Attaché Report (GAIN)

China: Draft Certificate Requirement for Imported Foods

This report is for reference only. It provides an unofficial translation of the draft measure as notified to the World Trade Organization on June 19, 2017, as TBT 1209.
On December 23, 2016, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) and the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) released the National Food Safety Standard....
In November 2017, the Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) released the Projected Initiation Plan for the National Food Safety Standards Work for 2017....
On April 6, 2017, the State Council published the annual Key Tasks regarding Food Safety Work of 2017.
On November 16, 2017, China notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of draft standards on maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 111 pesticides in food....
China announced its annual tariff revisions a month early this year, with tariff reductions on select commodities set to become effective on December 1, 2017, instead of the usual January 1, 2018....