WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CHN/31
13 November 2003
(03-6094)
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):   ICS 65.100
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Chlorpyrifos
Emulsifiable Concentrates (8 pages , in Chinese)
6. Description of content:   Chlorpyrifos emulsifiable concentrates is a kind of toxic
substance.  It can be used as an insecticide, however it also has potential toxic danger to
human and livestock and causes pollution to the environment.  The standard of chlorpyrifos
emulsifiable concentrates consists of two parts:  1 Technical index requirements2. Determination methods of of various indexes (active ingredients, impurities and physical
and chemical properties etc).
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To reduce harm to humans, livestock and environment and to prevent manufacturing in poor
conditions.
8. Relevant documents:   -
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   60 days after the date of notification
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:           