The General Office of the State Administration for Market Regulation ("SAMR") has recently distributed the Circular on Issuing the Standard Formats of Food Production Licensing Documents and Food Production Licenses (the "Circular").
The Circular involves nine documents, including the Application Form for Food Production License, the Notice of Acceptance of Application for Food Production License, the Notice of Dismissal of Application for Food Production License, the Notice of On-site Inspections for Food Production Licensing, the Decision on Granting Food Production License, and the Decision on Not Granting Food Production License. The Application Form for Food Production License, for example, displays the license category, items under application, name of the applicant, date of application, and representations. Subsequently, the applicant needs to fill out six forms which are Applicant's Basic Information, Product Information Sheet, Main Equipment and Facilities for Food Production, Food Safety Professionals and Food Safety Managers, List of Food Safety Management Rules, and List of Other Application Materials for Food Production Licensing.