. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CHN/57 
14 July 2004 
 (04-3042) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circulat ed in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and 
Quarantine of the People’s Repub lic 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):   Waste materials, 
(HS:05069010,26190000,39151000,39152000,39153000,39159000,44013000,45019000,47
071000,47072000,47073000,47079000,52021000,52029900,55051000,55052000,72041000
,72042100,72042900,72043000,72044100,72044900,72045000,74011000,74012000,74040
000,75030000,76020000,79020000,80020000,81031000,89080000), and waste hardware, 
engines, and electrical equipments       
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   AQSIQ Public Notice 
No. 115 [2003], (10 pages, in Chinese)      
6. Description of content:   The notice No. 115 [2003] stipulates the management measures on 
the temporary registration of overseas enterp rises exporting waste materials to China, 
including the objectives of registration, conditio ns of application for registration, documents 
need to be submitted, registration procedures and the term of validity of registration.      
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To protect the environment.       
8. Relevant documents:   Law of the People’s Republic of China on Import & Export 
Commodity Inspection      
9. Proposed date of adoption:  15 December 2003  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2004 
10. Final date for comments:   Not applicable G/TBT/N/CHN/57 
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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:   
China WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point 
Tel:  +86 10 82260618 
Fax:  +86 10 82262448 E-mail:  tbt@aqsiq.gov.cn   
Or the website http://www.aqsiq.gov.cn/cms/data/1324/9020.doc
      
 