The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ("MIIT") has recently drafted and issued the Administrative Measures for Entry Licensing for On-Road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products (Draft for Comment) (the "Draft for Comment") for public consultation by May 18, 2018.
The Draft for Comment, comprised of 44 articles in eight chapters, provides for the application for the license to qualify as an on-road motor vehicle manufacturer and manufacture automobile products, acceptance and examination of the application, decision-making, supervision and inspection, legal liability, etc. The Draft for Comment slashes the accessible categories of enterprises and products, optimizes administrative procedures for entry licensing, shortens the period of examination and approval, requests less materials, and streamlines documents relating to licensing administration. Moreover, the Draft for Comment calls for promoting the management of automobile product portfolios and encouraging enterprises to apply for product entry by the series of automobile products. Furthermore, the Draft for Comment optimizes procedures for alterations to the licensing, providing that alterations to non-technical licensed items will be subject to administration by record-filing; also, testing procedures are optimized as well, and conglomerates will be allowed to conduct tests of products on their own on a pilot basis.