Decision of the State Administration for Market Regulation on Amending and Repealing Certain Departmental Rules
(Promulgated by Order No. 61 of the State Administration for Market Regulation on September 29, 2022, effective as of November 1, 2022)
In order to further advance the reform of streamlining administration, delegating powers, combining decentralization with management, and optimizing services, reduce unreasonable penalty matters set by rules, enhance the systematicness, standardization, and coordination of departmental rules, and ensure that administrative organs perform their duties in accordance with the law, the State Administration for Market Regulation decides to amend the Measures for the Administration of Organic Product Certification (promulgated by Order No. 155 of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on November 15, 2013).
This Decision shall take effect as of November 1, 2022.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/19478/
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(1) In Article 4, Paragraph 1, “Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the CNCA)” is amended to “State Administration for Market Regulation”; Article 4, Paragraph 2 is amended to: “Local market regulatory authorities shall be responsible for the supervision and administration of organic product certification activities within their respective jurisdictions.”
(2) In Article 5, Article 6, Article 7, Article 9, Article 17, Article 18, Article 19, Article 20, Article 24, Article 25, Article 33, Article 37, Article 40, Article 51, and Article 56, “CNCA” is amended to “State Administration for Market Regulation”; in Article 62, “General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine” is amended to “State Administration for Market Regulation”; in Article 39, Article 40, Article 47, Article 48, Article 50, Article 53, and Article 56, “local certification regulatory authorities” is amended to “local market regulatory authorities at or above the county level”; in Article 31 and Article 43, “certification regulatory authorities” is amended to “market regulatory authorities”; in Article 46, “CNCA or local certification regulatory authorities” is amended to “market regulatory authorities.”Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/19478/
(3) Article 23 and Article 57 are deleted.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/19478/
(4) Article 38 is amended to: “Local market regulatory authorities at or above the county level shall, in accordance with the law, conduct supervision and inspection of organic product certification activities within their respective jurisdictions, and investigate and deal with illegal acts in the production, processing, and sale of certified organic products.”Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/19478/
(5) Article 45 is amended to: “Where a certification client has objections to the certification conclusion or handling decision of a certification body, it may file an appeal with the certification body.”Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/19478/
(6) Article 49, Article 52, and Article 55 are deleted.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/19478/
(7) In Article 54, “be punished in accordance with Article 60 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Certification and Accreditation” is amended to “be punished in accordance with Article 59 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Certification and Accreditation.”Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/19478/