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21 September 2020  
(20-6321) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  CHINA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  General Administration of Customs, P. R. China  
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):  Cold-chain food  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  GACC Announcement No.103 of 2020  (Announcement 
on the Implementation of Emergency Preventive Measures for Foreign Manufacturers of 
Imported Cold -chain Foods with Nove l Coronavirus Nucleic Acid Positive Results) . 
Language(s): Chinese . Number of pages: 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHN/20_5533_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  In order to prevent the risk of introducing COVID -19 epidemic 
by importing cold -chain food and protect the health and safety of consumers, GACC 
implemented emergency preventive measures for foreign manufacturers of imported 
cold-chain foods with novel coronavirus nucleic acid positive results.  
7. Objective and rationa le: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  The Announcement 
is implemented to prevent the risk of introducing COVID -19 epidemic by importing cold -
chain food and protect the health and safety of consumers.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alim entarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM  number) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/CHN/1173  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
11 September 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
 