Lobby Letter to GACC Bureau of Import and Export Food Safety on Labelling Issue under Decree 248

2021-10-27 | Beijing

European Chamber sent a lobby letter to the Bureau of Import and Export Food Safety General Administration of Customs and recommended to extend the implementation date of labelling requirements in Decree 248, Regulation on Registration Administration of Overseas Manufactures of Imported Foods, to Jan 1st 2023. According to member companies' questions and recommendations, European Chamber heavily concerned on the fluid implementation of Decree 248, especially the change of label and packaging under the new requirement in a short period of time. Then, considering the objective industry situation and supporting a fluid implementation of the new regulation, European Chamber recommended a one-year transition period on the labelling requirements in Decree 248.