China – Three Important Provisions Published by the State Administration for Market Regulation

Vol. 1123 | 10 Dec 2019

China’s State Administration for Market regulation released three important notices on November 26^th and 30th, 2019, the key information is as follows:

• “The interim measures for the management of product quality supervision and spot checks” will come into effect on January 1^st, 2020. The No. 133^rd measure published by the former General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), the No. 61^st and No. 85th measure published by the former State Administration for Industry & Commerce (SAIC) shall be abolished simultaneously.
• “The interim provisions on the administration of recall of consumer goods” will come into effect on January 1st, 2020. The No. 101^st about the “The provisions on recall of children's toys” published by the former General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) shall be abolished.
• “The interim measures for handling complaints and reports concerning market supervision and administration” will come into effect on January 1^st, 2020. The No. 51^st measure published by the former Bureaus of Quality and Technical Supervision (QTS), the No. 62^nd published by the former State Administration for Industry & Commerce (SAIC) and the No. 21^st published by the former State Food and Drug Administration shall be abolished.

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