WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CHN/11
9 August 2002
(02-4382)
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:   Standardization Administration of the People's Republic 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Two or three-wheel
motor vehicles,  HS: 8711
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   National standard of
the People's Republic of China, "Limits and measurement methods for exhaust emissions
from motorcycles under running mode" (draft), 25 pages, Chinese.
6. Description of content:   The national standard provides for the limits and measurement
methods for exhaust emissions from motorcycles under running mode.  The standard
requests the durability of exhaust emission control devices.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To protect environment, control the environment pollution by exhaust emission from the
motorcycles and mopeds.
8. Relevant documents:   Public Notice of the Standardization Administration of the People's
Republic of China, reference No. to be decided.
9. Proposed date of adoption:                   30 September 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:         1 April 2003
10. Final date for comments:   25 September 2002
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:           