WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/HKG/6
19 August 1999
(99-3488)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  HONG KONG, CHINA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Health, the Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Artificial sweeteners
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Proposed Amendments to Food
Adulteration (Artificial Sweeteners) Regulations (1 page).
5. Description of content:  To permit the use of cyclamic acid, sodium cyclamate, calcium
cyclamate, thaumatin and sucralose as artificial sweeteners.  This is in addition to the five
chemical compounds already specified in the Schedule of the Regulations as permitted
artificial sweeteners.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] 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 [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Not applicable.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Proposed
Amendments to Food Adulteration (Artificial Sweeteners) Regulations.  Available in
English and Chinese.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  November 1999.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  November 1999.
11. Final date for comments:  Not applicable
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] 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:           