China: Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Law Revised Draft Published

On October 23, 2021, the National People’s Congress of China (NPC) published the Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised Draft) for domestic comment. Once finalized, the revised law will replace the currently effective law of the same title, which was promulgated in 2006. Though focused on domestic agricultural production, the revised draft extends the scope of the 2006 law, including in areas of traceability and geographic indication, which may have implications for trade. China has not notified the revisions to the WTO.