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23 September 2020  
(20-6422) 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):  Grooved 
pipe couplings and fittings of automatic sprinkler systems ICS: 13.220.20 HS: 8424  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  National 
Standard of the P.R.C., Automatic Sprinkler Systems -Part11 : Grooved Pipe Couplings and 
Fittings (29 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  This part specifies the classification, model preparation, 
requirements, test methods, inspection rules, marks, packaging, transportation and 
storage for grooved pipe couplings and fittings of automatic sprinkler systems. This part 
is applicable to groove d pipe couplings and fittings in automatic sprinkler systems. It may 
refer to grooved pipe couplings and fittings in other systems.  
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; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  12 months after adoption.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/CHN/1474  
 
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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_5675_00_x.pdf  
 