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Notifying
Member: CHINA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency
responsible: National Health
Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC)
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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): Sanitized dining and
drinking utensils
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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: Sanitized Dining and Drinking Utensils. Language(s): Chinese. Number of pages: 6
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/CHN/25_05745_00_x.pdf
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Description
of content: This standard specifies
the hygiene requirements for Sanitized Dining and Drinking Utensils. It
applies to sanitized dining and drinking utensils provided by food caterers
and centralized disinfection service units, as well as other Sanitized
surfaces that come into direct contact with food intended for consumption.
Dining and drinking utensils that are used without prior cleaning may be
implemented with reference to this standard.
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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:
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health
(OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code,
chapter number):
[ ] International Plant Protection
Convention (e.g. ISPM number):
[X] None
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international
standard?
[ ] 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:
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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): 3 November 2025
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National
Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and
e-mail address (if available) of other body:
WTO/SPS
National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China
Tel: +(86 10)
5795 4645/5795 4642
E-mail:
sps@customs.gov.cn
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Text(s) available from: [ ] National
Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and
e-mail address (if available) of other body:
WTO/SPS National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's
Republic of China
Tel: +(86 10) 5795 4645/5795 4642
E-mail: sps@customs.gov.cn
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