 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHN/63 
13 February 2004 
 (04-0586) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 Health and Standardization Administration of China 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  ICS  67.100 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries and regions  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Hygienic standard for 
pasteurized and sterilized milk, (available in Chinese, 5 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This standard stipulates the definition, requirements of index, food 
additives, hygienic requirements in processing, marking, packaging, transportation, storage 
and determination methods of p asteurized and sterilized milk.  This standard applies to the 
direct drink products made from fresh cow (sh eep) milk, milk powder or milk fat, which 
are pasteurized and sterilized, degreased or not, added supplementary materials or not. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [   ] protec t territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health, 
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Chinese 
GB 2760 Hygienic standards for uses of food additives GB/T 4789.18 Microbiological examination of food hygiene, Examination of milk and 
milk products 
GB 5009.5 Determination of protein in foods 
GB/T 5009.11 Determination of tota l and inorganic arsenic in foods 
GB/T 5009.12 Determination of lead in foods GB 5009.24 Determination of aflatoxins M1 and B1 in foods GB/T 5009.46 Method of analysis of hygien ic standard of milk and milk products 
GB 7718 The universal standard of food labels 
GB 12693 Hygienic specifications of dairy factory G/SPS/N/CHN/63 
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 10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   6 months after adoption 
12. Final date for comments:  Sixty days after the date of notification 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
 