National Standard of the P.R.C., Cotton—Saw Ginned Upland Cotton G/TBT/N/CHN/1709

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Notifying Member:CHINA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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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 notification shall be indicated if different from above:

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ],3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ],other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):Saw ginned upland cotton (HS code(s): 5201); (ICS code(s): 59.060.10)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:National Standard of the P.R.C., Cotton—Saw Ginned Upland Cotton; (21 page(s), in Chinese)

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Description of content:This document specifies the terms and definitions, quality requirements, sampling requirements, inspection methods, inspection rules, inspection certificates, packaging and marking requirements of saw ginned upland cotton.

This document applies to the production, acquisition, processing, trading, storage and use of saw ginned upland cotton.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:Quality requirements

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Relevant documents:

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Proposed date of adoption:To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force:12 months from adoption

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Final date for comments:60 days from notification

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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