On November 30, 2007, China
notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of four National
Standards that set quality requirements for legume, cereal,
fiber crop, and oilseed seeds. All interested parties are
encouraged to make comments. This report provides an
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION of the standards.
On November 30, 2007, China
notified the WTO of four National Standards that set quality
requirements for legume, cereal, fiber crop, and oilseed
seeds. The main aim is to raise the quality of planting
seeds.
These standards will take
effect on June 30, 2008 and have a comment period that
closes January 31, 2008.
This report contains
UNOFFICIAL translations of the following standards:
- National Standard for
Quality Grading of Legume Seeds (G/TBT/N/CHN315);
- National Standard for
Seed of Food Crops/Part One: Cereals (G/TBT/N/CHN316);
- National Standard for
Seed of Economic Crops/Part One: Fiber Species
(G/TBT/N/CHN317);
- National Standards for
seed of Economic Crops/Part Two: Oil Species
(G/TBT/N/CHN318);
In marketing year
07/08, China’s seed imports from the United States are
forecast to increase. Total exports of seeds were $50.6
million in MY06/07, up 41 percent from the previous year
due to increased vegetable, grass, and sunflower seed
exports. The trade impact of these new standards on U.S.
seed exports to China is unclear.
All interested parties
are encouraged to make comments.
