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12 February 2024  
(24-1155) 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:   
National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different f rom 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):  
Prepackaged Foods (ICS code(s): 67.230)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  National Food 
Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: General Principles for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods; 
(20 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  This standard stipulates food labelling requirements for 
prepackaged foods.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urge nt problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
Codex Stan 1 -1985 General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods  
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/1827  
 
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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/2024/TBT/CHN/24_01376_00_x.pd f 
 