 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHN/80 
6 August 2004 
 (04-3358) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, 
Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ). 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Fresh fruit 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Countries or regions that export fresh fruit to China  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   "Administrative Rules of 
Inspection, Quarantine and Supervision on Entr y of Fresh Fruit" (Available in Chinese;  
8 pages). 
6. Description of content:  Responding to the new problems and new situation in the entry of 
fruits, the "Administrative Rules of Quarantine on Entry of fresh fruit" promulgated in 1999 has been revised.  The new rule stipulat es requirements on safety and hygiene of fruit, 
requirements for consignment transited thr ough Hong Kong and Macao, requirements on 
information and contents to be marked on th e package and provided in the Phytosanitary 
Certificate issued by the exporting country, and the quarantine requirements for the border 
trade. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  "Administrative 
Rules of Inspection, Quarantine and Supervision on Entry of fresh fruit" (Available in 
Chinese;  8 pages). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   20 September 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   20 November 2004 G/SPS/N/CHN/80 
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 12. Final date for comments:  15 September 2004 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or addr ess, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
 
 