1.

Notifying Member: Hong Kong, China

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

2.

Agency responsible: Food and Health Bureau, Environment Bureau, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Centre for Food Safety and Environmental Protection Department under the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

3.

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): Edible fats and oils and "waste cooking oils"

4.

Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]    All trading partners  

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:  

5.

Title of the notified document: Legislative Proposals on Regulation of Edible Fats and Oils and Recycling of "Waste Cooking Oils"  Language(s): Chinese and English  Number of pages: 43 and 40

6.

Description of content: To further safeguard public health and protect the environment, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region proposes, through legislative amendments, to amend the statutory safety standards for edible fats and oils and to strengthen the regulation of edible fats and oils manufactured locally, imported into and exported from Hong Kong, and promote the recycling of waste cooking oils through licencing control on local collectors, disposers, importers and exporters of "waste cooking oils".

7.

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.  

8.

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) CODEX STAN 210-1999, CODEX STAN 211-1999, CODEX STAN 33-1981, CODEX STAN 19-1981

[ ]        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? 

[X] Yes   [ ] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:  

9.

Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be notified.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be notified.

11.

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be notified.

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure  

12.

Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 9 October 2015

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e?mail address (if available) of other body:

Centre for Food Safety

Centre for Food Safety

Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

43/F, Queensway Government Offices

66 Queensway, Hong Kong

Fax: +(852) 2893 3547

E-mail: edible_oils@fehd.gov.hk

Environmental Protection Department

Waste Reduction and Recycling Group

Environmental Protection Department

28/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Fax: +(852) 2574 6571

E-mail: wco_consultation@epd.gov.hk

13.

Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e?mail address (if available) of other body:

Same as item 12.

The notified text could also be downloaded from the following websites:

In English

http://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/whatsnew/whatsnew_fstr/whatsnew_fstr_Regulation_of_Edible_Fats_and_Oils_and_Recycling_of_Waste_Cooking_Fats_and_Oils.html

or

http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/waste/pub_consult/waste_consult.html

In Chinese

http://www.cfs.gov.hk/tc_chi/whatsnew/whatsnew_fstr/whatsnew_fstr_Regulation_of_Edible_Fats_and_Oils_and_Recycling_of_Waste_Cooking_Fats_and_Oils.html

or

http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/tc_chi/environmentinhk/waste/pub_consult/waste_consult.html