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商务部世贸司张向晨司长在WTO/SPS委员会第40次例会上关于“中国进一步加强食品安全的措施”的发言(中、英文版)
尊敬的主席先生,

  在上一次例会上,中国代表团介绍了中国食品安全的管理体系,今天我们希望进一步介绍近期中国在加强食品安全方面所做的工作,与各成员保持沟通和交流。

  中国政府历来高度重视产品质量,重视公众的健康安全。中国政府历来高度重视产品质量,重视公众的健康安全,建立和完善了产品质量方面的法律法规和标准体系,并不断加大执法、监管力度,从产品生产到出口都采取了严格的管理措施。中国出口产品质量总体状况令人满意。据检测,2004年到2007年上半年,中国出口到美国、欧盟、日本食品的合格率都在99%以上,高于同期上述各方出口到中国的食品合格率。

  针对今年3月以来有关国家对中国食品安全问题的关注和媒体的宣传,中国相继出台了五项重大措施,同时依法处理了一批违法违规企业。截至目前,中国商务部已将444家企业列入“黑名单”,一些违法企业已被依法中止了外贸经营权。这些措施表明,中国是负责任的大国,即使百分之一的产品出现质量问题,我们也会本着实事求是的态度,不回避、不护短,认真加以解决。

  主席先生,请允许我简要介绍近日中国政府出台的一系列加强产品质量和食品安全的重大举措。这些举措包括:1、中国国务院召开全国质量工作会议,温家宝总理在会上提出了全面提高产品质量的六项要求。2、国务院成立了 “产品质量和食品安全领导小组”,通过并实施了《国务院关于加强食品等产品安全监督管理的特别规定》,进一步加大了产品监管部门的监管力度;3、国务院下发了《关于加强产品质量和食品安全工作的通知》,明确了企业是产品质量安全的第一责任人,地方政府对当地产品质量负责;4、国务院新闻办公室发布了《中国食品质量安全状况白皮书》,详细介绍了中国食品安全的状况。5、中国正在开展为期4个月的产品质量和食品安全专项整治,吴仪副总理做了全面部署,列出8大任务,20个目标。吴副总理强调“两个链条”、“一个体系”、“一个网络”。“两个链条”即工业品从设计、原料、加工、直至销售的监管链条,农产品从地头到市场再到餐桌的监管链条;“一个体系”是质量追溯和责任追究的体系;“一个网络”,是覆盖全社会的监管网络。

  主席先生,

  中国和WTO各成员一样,致力于不断加强食品安全监管制度和措施以确保食品安全,保护消费者健康。同时我们认为,对待国际贸易中出现的食品安全问题,各成员要客观、理性地对待,进出口双方应以合作的精神共同确定问题的性质,产生问题的原因,及时采取措施防止类似问题再次发生。这也是SPS协定、国际标准鼓励和提倡的做法,这样的做法有利于科学的、实事求是地分析问题、解决问题,避免对国际贸易产生不必要的影响。如果没有正确的应对,任由炒作的话,只会导致消费者的恐慌,不利于问题的合理解决,也会影响双边贸易的顺利发展。

  主席先生,

  食品安全是一个全球性的问题。世界卫生组织最近发表的声明指出,他们每月都收到约200份关于其193个成员出现食品安全问题的报告。世界卫生组织总干事陈冯富珍也强调,食品安全是全世界面临的共同问题,各国政府都需要加强相关的监管制度和措施以确保食品安全。近年来,中国政府一直积极与各成员及相关国际组织加强交流与合作,分享彼此在此领域的经验。今年11月下旬,中国政府将与世界卫生组织一起举办“国际食品安全高层论坛”,这次论坛的主题正是“加强交流合作,确保食品安全”。

  中国真诚希望WTO成员能够不断加强在食品安全领域的交流与合作,分享食品安全管理经验,互相借鉴、取长补短,共同应对这个全球性问题,保护消费者健康。

  主席先生,请允许我引用10月15日发表在《新闻周刊》(Newsweek)上的一位印度读者的来信结束今天的介绍。“过去世界上每六个人中就有一个是中国人,今天世界上销售的消费产品中每六件就有一件产自中国。还有哪个国家不购买或使用中国产品吗?今天,世界经济需要中国,而不是相反。”藉此,我真诚希望我们的贸易伙伴能够继续接受世界分工的成果,享受物美价廉的中国产品和服务。当然,我们也会尽职尽责地保证中国制造产品的质量和安全。

  谢谢主席先生,谢谢大家的关注!

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    Statement by DG Zhang Xiangchen, Head of Chinese Delegation


Mr. Chairman,

During the previous SPS committee meeting, the Chinese Delegation made a presentation on the Chinese Food Export Management System. Today I’d like to take this opportunity to update you further on recent efforts by the Chinese government to strengthen food safety so as to facilitate information flow and exchanges with members on this very important subject.

