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Agency responsible:

State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardization Administration of the P.R.C.)

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 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 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): choline chloride (HS code(s): 230990; 292310); (ICS code(s): 65.120)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: National Standard of the P.R.C., Feed additives—Part 2: Vitamins, provitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect—Choline chloride; (16 page(s), in Chinese)

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Description of content: This document specifies the chemical name, molecular formula and relative molecular mass of choline chloride. It specifies the technical requirements, inspection rules, labeling, packaging, transportation, storage and shelf life of the feed additive choline chloride, and describes the sampling and test methods.

This document applies to the choline chloride aqueous solution produced by the reaction of trimethylamine hydrochloride aqueous solution with ethylene oxide, as well as the choline chloride powder made by adding a carrier to the choline chloride aqueous solution as the raw material.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of animal or plant life or health; Quality requirements

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Relevant documents:

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: 12 months after approval

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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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 57954633/ 57954627

E_mail: tbt@customs.gov.cn

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