In accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations such as the Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China and the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Certification and Accreditation, and in order to further strictly regulate the use of the national organic product certification mark and 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:บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11369/
I. Use of the MarkบทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/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), and the name or logo of the certification body, on the organic products sold or on the smallest sales packaging of the products. For those that had already obtained the old-version organic product certification mark from certification bodies or had already printed product packaging bearing the old-version organic product certification mark before March 1, 2012, such marks and packaging shall be used up before July 1, 2012.บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/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.บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/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 the Organic Conversion Product Certification Mark and related textual descriptions shall not be used.บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11369/
II. Information SubmissionบทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11369/
Each organic product certification body shall, in accordance with the requirements of the Guidelines for Data Submission Work by Certification Bodies under the National Organic Product Certification Mark Filing Management System, formulate its own national organic product certification mark management plan and submit it to the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China for filing.บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11369/
Each organic product certification body shall, before issuing organic product certification marks to organic product manufacturers, transmit the issuance information of organic product certification marks 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 organic product certification marks, 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 traceable information, anti-counterfeiting identification, and controllable quantity.บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11369/
III. Public InquiryบทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/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.บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/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.บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11369/
IV. Supervision and AdministrationบทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11369/
Local certification regulatory authorities shall strengthen supervision over the use of organic product certification marks. For forgery, fraudulent use, use beyond the expiration date, or use beyond the authorized scope of certification marks, they shall handle the matter in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations such as the Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China and the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Certification and Accreditation. For failure to use or non-standard use of organic product certification marks 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.บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11369/
Each certification body shall conduct regular or irregular market sampling to verify the lawful and standardized use of organic product certification marks by organic product manufacturers. For illegal use of certification marks, it shall promptly suspend or revoke the certification certificate; in serious circumstances, it shall promptly report to the local certification regulatory authorities.บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11369/
February 29, 2012บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11369/