WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHN/10
26 June 2002
(02-3556)
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:  Ministry of Health
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Foodstuffs and food additives produced with genetically modified organisms
(GMO).
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 :  Administrative Measures
on Hygiene of GMO Foodstuffs (6 pages, available in Chinese).
6. Description of content:  The Measures provide for requirements for production, importation,
labeling and safety and nutrition quality evaluation of GMO foodstuffs.
7. 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
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection 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:  Decree of the
Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China, [2002] No. 28, available in Chinese.
10. Proposed date of adoption:  8 April 2002
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2002
12. Final date for comments:  30 June 2002
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority,  [   ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: