State General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Order of the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine No. 57 The Regulation on the Urgent Handling of the Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine of Frontier and Port Public Health Emergencies was State General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine November 7th, 2003 Regulation on the Urgent Handling of the Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine of Frontier and Port Public Health Emergencies Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to effectively prevent, lessen, control and eliminate the harm of public health emergencies in good time, to safeguard the Article 2 “Public health emergencies” as mentioned in the present Regulation (hereinafter referred to as “emergencies”) refers to the outbreak (1) Rat plague, cholera, yellow fever, inhalational anthrax, severe acute respiratory syndrome; (2) The outbreak or prevailing of a contagious disease in Categories B and C in rather large scale, or the situation that several persons (3) The occurrence of the epidemic situation of a rare disease or a disease that the state has ever declared eliminated; (4) Loss of a contagious disease bacteria or virus spawns; (5) The occurrence of a colonial disease with similar clinical features of unknown cause which is spreading or may spread; (6) 10 persons or more are poisoned or die of poison; (7) Emergencies taking place at home or abroad that may endanger the frontiers and ports. Article 3 The present Regulation shall apply to the urgent handling of the emergencies in relation to the frontiers, ports, persons on entry Article 4 In the urgent handling of the entry-exit inspection and quarantine of a frontier and port emergency, one shall comply with the policy Article 5 Inspection and quarantine institutions at all levels shall commend and award the persons who make outstanding contributions in the Chapter II Organization and Control Article 6 The State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (hereinafter referred to as the SAQSIQ), the entry-exit Article 7 The SAQSIQ shall coordinate and control the overall command body for urgent handling of the entry-exit inspection and quarantine of (1) Studying and formulating the plan on the urgent handling of the entry-exit inspection and quarantine of frontier and port emergencies; (2) Commanding and coordinating the inspection and quarantine institutions to earnestly perform in the urgent handling of the entry-exit (3) Checking and guiding the performances of the inspection and quarantine institutions in the urgent handling of the emergencies, and (4) Coordinating the relationship between it and the relevant administrative departments of the state, and establishing necessary urgent (5) Making collection, arrangement, analysis and reporting to the higher level the relevant information and the variations of the situation, (6) Encouraging, supporting, and coordinating to carry out international communication and cooperation of relevant technologies concerning The SAQSIQ shall establish an expert consultation team for the urgent handling of entry-exit inspection and quarantine of frontier Article 8 An inspection and quarantine bureau directly under the SAQSIQ shall be liable for the urgent handling of the entry-exit inspection (1) Organizing and implementing the emergency plan on the handling of the entry-exit inspection and quarantine of frontier and port emergencies (2) Mobilizing the force and resources of the inspection and quarantine institutions within its administrative area, and implementing (3) Reporting the urgent handling information to the SAQSIQ in good time and putting forward work proposals; (4) Coordinating the relationship with the local people’s government and its administrative department of health, the administrative department An inspection and quarantine bureau directly under the SAQSIQ shall establish a professional technical institution for the urgent Article 9 A branch shall perform the following functions: (1) Organizing and establishing an on-the-spot command department for the urgent handling of entry-exit inspection and quarantine of emergencies, (2) Implementing urgent measures on the spot in conjunction with the professional technical institution of the entry-exit inspection and (3) Strengthening the communication and cooperation between it and the local people’s government and other relevant departments. Chapter III Preparations for Emergencies Article 10 The SAQSIQ shall formulate the national plan for the handling of entry-exit inspection and quarantine of frontier and port emergencies In light of the national plan for the handling of entry-exit inspection and quarantine of frontier and port emergencies, the inspection Article 11 The inspection and quarantine institutions of all levels shall implement regular trainings of relevant urgent treatment skills of Article 12 The inspection and quarantine institutions of all levels shall, in accordance with the requirements of the plan on the urgent handling Article 13 The inspection and quarantine institutions shall carry out the publicity education of handling emergencies, and shall strengthen the Chapter IV Report and Notice Article 14 The SAQSIQ shall formulate rules on the urgent handling of entry-exit inspection and quarantine of port and frontier emergencies, When either circumstance as listed in Article 2 of the present Regulation occurs, the inspection and quarantine bureau directly under With regard to any emergency that may result in serious social consequences, the SAQSIQ shall report to the State Council in good Article 15 An inspection and quarantine branch shall, when it learns of the occurrence of either circumstance as listed in Article 2 of the Article 16 The SAQSIQ and the inspection and quarantine institutions shall designate special persons to take charge of the communication of information Article 17 Any relevant frontier and port entity and individual shall, where it / he finds either circumstance as listed in Article 2 of the Article 18 An inspection and quarantine institution that receives a report shall, according to the present Regulation, assign persons to investigate Article 19 The SAQSIQ shall inform the relevant departments of the State Council and the inspection and quarantine bureaus directly under the After having received a notice, each inspection and quarantine institution directly under the SAQSIQ shall notify the relevant branches Article 20 The SAQSIQ shall establish a fast response information network system for the pre-warning of risks of entry-exit inspection and quarantine The inspection and quarantine institutions of all levels shall be liable for reporting the emergencies found by them to the higher Chapter V Urgent Handling Article 21 When an emergency occurs, the following on-the-spot urgent control measures shall be taken by the inspection and quarantine institution (1) Conducting temporary control on the spot, and controlling the entry and exit of persons; under the serious epidemic situation suspected (2) Conducting medical observation or temporary isolated check-up on the relevant persons on the spot; (3) Taking control measures on the means of transport, cargos, containers, luggage and post parcels on entry or exit, to bar any transference; (4) Sealing up and preserving the equipment, materials and articles that may cause an emergency or the spread of an emergency, (5) Taking urgent health measures. Article 22 An inspection and quarantine institutions shall organize experts to make epidemiological investigations into the emergency, conduct Article 23 The implementation of the plan on the urgent handling of entry-exit inspection and quarantine of frontier and port emergencies of Article 24 The professional technical institution for the urgent handling of entry-exit inspection and quarantine of the frontier and port emergencies Article 25 According to the need of urgent handing of an emergency, the command body for urgent handling of the entry-exit inspection and quarantine Article 26 The personnel who participate in the urgent handling of the inspection and quarantine of the frontier and port emergencies shall, Article 27 In case of finding any patient or suspected patient of a contagious disease on a means of transport, the responsible person shall As for those who have close contacts with the patients of a contagious disease on the means of transport, they shall be subject to Article 28 The inspection and quarantine institution shall conduct necessary examination and check-up on the persons under temporary medical Article 29 In the case of an emergency, the patients, suspected patients and the persons who have close contacts with the contagious patients Chapter VI Legal Liabilities Article 30 In handling the entry-exit inspection and quarantine of frontier and port emergencies, the relevant port entities or individuals under (1) Concealing or delaying the report or making false reports of emergencies to the inspection and quarantine institutions; (2) Refusing the inspection and quarantine institution to enter into the site of an emergency to take urgent measures; (3) Impeding the handling personnel of an inspection and quarantine institution to perform their duties in the form of violence or by Article 31 As for any inspection and quarantine institution that fails to exercise its duty of report in accordance with the present Regulation, Article 32 When an emergency occurs, if an inspection and quarantine institution refuses to accept the uniform command of the inspection and Article 33 When an emergency occurs, if any of the inspection and quarantine institutions fails to cooperate in the investigation by the higher Article 34 With regard to the functionaries who abuse their authorities, neglect their duties, or mal-practice for seeking private benefits in Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions Article 35 The responsibility to interpret the present Regulation shall remain with the SAQSIQ. Article 36 The present Regulation shall come into force as of the promulgation. |
State General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine
2003-11-07