Measures for the Metrological Supervision and Administration of Quantitatively Packed Commodities

Measures for the Metrological Supervision and Administration of Quantitatively Packed Commodities

Order of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine [2005] No.75

May 30, 2005

The Measures for the Metrological Supervision and Administration of Quantitatively Packed Commodities, which were deliberated and adopted at the executive meeting of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on May 16, 2005, are hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of January 1, 2006. The Provisions on the Metrological Supervision of Quantitatively Packed Commodities as promulgated by the former StateAdministration of Technical Supervision (No.43 of the State Administration of Technical Supervision) shall be simultaneously repealed.

Li Changjiang, Director

Measures for the Metrological Supervision and Administration of Quantitatively Packed Commodities
　
Article 1 These Measures are formulated pursuant to the Metrology Law of the People's Republic of China and by reference to the prevailing international practices for the purpose of protecting the lawful rights and interests of consumers, producers and sellers and regulating the metrological supervision and administration of quantitatively packed commodities.
　
Article 2 The production and selling of quantitatively packed commodities and the metrological supervision and administration of quantitatively packed commodities carried out within the territory of the People's Republic of China shall be governed by these Measures.
The term "quantitatively packed commodities" as mentioned in these Measures refers to those pre-packed commodities with uniform quality, volume, length, acreage, numbering label and other marks within a certain quantitative scope for the purpose of selling.
　
Article 3 The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine shall conduct uniform supervision and administration of the work relating to the measurement of quantitatively packed commodities across the country.
The local quality and technical supervision departments at or above the county level shall conduct supervision and administration of the work relating to the measurement of quantitatively packed commodities within their own jurisdictions.

Article 4 A producer or seller of quantitatively packed commodities shall strengthen metrological administration, have the metrological inspection equipment corresponding to the production of quantitatively packed commodities, and ensure that the quantitatively packed commodities produced or sold are consistent with these Measures.

Article 5 A producer or seller of quantitatively packed commodities shall correctly and clearly indicate the net contents of the quantitatively packed commodities at prominent places of the commodity packages.
The label of net content shall be composed by the net content (Chinese), number and statutory measurement unit (or numbering unit expressed in Chinese language).
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