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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): Feed additive—benzoic acid (HS code(s): 230990); (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 8：Preservatives,mildew preventives and acidity regulators—Benzoic acid; (20 page(s), in Chinese)

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Description of content: This document specifies the technical requirements, sampling, inspection rules, labeling, packaging, transportation, storage, and shelf life of feed additive benzoic acid, and describes the testing methods.

This document applies to the feed additive benzoic acid directly obtained from petroleum toluene through catalytic oxidation, refining and purification, or the feed additive benzoic acid obtained from industrial grade benzoic acid obtained from petroleum toluene through catalytic oxidation and further refining.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 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: 6 months from adoption

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

11.

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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