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16 November 2020  
(20-8200) 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 (Standardization 
Administration of the P.R.C.)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notific ation 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):  Chemical 
protective clothing; (HS: 621139); (ICS: 13.340.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  National 
Standard of the P.R.C., Protective Clothing  — Chemical Protective Clothing (70 page(s), 
in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  This standard specifies the classification, grading and marking 
requirements of chemical protective clothing, and establishes the basic technical 
requirements and test methods thereof. This standard applies to the chemical protective 
clothing needed by personnel in the workplace and emergency rescue work and is not 
applicable to chemical protective clothing used in fire -fighting. This standard does not 
specify the performance index requirements of personal pr otective equipment such as 
gloves, protective boots/shoes, protective masks, windows, safety glasses and breathing 
devices, unless such protective equipment is  integral parts of protective clothing and 
provides corresponding chemical protection performance . 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety  
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/1516  
 
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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  
E_mail: tbt@customs.gov.cn  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/CHN/20_7050_00_x.pdf  
 