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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: Standardization Administration of China (SAC)

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 [  ], 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): Cutting-off grinders (ICS: 25.140.20)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Amendment 1 of National Standards of the P.R.C., Safety of Transportable Motor-Operated Electric Tools – Part 2: Particular Requirements for Cutting-Off Grinders(2 pages, in Chinese)

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Description of content: A movable guard shall protect the wheel between the horizontal line through the centre of the wheel and an angle of at least 15°, while the unprotected part of the wheel shall be less than or equal to an angle of 150°.

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

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Relevant documents: -

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Proposed date of adoption: 90 days after circulation by the WTO Secretariat

Proposed date of entry into force: 6 months after adoption

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Final date for comments: 60 days after circulation by the WTO Secretariat

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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 84603950/84603882

Fax: +86 10 84603811

E-mail: tbt@aqsiq.gov.cn

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/CHN/15_1304_00_x.pdf