SPS Notification: National Food Safety Standard: Food Additive Azodicarbonamide G/SPS/N/CHN/773

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Notifying Member: China 

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

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Agency responsible: National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC)

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Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Food additive Azodicarbonamide

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X] All trading partners  

[ ] Specific regions or countries:  

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Title of the notified document: National Food Safety Standard: Food Additive Azodicarbonamide  Language(s): Chinese  Number of pages: 5

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Description of content: This standard applies to the food additive azodicarbonamide. It specifies the technical requirements and test methods for food additive azodicarbonamide.

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Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.  

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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard or related text) The specification of azodicarbonamide prepared at the 63^rd JECFA (2004)

[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number)  

[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  

[ ] None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  

[X] Yes   [ ] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:  

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: None  

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

[ ] Trade facilitating measure  

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 27 March 2015

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  

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Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: