1 Regulations for Compulsory Product Certification  
 
(Draft Amendment)  
 
Chapter 1 General Provisions  
 
Article 1 (Legislative Intent)  This regulation has been devised in order to standardise and improve 
the efficiency of compulsory product certification, to sa feguard national security, society and public 
interest, according to the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Certification and 
Accreditation (hereinafter referred to as Chinese Certification and Accreditation Regulations) and 
national related rules and regulations.  
 
Article 2 (Implementation Scope of Certification)  In order to protect state safety, prevent 
deceptive practices, protect human life or safety, animal or plant life or health, and the environment, 
the state specifies that products re lating to the above issues be subject to compulsory certification 
(hereinafter uniformly referred to as Compulsory Product Certification). Only after being certified 
and when displaying certification marks  may such products leave the factory and be placed on the 
market, imported or used for any commercial purposes.  
 
Article 3 (Administrative System)  The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection 
and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as State General 
Adminis tration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ)) is in charge of 
compulsory state product certification.  
 
The Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter 
referred to as State Certification  and Accreditation Administration) (CNCA) is responsible for the 
organisation and practice, supervision and management, and comprehensive coordination of the 
certification operation.  
 
The local level Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision and the loca l Entry -Exit Inspection 
and Quarantine Bureau (hereinafter uniformly referred to as Local Certification Supervision and 
Administration Department) shall, according to their respective obligations and in keeping within 
the law, within the district under the ir jurisdiction, be responsible for the supervision and inspection 
of compulsory product certification.  
 
Article 4 (Four Unifies)  With regard to products which are subject to compulsory certification, the 
state shall unify the Product Catalogue (hereinafte r referred to as the Catalogue), shall unify the 
mandatory requirement of technical standards, standards and conformity assessment procedures, as 
well as unify certification marks and standard fees.  
 
The State General Administration of Quality Supervision,  Inspection and Quarantine, the State 
Certification and Accreditation Administration and the related departments of the State Council of 
the People's Republic of China shall draw up and make any amendments to the Catalogue, which is 
promulgated by the Stat e General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine 
and the State Certification and Accreditation Administration, as well as any related authorities 
which helped implement the Catalogue.  
 
Article 5 (Mutual Recognition Rules)  The Stat e encourages the launch of equal and mutually 
beneficial international mutual recognition exercises for compulsory product certification. The 
mutual recognition exercise should be carried out within the framework of the International Mutual 2 Recognition Agr eement signed by the State Certification and Accreditation Administration or the 
related departments authorised by the State Certification and Accreditation Administration.  
 
Article 6 (Confidentiality Rules)  The organisations and their personnel that deal with the 
compulsory product certification exercise are obliged to retain the confidentiality of any technical 
or commercial secrets and production technology obtained through the certification exercise.  
 
Chapter 2 Implementation of Certification  
 
Article 7 (The primary standard of the certification, the formulation and promulgation of the 
regulations for the certification)  The primary standard on compulsory product certification shall 
be formulated and promulgate by the State General Administration of Qual ity Supervision, 
Inspection and Quarantine and the State Certification and Accreditation Administration, the 
regulations for the certification of the compulsory product (hereinafter referred to as Certification 
Regulations) shall be formulated and promulga ted by the State Certification and Accreditation 
Administration.  
 
Article 8 (Certification Model)  Certification of the compulsory product should be applicable to 
one certification model or a combination of multiple certification models, as listed below:  
 
(1) Design appraisal;  
(2) Type test;  
(3) Test or inspection samples taken from the factory;  
(4) Test or inspection samples taken from the market;  
(5) Inspection of manufacturer quality assurance system and product consistency;  
(6) Follow -up inspection on certified products.  
 
In ac cordance with the principles of science and convenience, t he choice of product certification 
model should be made on the basis of comprehensive factors such as product performance, the 
degree of possible detriment to national security, human health, the en vironment, the product life 
cycle and production, and any risks associated with the imported product.  
 
Article 9 (Implementation Rules)  The implementation rules should include the following 
guidelines:  
 
(1) Scope of applicable product;  
(2) Mandatory requirements of national standards, occupation standards and the national 
technical regulations which correspond to the applicable products;  
(3) Certification model;  
(4) Application of the principles and rules for product unit division;  
(5) Requirements for sampling and sample del ivery;  
(6) Requirements for the confirmation of key parts and components or the raw materials (when 
necessary);  
(7) Requirements for testing standards and rules (where applicable);  
(8) Requirements for factory inspection;  
(9) Requirements for follow -up inspection after ob taining a certificate;  
(10) Requirements for the validity period of the certification certificate;  
(11) Requirements for applying certification marks to certified products;  
(12) Other requirements.  
 3 Article 10 (Certification Entrusting)  The manufacturer, s eller, or importer (hereinafter uniformly 
referred to as the Applicant) of the Catalogue covered product shall entrust a certification body 
designated by the State Certification and Accreditation Administration (hereinafter referred to as 
Certification Bod y) to carry out certification regarding product manufacturing, selling or importing.  
 
In the event of entrusting other enterprises to manufacture the Catalogue covered product, either the 
entrustor or the entrusted enterprise may apply to the Certification  Body for Certification 
Entrusting.  
 
Article 11 (Supply of the certification concerned technical information)  The Applicant shall, 
according to the implementation rules on the specific product, submit relevant technical information 
to the Certification Bod y. 
 
When the seller or importer of the product acts as the Applicant, they should also submit a 
corresponding copy of the contract signed by the seller and the manufacturer or the importer and the 
manufacturer to the Certification Body.  
 
In the event of e ntrusting other enterprises to manufacture the Catalogue covered product, the 
Applicant should also submit a corresponding copy of the contract signed by the entrustor and 
entrusted enterprise to the Certification Body.  
 
Article 12 (Certification Acceptanc e) After the Certification Entrusting is accepted the 
Certification Body shall arrange product type testing and factory inspection in accordance with the 
certification rules on the specific product.  
 
Article 13 (Requirements on samples for product type te sting)  The Applicant shall ensure that 
the samples and actual product produced and supplied by it are identical; the Certification Body 
should carry out an authenticity investigation of samples provided by the Applicant.  
 
The Certification Body shall, acco rding to the requirements of the implementation rules and on the 
basis of the unique features of the product and actual situation, adopt a sample mode. For example, 
taking a sample from the factory or after the sample is sealed up on -site, the Applicant th en delivers 
the sample and a laboratory is entrusted to carry out sample type test, as designated by the State 
Certification and Accreditation Administration (hereinafter referred to as the Laboratory).  
 
Article 14 (Product Type Test)  With regard to the sa mple, the Laboratory carrying out product 
type testing shall ensure the authenticity and accuracy of the test results, and shall make a complete 
record of the entire test process, keeping it on file so as to ensure that the test process and result 
record c an be traced. The Laboratory shall cooperate with the Certification Body when carrying out 
follow -up inspections of the certified product.  
 
The Laboratory and concerned personnel shall be responsible for the content of the test report and 
the test results drawn up by them; if there is any doubt surrounding the authenticity of the sample, 
the situation should be explained to the Certification Body, and corresponding penalties should be 
imposed.  
 
Article 15 (Factory Inspection)  When factory inspection is requ ired, the Certification Body shall 
appoint a national registered certification inspector to carry out inspections of the compulsory 
product by following the implementation rules for each specified product, with regard to 
manufacturer quality assurance abil ity and the consistency of the actual product and the type -tested 4 sample, for example.  
 
The Certification Body and the certification inspectors of the compulsory product shall be 
responsible for the inspection results.  
 
Article 16 (Issue of the Certificate  for Compulsory Product Certification)  With regard to 
products that conform to the certification requirements, after the Certification Body has completed 
the product type test and factory inspection it shall, under usual circumstances, issue the certificat e 
and notify the Applicant within 90 days of the date of the receipt of acceptance.  
 
With regard to products that do not conform to certification requirements, the Certification Body 
shall notify the Applicant in writing, and explain the reason for the rej ection of the product.  
 
The Certification Body and personnel concerned shall be responsible for the certification results 
they issue.  
 
Article 17 (Follow -up Inspection after Certification)  With regard to certified products and 
manufacturers of said product s, the Certification Body shall adopt methods for testing and 
inspecting samples taken from the factory, testing and inspecting samples taken from the market, 
testing for quality assurance ability; carry out classified administration and effective follow -up 
inspections; control and verify the consistency of the certified product and type tested sample, and 
the quality assurance ability of the manufacturer to continuously conform to the certification 
requirements.  
 
Article 18 (Settlement Measures after Follo w-up Inspection) The Certification Body shall make 
a complete record of the whole follow -up inspection process, keeping it on file so as to ensure that 
the inspection process and results can be traced.  
 
With regard to products that no longer conform to the  certification requirements, the Certification 
Body shall, according to the corresponding situation, publicly suspend or cancel the product 
certification.  
 
Article 19 (Frequency of the Follow -up Inspection) The Certification Body shall, according to 
the im plementation rules of the certification regulation and on the basis of different factors such as 
safety grade, production technology, production batches, model type, product upgrade level, and 
product quality stability of the certified product, carry out c lassified follow -up inspection 
administration on certified products and related manufacturers so as to determine reasonable follow -
up inspection frequencies.  
 
Chapter 3 Certification Certificates and Certification Marks  
 
Article 20 (Principle Rules)  The St ate Certification and Accreditation Administration uniformly 
specifies the format, content of the certification certificate (hereinafter referred to as the Certificate) 
and the style and type of the certification marks (hereinafter referred to as Certifica tion Mark) for 
compulsory products.  
 
Article 21 (Information of the Certificate)  The Certificate shall contain the following basic 
information:  
 
(1) Name and address of the Applicant;  5 (2) Name and address of the product producer (manufacturer);  
(3) Name and address of  the entrusted manufacturer (where applicable);  
(4) Product name, series, specification and type;  
(5) Certification argument;  
(6) Certification model (where applicable);  
(7) Date on which Certificate granted and validity period;  
(8) Name of Certification Body that granted the  Certificate;  
(9) Serial number of the Certificate;  
(10) Other information that needs to be displayed.  
 
Article 22 (Annual Inspection of the Certificate)  The validity period of the Certificate is 5 years.  
 
On the basis of the follow -up inspection results of th e certified product and its manufacturer, the 
Certification Body should display a valid web address and a hotline phone number for the annual 
inspection on the Certificate.  
 
When the validity period of the Certificate is near expiry, the Applicant should s ubmit an extension 
application within 90 days before the certificate expiration date to continue to use it correctly.  
 
Article 23 (Consistency of displayed product mark and the contents of the Certificate)  The 
content of the certificate displayed on the ce rtified product and its sales packaging should be 
identical to the content of the Certificate itself, and should conform to relevant national 
administration rules for product symbols.  
 
Article 24 (Modification of the Certificate) Under any of the following  circumstances, the 
Applicant should submit an application to the Certification Body to apply for the modification of 
the Certificate, and the Certification Body shall make corresponding amendments according to the 
circumstances.  
 
(1) Changes to how a certifi ed product is named; the product name or type is changed leading to 
the manufacturer of the certified product, manufacturer name, and address being changed, 
after verification by the Certification Body – modify the Certificate.  
(2) Changes to the certified pro duct type, which are not related to safety property and 
electromagnetic compatibility; or reduction of the same product model of the certified 
product after verification by the Certification Body – modify the Certificate.  
(3) Changes to key components and part s, specification and type of the certified product, as 
well as its design, structure, technology and material or manufacturer for raw materials, 
which is related to the whole safety unit or electromagnetic compatibility, after verification 
by the Certifica tion Body – modify the Certificate.  
(4) The changes of the manufacturer location, production condition or the manufacturer quality 
control system of the certified product, after verification by the Certification Body – modify 
the Certificate.  
(5) Other circumstanc es – modify the Certificate.  
 
Article 25 (Prolonging the Certificate) Applicants requiring that the certification of a product be 
prolonged shall apply to the Certification Body for the prolongation of the Certificate. The 
Certification Body shall check th e consistency of the product with the original certified product and 
confirm the authentication of the original certification results applicable to the product. After quality 
confirmation, the Certification Body may agree with the request of the Applicant to issue an 
independent certificate or re -issue the Certificate.  6  
In accordance with the requirements of the implementation rules, the Certification Body may carry 
out additional product type testing or factory inspection based on variation.  
 
Article 26 (C ertificate Write -off) The Certification Body should publicly write off the certification 
under any of the following circumstances:  
 
(1) When the validity period of the Certificate is over and the Applicant has not applied for the 
Certificate to be prolonged;  
(2) Production of the certified product has ceased;  
(3) The type of the certified product is listed in the product catalogue with a national explicit 
order to eliminate or ban production of the said product;  
(4) The Applicant applied for the cancellation of the Certifi cate.  
(5) Other circumstances, according to the law, under which the Certificate should be written off.  
 
Article 27 (Certificate Suspension) Under any of the following situations, the Certification Body 
should, according to the time limit specified in the impl ementation rules, publicly suspend a 
Certificate:  
 
(1) Changes to the Certification Argument or implementation rules applicable to the product 
that cause products produced within the specified time limit to not conform to the new 
requirements;  
(2) If it is discove red during the follow -up inspection that the Applicant acts against the 
implementation rules;  
(3) If for no legitimate reason the Applicant refuses to accept follow -up inspection, or if the 
follow -up inspection reveals that the product no longer conforms to th e certification 
requirements;  
(4) The Applicant applied to suspend the Certificate;  
(5) Other circumstances, according to the law, under which the Certificate should be suspended.  
 
Article 28 (Certificate Cancelling)  Under any of the following conditions, the Cert ification Body 
shall publicly cancel the Certificate:  
 
(1) If the certified product is faulty, or the product has caused an accident;  
(2) If the follow -up inspection reveals that the certified product is not identical to the sample 
product provided by the Applican t; 
(3) If, during the Certificate suspension period, the Applicant did not adopt measures for 
reformation and consolidation, or after reformation and consolidation the product is still not 
qualified.  
(4) If the Applicant obtained the Certificate through an imprope r method such as cheating or 
bribery.  
(6) Other circumstances, according to the law, under which the Certificate should be cancelled.  
 
Article 29 (Rules for Certificate being written -off, suspended or cancelled)  With regard to 
certified products which have had  their Certificate written -off, suspended or cancelled, the 
Certification Body shall determine the product type and product range which does not conform to 
the certification requirements.  
 
From the date of writing -off or cancelling the Certificate or durin g the Certificate suspension 
period, a product which is not in line with the certification requirements must not leave the factory, 7 be marketed, imported or used for any other commercial purposes.  
 
Article 30 (Style of the Certification Mark)  The Certifica tion Mark is composed of a basic pattern 
and displays the certification type; the basic pattern is as below:  
 
 
 
 
The “CCC” in the basic pattern is the English abbreviation “China Compulsory Certification”.  
 
Article 31 (Display Rules for Mark Type)  The cer tification type should be displayed on the right -
hand side of the basic pattern of the certification mark. It is composed of first letters for the English 
name representing the certification type of the product.  
 
In accordance with the requirements of comp ulsory product certification, the State Certification and 
Accreditation Administration shall draw up specific requests concerning the displaying of 
certification types.  
 
Article 32 (Application Rules for Certification Mark)  The Applicant should set up mana gement 
rules for the use of the Certification Mark, accurately record and file the actual applied situations of 
the certification mark and, according to the implementation rules, correctly use and display the 
Certification Mark on the product and its packa ging, publicity material such as advertisements, and 
product information.  
 
Article 33 (Forbidden Rules)  No unit or individual shall forge, tamper, imposture, purchase and 
sell, or transfer the Certificate or Certification Mark.  
 
Chapter 4 Supervisory Admin istration  
 
Article 34 (Supervisory Administration on Designated Institution)  The State Certification and 
Accreditation Administration carries out annual supervisory inspection and non -regular special item 
supervisory inspections of the Certification Body, Inspection Institution and the certification, 
inspection and testing activities of the Laboratory.  
 
Article 35 (Information Report)  The Certification Body shall report information such as that 
about the Applicant of the certified product, certified product  and its manufacturer, as well as the 
writing off, suspension or cancelling of the Certificate to the State Certification and Accreditation 
Administration and Local Province Certification Supervision and Administration Department.  
 
Article 36 (Supervisory Inspection on Certified Product)  The State Certification and 
8 Accreditation Administration and the Local Certification Supervision and Administration 
Department shall adopt the method of regular and non -regular supervisory inspection of the 
certified produc t. 
 
The manufacturer, seller, importer and commercial user of the certified product is not permitted to 
refuse the supervisory inspection.  
 
The State Certification and Accreditation Administration shall set up a publication system for 
certified products an d their manufacturers, and shall publicly publish the supervisory inspection 
results.  
 
Article 37 (Supervisory Obligation of Local Certification Supervision and Administration 
Department)  The Local Certification Supervision and Administration Department sh all, according 
to related law and on the basis of its own obligations, within the district under its administration, 
carry out supervisory inspections of the compulsory product certification, investigate into and deal 
with unlawful practice accordingly.  
 
With regard to Catalogue covered products that have not left the factory or been sold, the Local 
Certification Supervision and Administration Department shall urge the manufacturer of the 
products to carry out certification procedures promptly.  
 
Article 38 (Administrative Compulsory Measures) When the Local Certification Supervision and 
Administration Department carries out supervisory inspection of compulsory product certification, 
they may legally enter the production operating site and carry out on -site i nspection, consult, 
reproduce, close down, distrain any contract concerned, receipt, account book or other information, 
close down, distrain any product which is not certified or which does not conform to the 
certification requirements.  
 
Article 39 (Recall  Rules) When the manufacturer or seller of the Catalogue covered product 
discovers the product they are producing or selling may be dangerous to human safety, may be 
damaging to human health, human life or human safety, then this information should be made  
public, and measures such as product recall should be adopted and the product should be reported to 
the quality inspection department according to related regulations.  
 
In the event that the manufacturer or seller of the Catalogue covered product does not  fulfil the 
obligations specified above, the State General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection 
and Quarantine shall start the product recall process, order the manufacturer to recall its product and 
the seller to stop selling the product.  
 
Article 40 (Entry Verification)  The Entry -Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau must carry out 
entry verification of the imported products listed in the Catalogue, must check testimonial 
documents such as the Certificate and Certification Mark, and must chec k that the goods conform to 
the Certificate. Products that do not qualify after verification shall be dealt with according to 
relevant law.  
 
Under any of the following circumstances, products are not required to go through the procedure of 
compulsory produ ct certification upon entry:  
 
(1) The articles are for foreign diplomatic and consular missions in China and international 
organisations in China, and the personal belongings of diplomatic personnel;  9 (2) The articles are for the official organisation of Hong Kong,  or Macao Special Administrative 
Region government offices in mainland China and the personal belongings of its staff 
member;  
(3) The personal belongings are carried into China from outside China in person by entry 
personnel.  
(4) The articles are gifts between gov ernments;  
(5) Other situations when, according to law, compulsory product certification procedure is not 
required.  
 
Article 41 (Exemption Rules for Compulsory Product Certification)  Under any of the following 
conditions, the producer, importer, seller or agent  of the Catalogue covered product may request 
exemption certification from their local Entry -Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, and submit 
information such as concerned testimonial, letter of guarantee for liabilities, product conformity 
declaration (i ncluding type test report), after the approval and obtaining the CCC Exemption 
Certification, after which they may then import, according to the declared purpose for use:  
 
(1) The product is for the purpose of scientific research or tests;  
(2) The imported parts a nd components are required by the production line for the purpose of 
assessing technical equipment;  
(3) The product is directly used for reasons of maintenance by the end consumer;  
(4) The equipment/parts are for the purpose of forming a complete set of production  line/ 
factory production line (office supplies are not included);  
(5) The product is only for the purpose of commercial display, and is not for sale;  
(6) The product only needs to be temporarily imported, and shall need to be returned at a later 
date (exhibit inc luded);  
(7) The target is to export all complete units while importing parts/components by using 
ordinary trade methods;  
(8) The target is to export all complete units while processing imported materials or materials 
supplied by clients;  
(9) Other circumstances under which, according to the law, compulsory products may be 
exempt from certification.  
 
Article 42 (Dealing rules on designated institution)  In the event that the Certification Body, the 
inspection institution, or the Laboratory are in one of the following sit uations, the State Certification 
and Accreditation Administration must order the institution to make improvements and consolidate 
within a certain time limit; whilst these improvements and consolidation are being made, the 
institution may not engage in com pulsory product certification, inspection, or test activities within a 
designated range:  
 
(1) If the primary regulations of certification and the procedures specified in the implementation 
rules are increased, reduced, omitted or changed;  
(2) If effective follow -up inspection of the product certified by the institution was not carried 
out, or if it is revealed that the product certified by the institution is not able to continuously 
conform to the certification requirements, but did not suspend or publicly cancel t he 
Certificate promptly;  
(3) If the certification process, inspection, and test were not recorded and filed completely, 
under serious circumstances;  
(4) If unqualified personnel were employed to deal with certification, inspection, test activities, 
under serious c ircumstances;  
(5) If no investigation was carried out with regard to the authenticity of the samples provided by 10 the Applicants;  
(6) If the certification or law enforced inspection carried out by the Local Certification 
Supervision and Administration Department is  obstructed or disturbed;  
(7) If compulsory certification is carried out on a product which is not listed in the Catalogue;  
(8) Other circumstances which act contrary to laws and regulations.  
 
Article 43 (Dissolve on Designated Institution)  At the request of inter ested parties or according to 
its authority, the State Certification and Accreditation Administration may dissolve the assignment 
of the Certification Body, the inspection institution and the Laboratory under any of the following 
situations:  
 
(1) Staff member s abuse their power, or neglect their duty to make designated decisions;  
(2) If a person acts beyond their own authority when making designated decisions;  
(3) If a person acts contrary to the law when making designation decisions;  
(4) If any assignment is given to the  Certification Institution, inspection institution and 
Laboratory which are without assignment qualification;  
(5) Under any other circumstances according to law for which the designation decisions can be 
dissolved.  
 
Article 44 (Punishment on institutions obtai ned assignment by improper methods)  If the 
Certification Body, inspection institution or Laboratory obtains its assignment by an improper 
method such as cheating or bribery, its assignment shall be publicly dissolved by the State 
Certification and Accredit ation Administration.  
 
The Certification Body, the inspection institution or the Laboratory whose assignment is dissolved, 
is not permitted to apply for any assignment within 3 years from the date of dissolution.  
 
Article 45 (Penalty Rules regarding unlawf ul practice by the national auditor of compulsory 
product certification) In the event that the personnel engaged with the practice of compulsory 
product certification issue false conclusions or fabricate false documents or records, its audit 
qualification shall be cancelled and the auditor registration department of China Certification and 
Accreditation Association shall not accept any applications registered by it within 5 years from the 
date of qualification cancellation.  
 
Article 46 (Appeal)  If an Applic ant disagrees with the certification decision of the Certification 
Body, it may appeal to the Certification Body; if an Applicant continues to disagree with the result 
of the Certification Body, they may appeal to the State Certification and Accreditation 
Administration.  
 
Article 47 (Report) With regard to any unlawful act committed during compulsory product 
certification, any unit or individual has the right to report such an act to the State Certification and 
Accreditation Administration or the Local Cert ification Supervision and Administration 
Department, which must investigate and deal with the concern promptly, without disclosing the 
identity of the reporter.  
 
Chapter 5 Punishment Regulations  
 
Article 48 (Penalty for non -certified products listed in the  Catalogue)  If any product listed in 
the Catalogue has not been through the certification process and, without authorisation, leaves the 
factory, is sold, imported or used for any commercial purposes, according to the rules specified in 11 Article 67 of the R egulations on Certification and Accreditation of China punishment must be 
enforced by the Local Certification Supervision and Administration Department.  
 
Article 49 (Penalty on certified products that do not conform to legal requirements)  Products 
listed i n the Catalogue after obtaining the Certificate, if not in accordance with legal factors, legal 
requirements to deal with any production operation activities or producing, and selling illegal 
products, according to rule 2 set out in Article 3 of The Specia l Rules of the State Council On 
Strengthening the Supervision and Management of the Safety of Food and Other Products to carry 
out punishment by the Local Certification Supervision and Administration Department.  
 
Article 50 (Penalty on unlawful behaviours in the duration of writing -off, cancelling or 
suspending of the Certificate)  Act against rule 2 of Article 29 of this regulation, during the 
writing -off, cancelling or suspending of the Certificate, if any product does not conform to the 
certification requ irements and continues to leave the factory, is sold, imported or is used for any 
commercial purposes, according to the rules specified in Article 67 of the Regulations on 
Certification and Accreditation of China penalties must be enforced by the Local Cer tification 
Supervision and Administration Department.  
 
Article 51 (Penalties for acts against exemption from compulsory certification) Fabricating 
false information to obtain a Certificate for Exemption from China Compulsory Certification by 
cheating, or a fter obtaining a Certificate for Exemption from China Compulsory Certification but 
not according to the original declared purpose for use, will result in the Certificate for Exemption 
from China Compulsory Certification being cancelled by the Entry -Exit In spection and Quarantine 
Bureau; if the product was used for selling or used for any commercial purpose, a penalty fine of 
between RMB 50,000 to RMB 100,000 shall be imposed by the Local Certification Supervision and 
Administration Department, and any illeg al income shall be seized.  
 
Article 52 (Penalty for unlawful behaviour regarding the Certificate and transfer of the 
Certification Mark)  Counterfeiting or fraudulently purchasing or selling, transferring or tampering 
with the Certificate shall be ordered t o be corrected by the Local Certification Supervision and 
Administration Department, and a penalty fine of RMB 30,000 shall be imposed.  
 
In the event that the Certification Mark is transferred, the Local Certification Supervision and 
Administration Departm ent shall order its correction and impose a fine of under RMB 30,000.  
 
Article 53 (Other unlawful behaviour)  Under any of the following circumstances, corrections 
shall be ordered by the Local Certification Supervision and Administration Department and a f ine 
of under RMB 30,000 shall be imposed.  
 
(1) Act against rule 1 specified in Article 13 of this regulation - the samples provided by the 
Applicant and the actual products are not identical;  
(2) Act against the rules specified in Article 24 of this regulation – an application to the 
Certification Institution for a Certification modification was made against the rules, then an 
act without authentication meant the Catalogue listed products left the factory, were sold, 
imported or used for any other commercial purpos e; 
(3) Act against the rules specified in Article 25 of this regulation - an application to the 
Certification Institution for a Certification expansion was made against the rules, then an act 
without authentication meant the Catalogue listed products left the factory, were sold, 
imported or used for any other commercial purpose;  
 12 Article 54 (Penalty for unlawful use with regard to Certification Mark)  Under any of the 
following circumstances, corrections shall be ordered to be made within a time limit set by the  
Local Certification Supervision and Administration Department; if the time limit expires and 
respective corrections have not been made, a penalty fine of under RMB 20,000 shall be imposed.  
 
(1) Act against the rules specified in Article 23 of this regulation - the content of the Certificate 
which is displayed on the certified product and its sales packaging are not identical with the 
content of the Certificate itself;  
(2) Act against the rules specified in Article 32 - rules for use of the Certification Mark were not 
adhered to.  
 
Article 55 (Penalties for staff members)  If the State Certification and Accreditation 
Administration and the Local Certification Supervision and Administration Department and its staff 
members abuse their respective power, neglect their du ty, or perform embezzlement and 
malpractices, discipline shall be enforced according to law; if an offence has been committed, 
criminal responsibility shall be ascertained according to law.  
 
Article 56 (Rules for other penalties) With regard to other unlaw ful conduct during compulsory 
product certification; see the rules specified in relevant law and administrative statute to carry out 
punishment.  
 
Chapter 6 Supplementary Article  
 
Article 57 (Fee collection rules)  The procedure of the compulsory product cer tification ought to 
collect fees according to relevant national rules.  
 
Article 58 (Power of interpretation)  The State General Administration of Quality Supervision, 
Inspection and Quarantine is responsible for the interpretation of this regulation.  
 
Artic le 59 (Implementation time)  This regulation comes into force from 1 July 2008. In the 
meantime, the original Regulations for Compulsory Product Certification issued on 3 December 
2001 by the State General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection a nd Quarantine is 
annulled.