The Chinese Government has always attached great importance to issues of product quality, public health and safety. The Government has established and further developed the rules, regulations as well as a system of standardization. Moreover, it has continuously stepped up enforcement and supervision efforts, and taken strict control measures that cover areas from production to export. And so, in general terms, the quality of the Chinese export proves to be satisfactory. According to the testing results for the period of 2004 to the first half of 2007, more than 99% of the food that China exported to U.S., E.U, and Japan met the standard, and the percentage is higher than those of the exporting countries to China in the same corresponding period.

Since March this year, in response to some countries’ concerns and media coverage on Chinese food safety, China has subsequently adopted five important measures, and has meanwhile taken legal actions against those enterprises that broke the law. So far, 444 enterprises have been “blacklisted” by China’s Ministry of Commerce; the foreign trade rights of those illegal enterprises have also been expropriated according to law. These measures clearly demonstrate that China is a country of high sense of responsibility, and even with only 1% of products of inferior quality, the country will not shy away from or cover them up but spare no efforts in tackling and solving the problem in an honest manner.

Mr. Chairman, now please allow me to brief the committee about a series of important measures recently put into effect by the Chinese Government to strengthen product quality and food safety. These measures include: 1. six provisions on how to enhance product quality put forward by Premier Wen Jiabao at the National Working Conference on Quality sponsored by the State Council; 2. establishment of the Product Quality and Food Safety Steering Group under the State Council, adoption and implementation of “the Special Regulations of the State Council on Strengthening Safety Supervision and Administration of Food and Other Products”, which further enhanced the product supervision and management capability of the relevant agencies. 3. the State Council Notice on Strengthening Product Quality and Food Safety clearly defines the liability of enterprises as the first person-in-charge for the product quality and food safety, and the responsibility of the local governments for oversighting quality of locally produced product; 4. China's White Paper on Food Quality and Safety by the Information Office of the State Council presents in detail the current situation about food safety in China; 5. a 4-month-period special rectification programme on product quality and food safety is being carried out in China and Vice Premier Wu Yi has given full instructions highlighting 8 major tasks and 20 goals. She stressed on “two chains”, “one system” and “one network”. The two chains are: a line of supervision for industrial products from designing, raw materials, processing to sales, and another line of supervision for agricultural products from farms to market and to the dining table. “One system” is the system on traceability and accountability. “One network” refers to the supervision network reaching out to cover the whole society. Theses measures are pragmatic, scientific and thorough weaving an effective network to ensure product quality and safety.

Mr. Chairman, China, like other WTO members, is devoting its utmost efforts to continuously strengthen the supervision and management system as well as measures to ensure food safety and protect consumers’ health. Meanwhile China believes that members should adopt an objective and reasonable attitude towards food safety problems arising in the course of international trade. The trading partners should always uphold the spirit of cooperation and work together to determine the nature and the causes of specific cases, and take prompt and appropriate actions to avoid similar problems. This is also the approach that is encouraged and advocated by SPS Agreement and in line with the basic principle of the international standard. Such an approach helps to analyze and solve problems scientifically, practically and realistically and helps to avoid adverse impact on international trade. If ill-intentioned fanfare behaviors are not properly handled, it will throw the consumers into panic, which goes contrary to solving the problem in a reasonable manner, and will have negative bearings on the smooth development of bilateral trade as well.

Mr. Chairman, food safety is a global issue. A recent WHO statement pointed out that WHO receives about 200 reports on food safety problems from their 193 members every month. WHO Director General Margaret Chan also stressed that food safety is a shared problem common to the entire world, so all governments should strengthen the related supervision and management systems and take measures to ensure food safety. In recent years, the Chinese Government has been strengthening its cooperation with other members as well as with relevant international organizations to share each other’s experience in this area. In late November this year, the Chinese government together with WHO will hold an “International High-Level Forum on Food Safety”, and the subject of which is right on “Strengthening Communication and Cooperation to Ensure Food Safety”.

China sincerely hopes that WTO members can continuously strengthen cooperation in the area of food safety to share management experiences, learn from each other, and together to meet the global challenges and ultimately achieve the goal of protecting consumers’ health.

Mr. Chairman, please allow me to end my presentation by a quotation from a letter on the October 15 Issue of Newsweek by an Indian reader. I quote: “Every sixth person in the world used to be Chinese. Now every sixth consumer product sold in the world is Chinese. Is there any country that does not buy/use Chinese products? Today the world economy needs China, rather than the other way around”. With this, I sincerely hope that our trading partners could continue accept the fruit of world division of labor and enjoy low price, good quality Chinese products and services. Of course, we will do our parts to ensure the quality and safety of the products made in China.

Thank you Mr. Chairman and thank you all for your attention.


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