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 and approval system are hereby announced as follows:บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11531/
I. Implement the “Integration of Multiple Certificates into One”
The current method of issuing license certificates by product category, under which enterprises producing multiple categories of products are required to apply for multiple certificates, shall be adjusted to approval and certification by production entity, with a single license certificate uniformly issued to the same production enterprise. For newly established enterprises simultaneously applying for multiple certificates, a one-time review and one-time certificate issuance shall be implemented.บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11531/
II. Adjust Licensing InspectionบทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11531/
Simplify the licensing inspection for newly established enterprises. The current method, under which enterprises separately apply during the licensing and approval process and the approval department separately organizes licensing inspections, shall be adjusted to the method of “independent inspection by the enterprise, self-declaration (before the products are placed on the market after obtaining certification), and online public announcement.” Cancel the licensing inspection for certificate renewal enterprises. Unless otherwise provided by the State, the designation of licensing inspection institutions shall be cancelled, and enterprises may independently entrust qualified institutions to carry out licensing inspections.บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11531/
III. Cancel the Supplementary Page of the LicenseบทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11531/
Cancel the supplementary page of the food production license; establish a production licensing certification mechanism 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). If an enterprise needs written proof of the scope of products approved for production and sale, it may print it itself online.บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11531/
IV. Simplify the Review Procedure for Enterprises Adding New Products (Additional Items)บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11531/
If 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 modified.บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11531/
V. Improve the Rectification Acceptance Method for Enterprise Production ConditionsบทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11531/
Adjust the current method of conducting re-inspection and acceptance of enterprise rectification items during the licensing and approval process before issuing the license. Implement a method whereby within 1 month after the enterprise obtains certification, the regulatory department responsible for approval work within its jurisdiction shall organize acceptance. The acceptance work shall be carried out simultaneously with the post-certification review inspection of the enterprise.บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11531/
VI. Fully Implement Electronic License CertificatesบทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/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 online download by the enterprise 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. If an enterprise does not have internet access conditions, it may download the certificate locally 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 have the same legal effect.บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11531/
VII. Fully Implement Independent Printing of Paper Certificates by EnterprisesบทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11531/
Stop implementing the certificate issuance method of ”blank certificates printed by higher-level departments, certificates transmitted level by level, certificates printed, signatures and seals affixed, enterprises notified, 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 online printing by the enterprise 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 independently printed by enterprises and certificates printed by food and drug regulatory departments have the same legal effect.บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11531/
VIII. Strengthen Online Public Announcement of Food Production Licensing InformationบทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/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). Immediately announce the original electronic certificates of certified enterprises and other licensing information; timely announce the scope of products approved for production and sale by enterprises; timely announce the re-inspection and acceptance status of enterprise rectification items concerning production conditions. The general public may at any time consult the relevant circumstances of an enterprise's production license through this system or by scanning the QR code with a mobile phone. Strengthen credit constraints on enterprises. If an enterprise conceals the true situation or commits fraud in its own online public announcement, it shall be dealt with according to law, publicly exposed, and reported to relevant departments.บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11531/
IX. Reduce the Time Limit for Licensing Approval
By implementing the “Integration of Multiple Certificates into One,” adjusting licensing inspections, 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.บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11531/
X. Strengthen the Effective Connection Between the Certification Process and Post-Certification SupervisionบทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11531/
Strengthen the effective connection between the certification process and post-certification supervision. Within 1 month after an 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 rectification of the enterprise's production conditions; spot-check the factory inspection reports of other products; and conduct supervisory sampling inspections of products as appropriate. If rectification is unqualified or sampling inspection results are unqualified, they shall be dealt with seriously according to law and publicly announced to society through the online public announcement system. Within one year after an enterprise obtains certification, the provincial, municipal, and county regulatory departments shall conduct random spot checks on the products it has placed on the market. If an enterprise has been certified for more than one year, the municipal and county regulatory departments shall incorporate it into the regulatory plan of the region and implement routine supervision.บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11531/
This Announcement shall come into force as of May 15, 2015.บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11531/
Liaoning Provincial Food and Drug Administration
May 5, 2015บทความมาจากFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/th/11531/