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China Opens Market to More Food Imports from Rwanda and Belarus
China recently announced that it would start allowing imports of Rwandan stevia and additional beef products from Belarus, starting immediately.
GACC Issues Registration Details for Foreign Food Manufacturers
On December 14, China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) issued a notice providing more information related to the new registration requirements for companies that export food to China.
The Notice, No.103 of 2021 (link in Chinese), is part of the implementation of the Provisions of the People'
New Chinese Measures on Import and Export Food Safety Take Effect Next Year
China is set to enforce its new rules governing import and export food safety on
January 1, 2022. The Measures of the People's Republic of China for the
Administration of Import and Export Food Safety (进出口食品安全管理办法
[http://jckspj.customs.gov.cn/spj/zcfg18/bmgz91/3625580/index.html] ) (link
China Authorizes New Food Imports from Cuba, Uzbekistan, Central and Eastern European Countries
China’s Customs has announced that it will allow imports of aquatic products
from Cuba, lemons from Uzbekistan, and frozen fruits from Central and Eastern
European Countries.
Under the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) No. 92 Notice
[http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/302266/302267/4020560/index.
U.S. Renews Concerns at WTO Over China's COVID-related Trade Measures
Previously, we reported
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/us-raises-concerns-again-at-the-wto-about-chinas-trade-measures-related-to-covid-19/]
that the United States has raised concerns at the WTO about China’s trade
measures related to COVID-19. On November 8, the United States made another
submission
[https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/G/SPS/GEN1982.pdf&
China’s Rules on Registering Overseas Food Manufacturers Prompt Concerns over Trade Disruption at WTO
On November 2, China’s Customs agency issued the English version of the Provisions of the People's Republic of China on the Registration and Administration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food. The Chinese version of the rules, 中华人民共和国进口食品境外生产企业注册管理规定, was issued on April 12, 2021 and will take effect
China Issues Rules for Fruit Imports from Thailand and Laos
China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) recently issued notices to
update rules for fruit imports from Thailand and allow imported passion fruits
from Laos, if they meet the inspection and quarantine requirements.
On September 13, at the sideline of the 7th China-ASEAN Ministerial Conference
on Animal and Plant Quarantine
