneticall y Modified Organisms
5. Description of content:  The Provisional Measures and its Administrative Procedures
provide that exporters of agricultural genetically modified organisms may continue theirexport to China by applying for a provisional certificate with valid safety assessment
documents of the exporting country/region or of a third country/region once their
applications for the agricultural genetically modified organisms safety certificate of China
have been made and the approval is pending.  The Provisional Measures and its
Administrative Procedures will be valid until 20 December 2002.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
                                                     
1 Notification submitted pursuant to Section 14 of the Protocol of Accession of the People's Republic of
China (document WT/L/432).G/SPS/N/CHN/P/140
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7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Public Notice of
Ministry of Agriculture No.190 (Available in Chinese)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable
11. Final date for comments:  Not applicable
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: