WT/TPR/M/300/Add.1 9 September 2014

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WT/TPR/M/300/Add.1

9 September 2014
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Trade Policy Review Body Original: English/Spanish
1 and 3 July 2014 anglais/espagnol
inglés/español

TRADE POLICY REVIEW
CHINA
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
Addendum
Chairperson: H.E. Mrs. Mariam MD Salleh (Malaysia)
This document contains the advance written questions and additional questions by WTO Members,
and replies provided by China.1

Organe d'examen des politiques commerciales
1 et 3 juillet 2014
EXAMEN DES POLITIQUES COMMERCIALES
CHINE
COMPTE RENDU DE LA RÉUNION
Addendum
Présidente: S.E. Mme. Mariam MD Salleh (Malaisie)
Le présent document contient les questions écrites communiquées à l'avance par les
Membres de l'OMC, leurs questions additionnelles, et les réponses fournies par la Chine.

Órgano de Examen de las Políticas Comerciales
1 y 3 de julio de 2014
EXAMEN DE LAS POLÍTICAS COMERCIALES
CHINA
ACTA DE LA REUNIÓN
Addendum
Presidenta: Excma. Sra. Mariam MD Salleh (Malasia)
En el presente documento figuran las preguntas presentadas anticipadamente por escrito y
las preguntas adicionales de los Miembros de la OMC, así como las respuestas facilitadas por
China.1

1 In English and Spanish only./En anglais et espagnol seulement./En inglés y español solamente.
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1 QUESTIONS BY PAKISTAN
Question
Amidst a transition to the consumption based model, China has retained its competitive strength in
international trade. What role does China envisage for its international trade when a successful
transition to a model based on domestic consumption?
Answer
As an important part of China's open economic system, international trade plays a crucial role in
promoting economic growth, driving industrial development and guaranteeing energy and resource
supply and is also of positive significance in expanding employment, increasing people's income,
promoting competition in the domestic market, enriching commodity and service supply and
facilitating consumption structure upgrading. Therefore, in the process of promoting the economic
transformation depending more on domestic demand, particularly consumer demand, we still have
to actively develop and constantly improve the quality and level of international trade in order to
expedite sustainable and sound economic development in the new context of economic
globalisation.
Question
The present Report reveals China moving well into the direction of reducing imbalances in its
economy. However, reference is made to the IMF's assessment (e.g. that additional sources of
vulnerability include possible contingent liabilities related to the financial sector, state-owned
enterprises (SOEs), and actuarial shortfalls in the pension system), adding that a decisive shift
towards a more consumer-based economy has yet to occur. China is requested to offer its
comments.
Answer
The Chinese Government has been committed to driving economy towards a more balanced and
sustainable development model; during this process, there are some contradictions and possible
risks. To this end, we are focusing on addressing systematic issues by deepening reform in an all-
round way and innovating and improving relevant systems. The Chinese Government has upheld
expanding domestic demand and consumer demand in particular as an ultimate objective of long-
term sound economic development. Over the past three years, China's economic growth has made
positive contributions to global economic growth and re-balance. With regard to consumption
expansion, the Government framework has been established and improved.
First, China has adopted comprehensive measures to strengthen residents' spending capacity. We
have implemented proactive employment policies, including vigorously developing service
industries, SMEs and private economy with high employment capacity, improving employment and
entrepreneurship assistant policies, strengthening vocational skill training and increasing public-
welfare service jobs. Moreover, we have deepened reform on income distribution system and
promoted continuous income increase of farmers and low- and middle-income urban residents by
improving agricultural subsidy policies and keeping up-regulating minimum wage standard and
pension for retired workers and raising the threshold of individual income tax. We have improved
social security system and accelerated the construction of basic medical and endowment systems
covering both urban and rural areas as well as urban government-subsidized housing projects.
Second, China has actively cultivated new consumption growth points. In Answer to the trend of
resident consumption structure upgrading, we have focused on strengthening infrastructure
construction, relaxed control over market access and improved fiscal, tax and financial support
policies targeting at hot consumption sectors such as housing, automobile and environment-
friendly products, consumption sectors such as tourism, information, culture, nursing home, health
and educational training, and new type of consumption mode such as e-retailing.
Third, China has focused on fostering a favourable consumption environment. We have vigorously
developed urban and rural commerce and trade and logistics infrastructure networks, improved e-
commerce payment and security guarantee system, accelerated the establishment of social credit
system and credit rewarding and punishing mechanism, enhanced supervision on food and drug
quality and safety, intensified effort in punishing illegal infringements upon consumers' rights and
interests and endeavoured to foster an environment for secure and reassuring consumption.
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Along with constant effects in consumption expansion policy, the contribution of final consumption
to economic growth has been on a significant rise and has maintained above 50% over the past
years. In the first quarter of 2014, final consumption drove economic growth by 5.7% or
contributed to 76.7% to economic growth.
Question
The Secretariat Report states that China's trade and investment policy is managed and fine-tuned
through a number of legal instruments, including Central Government Five-Year Plans, sectorial
and provincial Five-Year Plans and different Catalogues, adding that the different layers of
regulation, esp. with reference to Catalogues, add an additional level of difficulty when trying to
unravel specific policy measures in China. Does China have any plans to streamline/shift away
from the system of Catalogues for the sake of ease of use and greater transparency?
Answer
First of all, China's Five-year Plan is not a guiding catalogue but an overall blueprint for economic
and social development proposed by governments at all levels. It mainly explicitly defines matters
and issues within the scope of government responsibilities. The Five Plans are prepared based on
full linkages and extensive opinion solicitations and are released to the public after being reviewed
and deliberated by the people's congresses at all levels. There are no problems of multiple layers
and non-transparency.
Secondly, in regard to industrial planning, the Chinese Government has guided industrial
development in the form of guiding catalogues which are equal, fair and open to various market
players during implementation and are periodically amended according to implementation
situations.
Next, we will uphold the spirits of the 18th National Congress of the CPC and the Third Plenary
Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, let market play a decisive
role in resource allocation and give a better play to government to facilitate constant reforms and
innovations on planning systems and promote further improvement of our planning systems.
Question
According to the Secretariat, customs procedures across the country still require harmonization. In
addition, none of the trade facilitation measures implemented so far apply to goods subject to
licensing or other restrictions. Could China explain any measures to enhance harmonization and
whether there are plans to apply trade facilitation measures to goods subject to licensing or other
restrictions.
Answer
The statement that "customs procedures across the country still require harmonization" is
ambiguous. If it refers to customs clearance process of goods, all customs in China apply H2010
customs management system which does not "require harmonization".
China Customs has constantly optimised environment for port customs clearance, accelerated port
customs clearance and formed a series of customs facilitation measures including declaration in
advance, centralised declaration and appointment-based customs clearance, effectively promoting
trade facilitation development.
As a law enforcement department, Chinese Customs has always adhered to administration in strict
accordance with law as well as unified and standard law enforcement to ensure the
implementation of the Customs Law and other relevant laws and regulations in an all-round,
accurate and harmonised way within the entire customs territory. Moreover, it has guaranteed and
promoted customs procedure harmonisation in China by comprehensively advancing national
campaign of customs legal construction and constantly deepening reform on customs clearance
operation.
We have intensified effort in legislation to constantly improve the customs law enforcement basis
system and strengthened legal enforcement harmonization to guarantee harmonised
implementation of the Customs Law and other relevant laws and regulations in various regions and
ports. In addition, we have regulated customs discretion, strengthened the legal supervision
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function of administrative review and enhanced legal awareness and legal quality of all customs
staffs to do a good job in harmonisation of customs procedures.
Question
The Secretariat Report considers that export licences may be required for goods subject to export
restrictions. These measures are in place mainly to protect the environment and to preserve
natural resources. However, it would appear that, in practice, these and other measures affecting
exports have been used as policy instruments to encourage or discourage exports as necessary to
meet industrial development goals. Could China offer its comments on this statement?
Answer
China has no intention to restrict or distort the trade. Furthermore, China has no intention to
protect the domestic sectors through imposing the export restriction measures as well. The
purpose of export restriction on the products which are high-polluted, energy-consuming, or
consuming renewal natural resource is China have to deal with the environment issues. The WTO
rules attach more importance in trade liberalization, but also should allow the members to adopt
the necessary measures to reserve the resources and protect the environment. China will assess
the WTO DSB ruling and conduct scientific administration on the resources products.
Question
The determination of government prices or government-guided prices varies in accordance with
the type of products or services, based on criteria such as market situation, average social costs,
the effect on the standard of living of the population, as well as on economic, regional and
seasonal factors. What is the relative weight of each of the stated criteria while using the
methodology for setting prices?
Answer
Please refer to the Article 21 of the Price Law. In practice, the factors affecting the price are
various depending on different type of goods and services, therefore, considerable factors shall be
taken into consideration when setting the prices.
Question
47 tariff lines are subject to tariff rate quotas (section 4.1), including in HS Chapters 10 (wheat
and maslin, maize, rice), 11 (cereal flours other than of wheat and maslin, cereal groats), 17 (cane
or beet sugar), 31 (mineral or chemical fertilizers), 51 (wool, carded or combed), and 52 (cotton).
The Secretariat Report explains that historically, the fill rate of TRQs has been low. In such case,
what is the rationale for maintaining these quotas?
Answer
The basic consideration for China to maintain these quotas is to keep up with its commitments
during the WTO accession. After tariff rate quotas of Chinese agricultural products are distributed
to enterprises, enterprises may freely import agricultural products without intervention by the
Chinese Government. The fulfil rate of TRQs for cotton was 100%. China has always adhered to
basic food self-support and has witnessed continuous food production increase and sufficient food
supply over the past decade.
Question
China continues to use a broad range of measures including tariff protection, import and export
licensing, state trading for certain products, export and import quotas, export tax rebates,
minimum support prices for basic crops, support to promote the use of inputs, direct payments,
and buffer stock for food security. However, labour productivity in agriculture continues to be
lower than in the rest of the economy; this can be attributed to the small scale of production,
structure imbalance and a lack of skilled farmers and modernization. The Secretariat Report also
notes that there have been no major changes in the policy instruments that China uses to attain
its policy goals. What are China's views?
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Answer
China has taken measures to administrate its domestic economy that are consistent with WTO
rules. Labour productivity in agriculture is low because China is still a developing country. China
plans to continue to deepen its reform and opening-up and promote the development of various
industries while maintain stable macroeconomic policies.
Question
How many anti-trust actions under the competition law have involved SOEs?
Answer
To date, many monopoly cases under investigation by industry and commerce authorities have
involved SOEs and relevant cases are being investigated. We will publish these cases on the
website of the State Administration of Industry and Commerce after the investigation. Please
check the information provided on the relevant websites.
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2 QUESTIONS BY SINGAPORE
PART I: QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SECRETARIAT REPORT

2. TRADE POLICY REGIME: FRAMEWORK AND OBJECTIVES
Reciprocal Agreements

Page 40 (Para 2.36)

Question 1
We understand that in some of China's FTA agreements, China requested for a Certificate of Non-
Manipulation to be issued for the originating goods transiting through a non- party/third country if
the goods are intended for export to China under preferential rates. We would like to know
whether China will be reviewing these requirements with the aim of facilitating trade by accepting
other supporting shipping documents (such as a through bill of lading issued in the exporting
Party, which will already validate that the goods are a direct consignment from the exporting Party
to the importing Party, without any consigning to an intermediate party which may manipulate the
item in any way) in lieu of this Certificate of Non-Manipulation issued by the authorities in the
country of transit.

Answer
To date, China has requested for customs certificates issued by country of transit for imported
goods under FTA agreements in a bid to ensure relevant goods conform to direct shipment clauses
provided in FTA agreements. China has no plan to adjust this policy.

Examination and Approval Procedures

Pages 45-46 (Para 2.56)

Question 2
Singapore appreciates China's effort in opening up market access to encourage FDI in China.
Regarding verification of investment projects, the Secretariat reported that "in general foreign-
invested projects are subject to the same requirements as domestic investment projects". We wish
to seek greater clarity on the requirements where foreign invested projects are different from
domestic investment projects.

Answer
The Chinese Government has requested to implement unified market access system as well as
laws and regulations on foreign-invested projects and domestic investment projects. In December
2013, the State Council issued the Circular of the State Council on Releasing the Catalogue of
Investment Projects Subject to Approval by the Government (2013) to stipulate the scope of
foreign-invested projects to be approved. In May 2014, the National Development and Reform
Commission (NDRC) issued the Administrative Measures for Approval and Registration of Foreign-
invested Projects to further enhance the linkage with the amendment to the Interim Measures for
Approval of Enterprise Investment Projects which applies to domestic enterprises invested
projects, with basically same requirements on advance documents, conditions and procedures of
project approval. Meanwhile, to embody specific requirements on approval and registration of
foreign-invested projects, approval conditions for foreign-invested projects are defined, including
compliance with relevant national laws and regulations, foreign investment access policy and
capital account management.

Incentives to Foreign Investment

Page 50 (Para 2.74)

Question 3
On incentives to foreign investments in the central-western region of China, we would appreciate
clarification on the following:

(a) What are the tax incentives that are unique to this region?
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Answer
During 2001-2010, China levied enterprise income tax by a reduced rate of 15% on domestic-
funded and foreign-invested enterprises in the industries encouraged by the State in the western
region. All enterprises meeting tax conditions enjoyed this incentive policy. See Item 14 of
G/SCM/N/155/CHN and G/SCM/N/186/CHN for details. In 2011, to further support the
development of western regions, China extended the policy to the end of 2020. In other words,
China levies enterprise income tax by a rate of 15% on enterprises in industries encouraged in the
western region from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2020. China will update corresponding
information in next Subsidy Notification.

(b) What is the operating mechanism for and benefits of the "special customs
supervision zones or bonded supervision areas" in region?

Answer
Bonded areas, export processing zones and comprehensive bonded zones are special customs
supervision zones and are set up subject to the approval of the State Council under the
administration of the General Administration of Customs (GAC). Pursuant to the Guiding Opinions
of the State Council on Promoting the Scientific Development of Special Customs Supervision
Zones (Guo Fa [2012] No.58), special customs supervision zones shall be set up by following the
principles of contributing to the implementation of the national strategic plan or regional
development, undertaking of industry transfer in the western region, integration and optimisation
of special customs supervision zones and the establishment of imperative export-oriented large-
scale projects pursuant to the provisions and requirements set forth in the Measures for the
Establishment and Approval of Special Customs Supervision Zones.
Special customs supervision zones have played a positive role in undertaking international industry
transfer, facilitating processing trade transformation and upgrading, expanding foreign trade and
promoting employment. In particular, regarding processing trade transformation and upgrading,
China can give a full play to regional influence function of special customs supervision zones,
develop outside-region industrial support capacity, drive eligible enterprise to enter the industry
chain and supply chain of processing trade, facilitate in-depth integration of production processing,
logistics and service industries inside and outside the region and form a pattern characterised by
high-end zone access, supporting neighbouring facilities, regional influence and aggregation
development.
All bonded supervision zones are under management subject to unified national laws, regulations
and rules. To date, there are establishment and approval policies biased at central-western region
where establishment conditions are less rigorous than those in the eastern region. Pursuant to the
Measures of the General Administration of Customs, Ministry of Finance, State Administration of
Taxation and State Administration of Foreign Exchange for the Examination and Approval of
Bonded Logistics Centres (Shu Jia Fa Zi [2013] No.124), bonded logistics centres shall be set up
by following the principles of contributing to the implementation of national strategic plan for
regional development, acceleration of processing trade transformation and upgrading and
facilitation of industry transfer in the central-western region.

(c) How are these incentives structured such that they are consistent with the WTO
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM) agreement?

Answer
China has been working hard on preparing the next subsidy notification since the last trade policy
review, will analyzing the consistency with the WTO Subsidies rules in the regards in the next
subsidy notification.

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone

Page 51 (Para 2.81)

Question 4
4. We understand that pre-establishment MFN treatment to FIEs in the CSPFTZ is only granted
on a trial basis. Can China elaborate on the criteria and duration of the pre-establishment MFN
treatment trial? Will China consider implementing National Treatment in CSPFTZ in the future?
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Answer
Pursuant to the Overall Scheme of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, the CSPFTZ will
explore and establish negative list management mode, draw ideas from international prevailing
rules, grant pre-establishment MFN treatment trial to foreign investors, and study and develop the
negative list for differences in foreign investment and national treatment outside the CSPFTZ.
Regarding zones outside the negative list, the approval system of foreign-invested projects will be
changed into registration system by following the principle of no difference between domestic and
foreign investments and contract constitution approval for foreign-invested enterprises will be
changed into registration management. To this end, the Standing Committee of the National
People's Congress has authorized the State Council to temporarily adjust relevant administrative
examinations and approvals provided in the Law of the People's Republic of China on Foreign-
capital Enterprises and the Law of the People's Republic of China on Chinese-Foreign Equity Joint
Ventures within three years on a trial basis.

Question 5
We would like to seek clarity on whether there will be further clearance of goods when they enter
or exit the CSPFTZ after the first tier opening, as well as what further trade facilitation measures
are envisaged to be implemented in the second tier opening.

Answer
According to the requirements to advance the implementation of first tier opening and resolutely
implement second tier safe and high-efficiency administration provided in the Overall Scheme of
the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Customs, inspection and quarantine and other
regulators successively promulgated many trade facilitation measures:
Facilitation measures promulgated by Customs:
First tier opening policies:
1. Innovative development of "zone access first and then customs declaration" system. Original
customs clearance operation process of "customs declaration first and then zone access" for first
tier imported goods is adjusted, and enterprises are allowed to pick up the goods and enter the
zone by goods manifest information and then go through customs declaration formalities within a
given time limit to reduce customs clearance time and cost.
2. Simplifying documents attached to customs clearance operation. Shanghai Customs and
Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau decided to cancel check on customs
clearance form in the first tier importing. Attached documents are cancelled for first tier entry and
exit customs files and second tier tax-free import and export customs declarations and enterprises
will be required to provide relevant attached documents and files when necessary.
3. Unified registration list. Two different registration list formats for different special customs
supervision zones in the CSPFTZ are translated into 30 declaration elements to realize standard
and simple declaration, reduce burdens on enterprises and promote integrated operation in the
CSPFTZ.
Second tier opening policies:
1. Batch entry and exit and centralised declaration system. Traditional "one declaration for one
bill" is changed into "one declaration for multiple bills" and enterprises are allowed to import and
export goods by batch and intensively go through customs declaration formalities within a given
time limit to expand enterprises' decision-making power in declaration, lower customs clearance
cost and improve customs clearance efficiency.
2. Selective taxation system for domestic sale. Enterprises may choose to pay import tariffs for
goods that are produced, processed and sold to the domestic market via the second tier in the
CSPFTZ, which will attract more enterprises to enter the CSPFTZ and helps enterprises expand
domestic sale.
3. Intensive summary tax payment system. Traditional customs-dominated tax collection and
administration model is changed into enterprise initiative tax collection and administration model.
With valid guarantee, enterprises are allowed to pay taxes of several batches of goods released to
customers within a given tax cycle and customs changes its real-time check into follow-up check
and tax audit to simply tax collection and administration formalities, improve customs clearance
efficiency and lower enterprise costs.
Other facilitation measures:
1. Self-transportation system in the CSPFTZ. Qualified enterprises in the CSPFTZ are allowed not
to use customs supervision vehicles and implement self-transportation in the four special customs
supervision zones in the CSPFTZ by comparing information system data to lower logistics costs.
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2. Processing trade order write-off system. The networked management implemented for
processing and manufacturing enterprises using ERP is leveraged to cancel unit-consumption audit
and registration and write off based on daily work order data automatically sent by enterprises. As
a result, customs supervision model will fully respect production law of enterprises to raise
enthusiasm among enterprises for optimising production process and provide references and
samples for supervision on new business forms including R&D and maintenance.
3. Bonded exhibition transaction system. Qualified enterprises in the CSPFTZ are allowed to make
bonded exhibition transactions in and outside the CSPFTZ after providing to customs sufficient tax
payment guarantee (cash deposit or bank guarantee) and implement sale first and then tax
payment and intensive declaration for goods sold in the domestic market during exhibition. This
has been implemented in the CSPFTZ.
4. Domestic and overseas maintenance system. Qualified enterprises in the CSPFTZ are allowed to
launch high-tech, high value-added and pollution-free domestic and overseas maintenance
business. Customs refers to bonded processing supervision model to implement management
based on IT system to drive extensions to both sides of high value-added production chain of R&D,
test and maintenance and promote processing trade transformation and upgrading.
5. Futures bonded delivery system. Enterprises in the CSPFTZ are allowed to make physical futures
delivery targeting at goods under bonded supervision in the CSPFTZ. The implementation area is
expanded from Yangshan Boded Port to entire CSPFTZ, and delivery of goods is expanded from
copper and aluminium to all commodity varieties listed on the Shanghai Futures Exchange.
6. Financing lease system. Customs levy tariffs and added-value tax on financing lease goods
based on rent installment determined in examination. Meanwhile, qualified enterprises are allowed
to provide guarantee in the form of warranty to lower enterprise costs and further attract financing
enterprises to the CSPFTZ. The implementation area is expanded from Pudong Airport
Comprehensive Bonded Zone to entire CSPFTZ.
7. Bonded logistics networked supervision system. Traditional existing models such as
warehousing registration, stocktaking and writing-off are reformed to implement the management
model of "system networking + warehouse location management + real-time writing-off" for
enterprises adopting WMS and make real-time and dynamic management of goods entry, exit,
transfer and inventory to improve logistics operation efficiency.
8. Intelligent customs pass management system. Pass facilities in the CSPFTZ are upgraded and
transformed and pass operations are simplified to realize automatic comparison, automatic
identification and automatic passage, shorten vehicle pass time, improve customs clearance
efficiency and satisfy safety and high efficiency requirements.

Page 52 (Para 2.84)

Question 6
It was mentioned that the Negative List would be adjusted when deemed appropriate, and the
revised version was expected to be released in the first half of 2014. We would like to enquire
about the progress of the revised list.

Answer
Shanghai is revising the Special Management Measures for Foreign Investments in the China
(Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (Negative List) (2003) following the principles of raising
openness, improving transparency and further gearing to international general rules.

Customs Procedures and Requirements

Page 55 (Para 3.2)

Question 7
We note from the footnote that the paperless customs clearance pilot project was introduced in
August 2012. We would like to enquire on the progress of the pilot project and when it would be
fully implemented.
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Answer
Paperless customs clearance requires enterprises to submit electronic data of relevant bills to the
customs when going through import and export customs clearance formalities instead of handing
in paper bills on the site. Since 1 August 2012, some customs have launched the paperless
customs clearance pilot project. Based on pilot experience in the early stage, the GAC decided to
expand paperless customs clearance reform measures and scope of the pilot project to all business
sites and business fields nationwide as of 1 April 2014 to gradually realize nationwide coverage of
the paperless customs clearance reform.

Page 57 (Para 3.6)

Question 8
We would like to enquire on the number of "approved piloted enterprises graded B or higher" and
on the number of these that choose to do paperless customs declarations.

Answer
As of 31 May 2014, 623,189 enterprises were registered at Chinese customs, including 3,041
enterprises Grade AA, 34,573 Grade A and 583,939 Grade B. There were 621,553 approved
piloted enterprises graded B or higher.

Pursuant to the Announcement of the General Administration of Customs on Deepening the
Paperless Customs Clearance Reform (Announcement [2014] No.25), Chinese customs have
expanded the paperless customs clearance to all enterprises at all ports without restrictions on
management category. According to statistics, 230,000 enterprises participated in paperless
customs clearance in the first quarter of 2014.

Standards and Other Technical Requirements

Page 74 (Para 3.69)

Question 9
We note that China uses four kinds of standards – national, industry/sectoral, local and enterprise
to address various needs where relevant. At each of these levels, there are substantial numbers of
separate mandatory standards. In this regard, we wish to seek greater clarity on China's current
and future efforts to streamline and review the domestic standards framework, and look into
replacing local standards with national standards where relevant.

Answer
China's mandatory national, industrial and local standards are developed and released by
competent national, industry and local standardization authorities. To promote the establishment
of uniform market, we are actively facilitating integration and optimization of mandatory national,
industrial and local standards to reduce the number of the standards.

Page 75 (Para 3.75)

Question 10
We note that there are general steps in the China's Compulsory Certificates (CCC) certification
application process.

(a) For step (ii), type-testing by a CNCA-designated testing laboratory is required. Is there a
list of such CNCA-designated testing laboratories?

Answer
Please refer to the Announcement of the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the
People's Republic of China on the List and Business Scope of CNCA-designated Testing Agencies
and Laboratories for CCC Certification for the list of testing laboratories on the
http://www.cnca.gov.cn/tzgg/ggxx/ggxx2013/201306/t20130604_5889.shtml.