General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Order of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine No.77 The Measures for the Re-inspection on Import and Export Commodities, which were deliberated and adopted at the executive meeting of Director General Li Changjiang June 1, 2005 Measures for the Re-inspection on Import and Export Commodities Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 These measures are formulated according to the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection and Article 2 If an applicant for the inspection on import and export commodities (hereafter referred to as applicant) holds objections to the inspection Article 3 The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (hereafter referred to as the GAQSIQ) shall uniformly Article 4 The principles of equity, openness and fairness shall be followed in the re-inspection process. Chapter II Application and Acceptance Article 5 If an applicant for inspection holds objections to the inspection results as made by the inspection and quarantine organ, he/it may For a same inspection result, the inspection and quarantine authority or the GAQSIQ shall only conduct the re-inspection for one time. Article 6 An applicant for re-inspection shall file an application within 15 days from the day of receipt of the inspection results as made The time limit for application may be suspended if the application for re-inspection cannot be filed due to force majeure or any other Article 7 An applicant for re-inspection shall ensure (keep) the quantity, weight and quality of commodities remaining the same as they are Article 8 An applicant for re-inspection shall fill out an application form for re-inspection (see Annex) according to the facts, provide the An applicant for re-inspection shall be responsible for the authenticity and validity of the certificates, documents and materials Article 9 The a inspection and quarantine authority or the GAQSIQ shall carry out the examination of the application for re-inspection within (1) An application for re-inspection which is accordance with these Measures shall be accepted, and a Notice on Acceptance of Re-inspection (2) If the content of an application for re-inspection or the certificates, documents and materials as attached is not complete, a Notice (3) An application for re-inspection that is not accordance with these Measures may not be accepted, and a Notice on Rejecting Re-inspection Article 10 An applicant for re-inspection shall pay re-inspection fees according to legal provisions. In case the re-inspection results as made by the inspection and quarantine authority or the GAQSIQ that accepts the re-inspection Chapter III Organization and Implementation Article 11 After the inspection and quarantine authority or the GAQSIQ accepts the re-inspection, it shall form a re-inspection team within A re-inspection team shall be composed of three or five persons. Article 12 In case an applicant for re-inspection considers that any member of the re-inspection team has interests with the re-inspection or The a inspection and quarantine authority or the GAQSIQ that accepts the re-inspection shall make a decision on approving or disapproving Article 13 The inspection and quarantine authority that makes the original inspection results shall provide the original inspection records An applicant for re-inspection shall be obligated to cooperate with the re-inspection team in the re-inspection process. Article 14 The re-inspection team shall formulate a re-inspection scheme, and organize and implement it: (1) The application form for re-inspection and the relevant certificates, documents and materials as submitted by the applicant shall (2) Examine whether the standards and methods on which the original inspection is based are correct or accordance with the relevant provisions; (3) Verify the batches, marks, serial numbers, quality, weight, quantity, package and external conditions of commodities, and the select (4) To inspect according to the operational rules; and (5) Examine and put forward the re-inspection results, and evaluate the original inspection results. Article 15 The inspection and quarantine authority or the GAQSIQ which accepts the re-inspection shall make a re-inspection conclusion within Article 16 An applicant for re-inspection that holds objections to the re-inspection conclusion may apply for the administrative reconsideration Article 17 Samples selected during the course of re-inspection shall be properly dealt with according to the relevant provisions on the inspection Article 18 Any staff in the GAQSIQ or the inspection and quarantine authority shall strictly abide by the state laws and regulations, and do Chapter IV Supplementary Provisions Article 19 In case the consignor of import commodities or the consignee of export commodities holds objections to the inspection conclusion as Article 20 The power to interpret these Measures shall remain with the GAQSIQ. Article 21 The present Measures shall come into force as of October 1, 2005, and the Measures for the Re-inspection of Import and Export Commodities |
General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine
2005-06-01