Law of the People's Republic of China on Imported and Exported Commodities Inspection (Amended in April 2018)
Law of the People's Republic of China on Imported and Exported Commodities Inspection (Amended in April 2018)
Law of the People's Republic of China on Imported and Exported Commodities Inspection (Amended in April 2018)
Order of the President of the People's Republic of China No. 6
April 27, 2018
(Adopted at the 6th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress and promulgated by Order of the President No. 14 on February 21, 1989, amended for the first time in accordance with the Decision on Amending the Law of the People's Republic of China on Imported and Exported Commodities Inspection adopted at the 27th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress on April 28, 2002;amended for the second time according to Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Amending 12 Laws including the Cultural Relics Protection Law of the People's Republic of China at the 3rd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress on June 29, 2013; and amended for the third time according to the Decision on Revising Six Laws including the Frontier Health and Quarantine Law of the People's Republic of China adopted at the second session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress on April 27, 2018)
Table of Contents
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Inspection of Import Commodities
Chapter III Inspection of Export Commodities
Chapter IV Supervision
Chapter V Legal Responsibility
Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 This Law is enacted with a view to improving the inspection of import and export commodities, regulating inspection of imported and exported commodities, protecting public interests and the legitimate rights and interests of the parties involved in foreign trade, and promoting the smooth development of China's economic and trade relations with other countries.
Article 2 The State Council shall establish an administration for imported and exported commodities inspection (hereinafter referred to as the State administration for commodity inspection, in short), which shall be in charge of the inspection of import and export commodities throughout the country. The local imported and exported commodities inspection authorities set up by the State administration for commodity inspection (hereinafter referred to as the commodity inspection authorities, in short) shall be responsible for the inspection of import and export commodities within the regions under their jurisdiction.
Article 3 The commodity inspection authorities and the inspection bodies permitted by the State administration for commodity inspection shall, in accordance with law, perform the inspection of import and export commodities.
Article 4 The import and export commodities shall be inspected in adherence to the principles of protecting human health and safety, animal and plant life and health, and the environment; preventing deceptive practices and preserving security of the State. The State administration for commodity inspection shall compile and readjust the catalogue of import and export commodities subject to compulsory inspection (hereinafter referred to as the Catalogue, in short) and publish it for implementation.
Article 5 The inspection of the import and export commodities which are listed in the Catalogue shall be conducted by the commodity inspection authorities. No import commodities specified in the preceding paragraph that are not inspected may be said or used; and no commodities specified in the preceding paragraph that fail to pass the inspection may be exported. Among the import and export commodities specified in the first paragraph of this Article, those that meet the requirements for exemption from inspection, as prescribed by the State, may be exempted from inspection, if the consignee or consignor files an application and the application is approved by the State administration for commodity inspection after examination.
Article 6 By compulsory inspection of import and export commodities is meant the conformity assessment as to whether the import and export commodities included by decision in the Catalogue meet the compulsory requirements of the technical regulations of the State.
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Order of the President of the People's Republic of China No. 6
April 27, 2018
(Adopted at the 6th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress and promulgated by Order of the President No. 14 on February 21, 1989, amended for the first time in accordance with the Decision on Amending the Law of the People's Republic of China on Imported and Exported Commodities Inspection adopted at the 27th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress on April 28, 2002;amended for the second time according to Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Amending 12 Laws including the Cultural Relics Protection Law of the People's Republic of China at the 3rd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress on June 29, 2013; and amended for the third time according to the Decision on Revising Six Laws including the Frontier Health and Quarantine Law of the People's Republic of China adopted at the second session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress on April 27, 2018)
Table of Contents
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Inspection of Import Commodities
Chapter III Inspection of Export Commodities
Chapter IV Supervision
Chapter V Legal Responsibility
Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 This Law is enacted with a view to improving the inspection of import and export commodities, regulating inspection of imported and exported commodities, protecting public interests and the legitimate rights and interests of the parties involved in foreign trade, and promoting the smooth development of China's economic and trade relations with other countries.
Article 2 The State Council shall establish an administration for imported and exported commodities inspection (hereinafter referred to as the State administration for commodity inspection, in short), which shall be in charge of the inspection of import and export commodities throughout the country. The local imported and exported commodities inspection authorities set up by the State administration for commodity inspection (hereinafter referred to as the commodity inspection authorities, in short) shall be responsible for the inspection of import and export commodities within the regions under their jurisdiction.
Article 3 The commodity inspection authorities and the inspection bodies permitted by the State administration for commodity inspection shall, in accordance with law, perform the inspection of import and export commodities.
Article 4 The import and export commodities shall be inspected in adherence to the principles of protecting human health and safety, animal and plant life and health, and the environment; preventing deceptive practices and preserving security of the State. The State administration for commodity inspection shall compile and readjust the catalogue of import and export commodities subject to compulsory inspection (hereinafter referred to as the Catalogue, in short) and publish it for implementation.
Article 5 The inspection of the import and export commodities which are listed in the Catalogue shall be conducted by the commodity inspection authorities. No import commodities specified in the preceding paragraph that are not inspected may be said or used; and no commodities specified in the preceding paragraph that fail to pass the inspection may be exported. Among the import and export commodities specified in the first paragraph of this Article, those that meet the requirements for exemption from inspection, as prescribed by the State, may be exempted from inspection, if the consignee or consignor files an application and the application is approved by the State administration for commodity inspection after examination.
Article 6 By compulsory inspection of import and export commodities is meant the conformity assessment as to whether the import and export commodities included by decision in the Catalogue meet the compulsory requirements of the technical regulations of the State.
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