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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): the smelting and casting processes of copper and copper alloy processing enterprises involve equipment and facilities such as gas pipelines, combustion devices, melting furnaces, insulation furnaces, casting machines, transformers, air compressors, water pumps, cranes, dust collectors, gas detection and alarm devices, etc. (HS code(s): 39; 73; 84; 85); (ICS code(s): 13.100)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: National Standard of the P.R.C., Safety design and production specification for copper and copper alloy melting and casting; (18 page(s), in Chinese)

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Description of content: This document specifies the safety management and technical requirements for the engineering design, operation, management, and maintenance of production and supporting facilities for the smelting and casting processes in copper and copper alloy processing enterprises.

This document applies to the smelting and casting processes of new construction, expansion, and renovation projects for copper and copper alloy processing enterprises.

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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: 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

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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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