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11 April 2023  
(23-2556) 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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Light 
source products (HS code(s): 8539); (ICS code(s): 29.140.99)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  National 
Standard of the P.R.C., Light sources – Safety requirements; (15 page( s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  This document specifies the safety requirements for light 
sources, including general requirements, signs and instructions, electrical safety, 
temperature -related requirements, mechanical safety, abnormal working condition 
safety, moisture -proof and dust -proof requirements.  
This document also includes other technical requirements that have a direct bearing on 
the protection of personal health and the safety of life and property.  
This document applies to light sourc e products.  
Note: "Light source" in this document refers exclusively to "electric light source", which 
includes Lamps, LED modules, OLED panels, etc..  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  24 months after standard approval  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/CHN/1718  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] 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 57954633/ 57954627  
E_mail: tbt@customs.gov.cn  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/CHN/23_8854_00_x.pdf  
 