In accordance with laws and regulations such as the Product Quality Certification Law of the People's Republic of China and the Certification Regulations of the People's Republic of China accreditation, in order to further tighten the use of the national organic product certification mark and make it easier for the public and relevant regulatory departments to query and identify organic products and their marks, cnca officially launched the national organic product certification mark record-filing management system (hereinafter referred to as the record-filing system) on March 1, 2012. The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11369/
1. Use of Logos文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11369/
From 1 March 2012, organic product manufacturing enterprises shall affix the national organic product certification logo (including the organic conversion product certification logo) along with its unique code (organic code), and the name or logo of the certification body, on the organic products sold or on the smallest retail packaging of the products. Products for which the old version of the organic product certification logo has been obtained from a certification body or product packaging printed with the old version of the organic product certification logo prior to 1 March 2012 shall be used up by 1 July 2012.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11369/
Organic product certification bodies and production enterprises must take effective measures to ensure that the organic product certification mark is only used within the product scope and quantity limited by certificate, and it is strictly prohibited to carry out secondary repacking, attaching labels and other activities in places outside the scope covered by certificate.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11369/
After 1 March 2012, organic conversion products produced within one year by production units that have newly obtained the certificate organic conversion product status can only be sold as conventional products, and the organic conversion product certification mark and related text descriptions must not be used.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11369/
2. Information Reporting文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11369/
Each organic product certification body shall, in accordance with the requirements of the Guidelines for Data Submission Work of Certification Bodies in 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 cnca for filing.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11369/
Before issuing organic product certification marks to organic product production enterprises, each organic product certification body must transmit the information regarding the issuance of the certification marks to the filing system. Each body shall establish electronic ledgers of filing information or corresponding information systems to effectively manage the issuance and use of organic product certification marks, ensuring that every certification mark issued by the body can be traced from the market back to each corresponding certificate, product, and production enterprise, thereby achieving traceable information, tamper-evident identification, and controllable quantities.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11369/
3. Public enquiry文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11369/
Consumers can enter the organic code on their product in the organic code query section of the China Food and Agricultural Product Certification Information System (food.cnca.cn) to check the basic information of the certified product corresponding to the organic product certification mark.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11369/
If consumers have any questions regarding the search results, they can contact the corresponding certification body for verification based on the prompt information provided by the filing system, or call 12365 to report or lodge a complaint.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11369/
4. Supervision and Management文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11369/
Local certification regulatory authorities shall strengthen supervision over the use of organic product certification marks. For the counterfeiting, fraudulent use, use beyond the expiration date, or use of certification marks beyond their scope, they shall be dealt with in accordance with laws and regulations such as the Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China and the Certification accreditation Regulations of the People's Republic of China. For failure to use the organic product certification marks in accordance with regulations or for non-standard use, they shall promptly notify the issuing certification body to suspend or withdraw the certificate in accordance with the certification rules, and inform the relevant sales units.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11369/
Certification bodies shall conduct regular or random market sampling to verify the legal and standardised use of organic product certification marks by organic product production enterprises. For those who use certification marks in violation of regulations, the certificate shall be promptly suspended or revoked; in serious cases, it shall be promptly reported to the local certification regulatory authorities.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11369/
29th February 2012文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11369/