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New Chinese Measures on Import and Export Food Safety Take Effect Next Year
China is set to enforce its new rules governing import and export food safety on
January 1, 2022. The Measures of the People's Republic of China for the
Administration of Import and Export Food Safety (进出口食品安全管理办法
[http://jckspj.customs.gov.cn/spj/zcfg18/bmgz91/3625580/index.html] ) (link
China Authorizes New Food Imports from Cuba, Uzbekistan, Central and Eastern European Countries
China’s Customs has announced that it will allow imports of aquatic products
from Cuba, lemons from Uzbekistan, and frozen fruits from Central and Eastern
European Countries.
Under the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) No. 92 Notice
[http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/302266/302267/4020560/index.
U.S. Renews Concerns at WTO Over China's COVID-related Trade Measures
Previously, we reported
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/us-raises-concerns-again-at-the-wto-about-chinas-trade-measures-related-to-covid-19/]
that the United States has raised concerns at the WTO about China’s trade
measures related to COVID-19. On November 8, the United States made another
submission
[https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/G/SPS/GEN1982.pdf&
China’s Rules on Registering Overseas Food Manufacturers Prompt Concerns over Trade Disruption at WTO
On November 2, China’s Customs agency issued the English version of the Provisions of the People's Republic of China on the Registration and Administration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food. The Chinese version of the rules, 中华人民共和国进口食品境外生产企业注册管理规定, was issued on April 12, 2021 and will take effect
China Issues Rules for Fruit Imports from Thailand and Laos
China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) recently issued notices to
update rules for fruit imports from Thailand and allow imported passion fruits
from Laos, if they meet the inspection and quarantine requirements.
On September 13, at the sideline of the 7th China-ASEAN Ministerial Conference
on Animal and Plant Quarantine
Taiwan Raises Fruit Ban Concerns with China at WTO Committee
As we reported here
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/taiwan-may-challenge-china-at-the-wto-over-fruit-bans/]
, in September China’s Customs agency announced
[http://www.customs.gov.cn//customs/302249/zfxxgk/zfxxgkml34/3892452/index.html]
(link in Chinese) that it would suspend imports of sugar apples (also known as
custard apples) and wax apples from Taiwan, because
China Allows Italian Beef Imports
On October 26, China’s General Administration of Customs issued a notice
[http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/3969244/index.html] (link in
Chinese) setting forth SPS requirements for imports of beef from Italy. The
notice takes effect immediately.
The notice sets forth details on SPS requirements for
