. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHN/P/1061
18 April 2002
(02-2175)
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:  State General Administration for Quality Supervision and Inspection
and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China
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).  Wood packaging materials   Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the
extent relevant or practicable:  United States of America
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Emergency measures to enforce
the treatment of disinfection and disinfestation to the wood packaging of goods destined for
the United States of America.
5. Description of content:  In order to prevent some pests of concern to the government of the
United States of America in wood packaging of Chinese goods from spreading to the
United States of America, the treatment of disinfection and disinfestation should be carried
out immediately.  Wood packaging should be treated by heat, fumigation or antiseptic.  Ifthere is wood packaging with the goods, the certification of fumigation or disinfection
should be demonstrated to customs.
6. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
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:  Emergency measures
to enforce the treatment of disinfection and disinfestation to wood packaging of goods
destined for the United States of America, Ministry of Foreign Economic Trade andCooperation, MEI DA FA [1998] No.702, available in Chinese.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable
                                                     
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/106
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11. Final date for comments:  Not applicable
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  State General Administration for
Quality Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China
[    ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
SPS Enquiry Point of China
SRRC, AQSIQ
No.15 Fang Cao Di West Street, Chao Yang District, Beijing 100020
Phone:  +86-10-65952460
Fax:  +86-10-65068143
E-mail:  srrc@aqsiq.gov.cn