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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 of the People's Republic of China (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 Sodium cyclamate
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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 Sodium cyclamate Language(s): Chinese Number of pages: 9
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Description of content: This standard applies to the food additive sodium cyclamate produced from glucose as raw materials through fermentation, esterification, conversion reaction and refining processes. It specifies the technical requirements and test methods for food additive Sodium cyclamate.
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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) CAC: The specification of sodium cyclamate [JECFA (2006)]
[ ] 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?
[ ] Yes [X] No
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard: The different indexes of this standard are as follow: In this standard, cyclohexylamine ≤ 0.0025%; the dicyclohexyl amine should be "passes test"; the content of arsenic (As) ≤ 1 mg/kg; the heavy metal (Pb) ≤ 10 mg/kg. The index for content of lead is not set. This standard is consistent with the actual condition of Chinese products.
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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): 21 March 2015
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:
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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:
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