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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): Filter. Other (HS: 842129). Equipment for processing of minerals (ICS: 73.120)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: National Standard of the P.R.C., Filter – Safety Requirements (13 pages, in Chinese)

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Description of content: This standard specifies the safety requirements for filter which should be observed in design, manufacture, installation, use and maintenance, as well as use information and the judgements of safety performance.

Safety requirements included in this standard are aimed at the main dangers that probably exist in the processes of use, transportation, installation, test, maintenance, dismantling and disposal, but not all.

This standard also specifies the test and judgement methods of safety performance for filter.

This standard is applicable to solid-liquid separation filter used in industry. Filterscan also refer to this standard.

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

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/CHN/15_4962_00_x.pdf