In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of the provincial on-site meeting on streamlining administration and delegating power, maximize convenience for production enterprises, and better promote the development of the food industry, the relevant matters concerning further deepening the reform of the province's food production licensing approval system are hereby announced as follows:文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/
I. Implement the “Integration of Multiple Certificates into One”
The current method of issuing license certificates according to product categories, under which enterprises producing multiple categories of products are required to apply for multiple certificates, shall be adjusted to approval and certification based on the production entity, with a single license certificate uniformly issued to the same production enterprise. Where a newly established enterprise simultaneously applies for multiple certificates, a one-time review and one-time certificate issuance shall be implemented.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/
II. Adjust Licensing Inspection文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/
Simplify the licensing inspection for newly established enterprises. The current method, under which enterprises separately apply during the licensing approval process and the approval department separately organizes licensing inspection, shall be adjusted to the method of “independent inspection by the enterprise, self-declaration (before the products are marketed after obtaining certification), and online public announcement.” The licensing inspection for certificate renewal enterprises shall be abolished. Unless otherwise provided by the State, the designation of licensing inspection institutions shall be abolished, and enterprises may independently entrust qualified institutions to conduct licensing inspection.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/
III. Abolish the Supplementary Page of the License文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/
The supplementary page of the food production license shall be abolished; a production licensing certification mechanism shall be established that is based primarily on the license certificate and combines the license certificate with online public announcement (the scope of products approved for production and sale). Where an enterprise needs written proof of the scope of products approved for production and sale, it may print it itself online.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/
IV. Simplify the Review Procedure for Enterprises Adding New Products (Additional Items)文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/
Where an enterprise adds a new food unit and the licensing conditions such as production processes, equipment, and facilities have not changed, it may apply for exemption from on-site review. The license certificate already obtained by the enterprise shall not be changed.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/
V. Improve the Rectification Acceptance Method for Enterprise Production Conditions文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/
Adjust the current method of conducting re-inspection and acceptance of enterprise rectification items during the licensing approval process before issuing the license. Within one month after the enterprise obtains certification, the regulatory department responsible for approval work within its jurisdiction shall organize acceptance inspection. The acceptance work shall be carried out simultaneously with the post-certification review inspection of the enterprise.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/
VI. Fully Implement Electronic License Certificates文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/
Establish a license certificate system based primarily on electronic certificates and supplemented by paper certificates. Enterprises shall obtain electronic certificates through the method of “instant notification by the electronic system and enterprise download online at any time.” That is, after the licensing decision is made, the licensing management system shall immediately send a mobile phone text message notification to the enterprise's handling personnel, and the enterprise may log in to the official website of the Liaoning Provincial Food and Drug Administration to download the electronic certificate on its own. Where an enterprise does not have the conditions for internet access, it may download the certificate on-site or at the nearest food and drug regulatory department at any level (including township regulatory agencies), without restriction by administrative divisions; electronic certificates and paper certificates shall have the same legal effect.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/
VII. Fully Implement Independent Printing of Paper Certificates by Enterprises文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/
Stop implementing the certificate issuance method of ”printing blank certificates by higher-level departments, transmitting certificates level by level, printing certificates, signing and sealing, notifying enterprises, and enterprises collecting certificates from the approval department.“ Enterprises shall obtain paper certificates through the independent printing method of ”instant notification by the electronic system and enterprise printing online at any time“ (the ”three-step" printing method). According to the principle of voluntariness, enterprises may print and obtain paper certificates in the same manner as obtaining electronic certificates, or may directly print from the downloaded electronic certificate. Ordinary printers and ordinary printing paper (A4 size) shall be used for printing paper certificates. Certificates printed independently by enterprises and certificates printed by food and drug regulatory departments shall have the same legal effect.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/
VIII. Strengthen Online Public Announcement of Food Production Licensing Information文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/
Establish an online public announcement system for food production licensing information in Liaoning Province (located on the official website of the Provincial Food and Drug Administration). Promptly announce the original electronic certificates of certified enterprises and other licensing information; announce in a timely manner the scope of products approved for production and sale by enterprises; and announce in a timely manner the review and acceptance status of enterprise rectification items concerning production conditions. The general public may at any time consult relevant information on enterprise production licensing through this system or by scanning QR codes with mobile phones. Strengthen credit constraints on enterprises. Where an enterprise conceals true circumstances or commits fraud in its own online public announcement, it shall be dealt with according to law, publicly exposed, and reported to relevant departments.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/
IX. Reduce the Time Limit for Licensing Approval
By implementing the “Integration of Multiple Certificates into One,” adjusting licensing inspection, improving electronic certificates, strengthening enterprise credit constraints, and other methods, further simplify approval matters and improve approval efficiency, compressing the licensing approval time limit from the current 60 working days to 20 working days.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/
X. Strengthen the Effective Connection Between the Certification Process and Post-Certification Supervision文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/
Strengthen the effective connection between the certification process and post-certification supervision. Within one month after the enterprise obtains certification (including certificate renewal), the regulatory department responsible for approval work shall organize a review inspection of the enterprise: inspect the acceptance status of enterprise rectification of production conditions; randomly inspect ex-factory inspection reports of other products; and conduct supervisory sampling inspections of products as appropriate. Where rectification is unqualified or sampling inspection results are unqualified, the enterprise shall be dealt with seriously according to law and publicly announced to society through the online public announcement system. Within one year after the enterprise obtains certification, provincial, municipal, and county regulatory departments shall conduct random inspections of its marketed products. Where an enterprise has been certified for more than one year, municipal and county regulatory departments shall include it in the regulatory plan of their region and implement routine supervision.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/
This announcement shall take effect as of May 15, 2015.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/
Liaoning Provincial Food and Drug Administration
May 5, 2015文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11531/