Final Food Safety Law Implementation Measures_Beijing_China - Peoples Republic of_8-14-2009.pdfVIP

Voluntary - Public Date: 8/14/2009 GAIN Report Number: CH9066 China - Peoples Republic of Post: Beijing Final Food Safety Law Implementation Measures Report Categories: FAIRS Subject Report Approved By: William Westman Prepared By: Mark Petry and Wu Bugang Report Highlights: On February 28, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee passed the first comprehensive Food Safety Law (FSL) after five years of drafting. The FSL went into effect on June 1, 2009. On April 24, the State Council published the first draft implementation regulation for public comment. On July 20, the final implementing regulation incorporating public comments was published as an Order by the State Council. This report is an UNOFFICIAL translation of this regulation. General Information: Executive Summary: On February 28, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee passed the first comprehensive Food Safety Law (FSL) after five years of drafting; the first draft was read in December 2007. The FSL went into effect on June 1, 2009. On April 24, the State Council published the first set of implementation regulations related to the new law (CH9040). Following a public comment period, the final implementation regulations were published on July 20, 2009 to go into force immediately. Many other regulations and implementing measures have been released following the publication of the final food safety law (CH9019). The following reports touches on various measures relating to trade that have been released as unofficial English translations from the Office of Agricultural Affairs Beijing: Food Safety Law and its implementation regulations (CH9018, CH9019, CH9040), Ministry of Health draft regulations (CH9051) and quarantine regulations on import food and feed (CH9065). Neither the Food Safety Law nor any associated regulations have been