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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): Sanitary wares (ICS: 91.140.70)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: National Standard of the P.R.C., Sanitary Wares (61 pages, in Chinese)

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Description of content: Articles 5.7, 5.8.1.1, 5.8.1.4, 5.8.1.5, 6.1.4, 6.2.1, 6.2.2.5 and 10.1.3 of this standard are mandatory, the rest are recommended. The mandatory contents are loading test, matching sealing requirements, anti-siphon, air gap, water seal, water consumption, water seal regeneration, mark of nominal water consumption.

This standard applies to manufacture, sales, installation and use of all kinds of sanitary wares, which are installed in drainage pipeline in the civil or public buildings after matching with the corresponding parts.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: To realise the water saving policy; To protect water resources; To ensure the safety and hygiene; To protect the people and property 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 / 84603782

Fax: +86 10 84603811

E-mail: tbt@aqsiq.gov.cn

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