According to the provisions of the "Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China," the "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Certification and Accreditation," and other laws and regulations, in order to further strictly regulate the use of the National Organic Product Certification Mark and to facilitate the inquiry and identification of organic products and their marks by the general public and relevant regulatory authorities, the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China officially launched the National Organic Product Certification Mark Filing Management System (hereinafter referred to as the Filing System) on March 1, 2012. The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11369/
I. Use of the Mark文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11369/
As of March 1, 2012, organic product manufacturers shall affix the National Organic Product Certification Mark (including the Organic Conversion Product Certification Mark) and its unique number (organic code), as well as the name or logo of the certification body, on the organic products sold or on the smallest sales packaging of the products. For those who, before March 1, 2012, have already obtained the old-version Organic Product Certification Mark from certification bodies or have already printed product packaging bearing the old-version Organic Product Certification Mark, such marks and packaging shall be used up before July 1, 2012.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11369/
Organic product certification bodies and manufacturers shall take effective measures to ensure that the Organic Product Certification Mark is used only within the product scope and quantity specified in the certification certificate. It is strictly prohibited to conduct secondary repackaging, affixing of labels, or other such acts at locations outside the scope covered by the certification certificate.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11369/
After March 1, 2012, for production units that obtain an “Organic Conversion Product” certification certificate for the first time, the organic conversion products produced within one year may only be sold as conventional products and shall not use the Organic Conversion Product Certification Mark or related textual descriptions.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11369/
II. Information Submission文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11369/
Each organic product certification body shall, in accordance with the requirements of the "Guidelines for Data Submission by Certification Bodies under the National Organic Product Certification Mark Filing Management System," formulate its own management plan for the National Organic Product Certification Mark and submit it to the Certification and Accreditation Administration for filing.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11369/
Each organic product certification body shall, before issuing the Organic Product Certification Mark to organic product manufacturers, transmit the issuance information of the Organic Product Certification Mark to the Filing System. Each body shall establish electronic ledgers or corresponding information systems for filing information to effectively manage the issuance and use of the Organic Product Certification Mark, ensuring that each certification mark issued by the body can be traced from the market to each corresponding certification certificate, product, and manufacturing enterprise, so as to achieve information traceability, anti-counterfeiting identification, and quantity controllability.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11369/
III. Public Inquiry文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11369/
Consumers may enter the “organic code” on the product they hold in the “Organic Code Inquiry” section of the “China Food and Agricultural Products Certification Information System” (food.cnca.cn) to inquire about the basic information of the certified product corresponding to that Organic Product Certification Mark.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11369/
If consumers have questions about the inquiry results, they may, according to the prompt information of the Filing System, contact the corresponding certification body for verification, or dial 12365 to report or complain.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11369/
IV. Supervision and Administration文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11369/
Local certification regulatory authorities shall strengthen supervision over the use of the Organic Product Certification Mark. For forgery, fraudulent use, use beyond the expiration date, or use beyond the authorized scope of the certification mark, they shall handle the matter in accordance with the provisions of the "Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China," the "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Certification and Accreditation," and other laws and regulations. For failure to use or non-standard use of the Organic Product Certification Mark in accordance with regulations, they shall promptly notify the issuing certification body to suspend or revoke the certification certificate in accordance with certification rules, and inform the relevant sales units.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11369/
Each certification body shall conduct regular or irregular market sampling to verify the lawful and standardized use of the Organic Product Certification Mark by organic product manufacturers. For illegal use of the certification mark, the certification certificate shall be promptly suspended or revoked; in serious cases, a timely report shall be made to the local certification regulatory authorities.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11369/
February 29, 2012文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11369/