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| 【名称】 Regulations for the Implementation of the Law of t he People's Re-public of China on Import and Export Commodity I
 nspection
 
 【题注】 (Approved by the State Council on October 7, 1992
 Promulgated bythe State Administration of Import and Export
 Commodity Inspection onOctober 23, 1992)
 
 【章名】 Whole Doc.
 
 【章名】 Chapter 1 General ProvisionsArticle 1
 
 These Regulations are formulated in the light of the Law
 of thePeople's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodi
 ty Inspection(hereinafter referred to as the Law of Commodity In
 spection).Article 2
 
 The State Administration of Import and Export Commodity Insp
 ection ofthe People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred
 to as the StateAdministration of Commodity Inspection) s
 hall be in charge of theinspection work of import and exp
 ort commodities across the country.Article 3
 
 The import and export commodity inspection bureaus and their
 branches(hereinafter referred to as the commodity inspection au
 thorities) set upby the State Administration of Commodity In
 spection in the provinces,autonomous regions and municipal
 ities directly under the CentralGovernment, as well as at
 ports and concentrating and distribution centersof import and e
 xport commodities in the regions under their jurisdiction.The c
 ommodity inspection authorities are held responsible for inspe
 ctionand surveying of the import and export commodities, admi
 nistration andsupervision over the quality and inspection work
 of import and exportcommodities.Article 4
 
 In the light of the need in the development of foreign tr
 ade, theState Administration of Commodity Inspection shall work
 out, adjust andpublish a "List of Import and Export Commodi
 ties Subject to CompulsoryInspection Enforced by the Commodit
 y Inspection Authorities" (hereinafterreferred to as the List
 of Commodities) for those commodities whichinvolve public
 interest.Article 5
 
 The compulsory inspection on imports and exports by the
 commodityinspection authorities or inspections agencies designa
 ted by the StateAdministration of Commodity Inspection or com
 modity inspection authoritiescovers:
 
 (1) inspection of import and export commodities included in
 the Listof Commodities;
 
 (2) sanitary inspection on the foods for export;
 
 (3) testing and inspection on the performance and employment
 of thepackages a nd containers for the outbound dangerous goo
 ds;
 
 (4) suitability inspection on the vessels' holds, contai
 ners andother means of transportation for carrying the outbound
 perishable foodsand frozen goods;
 
 (5) inspection of imports and exports to be conducted
 by thecommodity inspection authorities according to rele
 vant internationaltreaties; and
 
 (6) inspection of imports and exports to be carried out
 by thecommodity inspection authorities as stipulated in
 other laws andadministrative rules and regulations.Article
 6
 
 Sanitary inspection of imported and exported medicine, calib
 ration ofweighing and measuring instruments, supervision and
 inspection on thesafety of imported and exported boilers and p
 ressure vessels, survey ofthe ships (including offshore platf
 orm, main equipment and materials forthe ships) and containers
 in the light of relevant rules and regulations,inspection on f
 light safety and fitness of the aeroplanes (including theplane
 's engine and equipment) and safety inspection on nuclear equi
 pmentare to be undertaken by other inspection organizations acc
 ording to theprovisions of relevant laws and administrative
 rules and regulations.Article 7
 
 The commodity inspection authorities may conduct random insp
 ection ofand exercise supervision and control over the im
 port and exportcommodities other than those subject to compu
 lsory inspection. With regardto the import and export commo
 dities other than those subject tocompulsory inspection for
 which the commodity inspection authorities shallissue inspectio
 n certificates as provided for in the foreign tradecontr
 act or as applied for by the receivers and consignors of
 thecommodities, the commodity inspection authorities sh
 all undertakeinspection accordingly.Article 8
 
 Samples of imports and exports, gifts, non- trade exhibits a
 nd othernon-trade goods may be exempted from inspection,
 unless otherwisestipulated by the State or specified in the f
 oreign trade contract.
 
 Those import and export commodity inspection authorities, o
 r havingbeen certified with regard to their quality by relevant
 foreign agenciesaccredited by the State Administration of C
 ommodity Inspection may beexempted from inspection upon appli
 cation by the receivers, consignors ormanufacturers of the good
 s and subject to the approval of the StateAdministration
 of Commodity Inspection.
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