Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - China - Aluminium and aluminium alloys plates, sheets and foils production

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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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): the equipment and facilities involved in the production process of aluminum and aluminum alloy plates, strips, and foils include casting and rolling mills, milling machines, heating furnaces, rolling mills, plate filters, sawing machines, stretching machines, straightening machines, coiling machines, polishing and laminating machines, packaging machine trains, grinding machines, coating machine trains, carbon dioxide fire extinguishing systems, forklifts, overhead cranes, vacuum suction cup cranes, etc. (HS code(s): 841989; 842129; 842240; 842410; 842710; 845522; 845961; 846090; 846150; 846226; 846310; 848350); (ICS code(s): 13.100)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: National Standard of the P.R.C., Safety specification for aluminium and aluminium alloys plates, sheets and foils production; (19 page(s), in Chinese)

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Description of content: This document specifies the basic safety requirements, operation safety for manufacture equipment, and emergency response to accident for the production of aluminum and aluminum alloy plates, strips, and foils.

This document applies to the safety production of aluminum and aluminum alloy plates, strips, and foils.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety

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Relevant documents:

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: 6 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