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8 September 2020  
(20-6052) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  CHINA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  State Administration for Market Regulation  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from abov e:  
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):  Gas 
Cylinder ICS: 23.020.30  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Supervision 
Regulation on Safety Technology for Gas Cylinder (Draft for comments) (103 page(s), in 
Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  In order to ensure the safe operation of gas cylinder, prevent 
and reduce the number of accidents, guarantee the safety of lives and property and 
promote the economic development, Supervision Regulation on Safety Technology for 
Gas Cylinder stipulates mat erials, design, manufacture, type test, supervision inspection, 
accessories, filling and using and periodic inspection of cylinder used within the territory 
of the People's Republic of China in the scope of Special Equipment Catalogue, in 
accordance with S pecial Equipment Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, Special 
Equipment Safety Supervision Regulation and other relevant laws and 
regulations.  Supervision Regulation on Safety Technology of Gas Cylinder is drafted to 
revise the related stipulatio ns. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  - 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/CHN/1458  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China  
Tel: +86 10 57954631 / 57954627  
Email: tbt@customs.gov.cn  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/CHN/20_5311_00_x.pdf  
 