People's Republic of China Certification and Accreditation Ordinance

(Adopted at the 18th Standing Meeting of the State Council on August 20, 2003, and Decree No. 390 of the State Council of the People's Republic of China on September 3, 2003 Promulgated According to the "Decision of the State Council on Amending Some Administrative Regulations of February 6, 2016" Minor correction).

Chapter I General Provisions

Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in order to regulate certification and accreditation activities, improve the quality and management of products and services, and promote economic and social development.

Article 2 The term "certification" as mentioned in these regulations refers to the conformity assessment activities that the certification body certifies that the products, services, and management systems comply with the mandatory technical requirements or standards of the relevant technical specifications and relevant technical specifications.

Accreditation as mentioned in these Regulations refers to the conformity assessment activities recognized by the accreditation bodies to the certification bodies, inspection bodies, laboratories and personnel engaged in accreditation activities such as accreditation and auditing activities.

Article 3 The certification and accreditation activities in the territory of the People's Republic of China shall comply with these Regulations.

Article 4 The state practices a unified certification and accreditation supervision and management system.

The State implements the working mechanism for the certification and accreditation to be implemented jointly by all relevant parties under the unified management, supervision and comprehensive coordination of the certification and accreditation regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 5 The State Council department in charge of certification and accreditation shall strengthen the supervision and administration of the activities of certification training institutions and certification consulting institutions according to law.

Article 6 The certification and accreditation activities shall follow the principle of objective independence, openness and impartiality, honesty and credibility.

Article 7 The state encourages the implementation of the principle of mutual recognition of mutual recognition of mutual recognition of mutual benefits and mutual benefits. Certification and accreditation The activities of mutual recognition of mutual recognition shall not undermine national security and social public interests.

Article 8 The institutions and their personnel engaged in the certification and accreditation activities shall have the duty of confidentiality on the state secrets and commercial secrets they know.


Chapter II Certification Body

Article 9 To obtain the qualification of a certification body, it shall be approved by the certification and accreditation regulatory department of the State Council and engaged in the certification activities within the scope of the approval.

Without approval, no entity or individual may engage in certification activities.

Article 10 To obtain the qualification of a certification body, the following conditions shall be met:

(A) to obtain legal personality;

(B) a fixed place and the necessary facilities;

(C) management system meets the certification requirements;

(D) the registered capital of not less than 3 million yuan;

(E) There are more than 10 full-time certified personnel in the corresponding fields.

The certification body engaged in product certification activities shall also have the technical capability of testing and inspection in accordance with the relevant product certification activities.

Article 11 A foreign-invested enterprise that qualifies as a certification body shall, in addition to meeting the conditions as prescribed in Article 10 of these Regulations, also meet the following conditions:

(1) The foreign investor obtains the approval of the authorized institution in the country or region where the foreign investor is located;

(2) Foreign investors have more than 3 years of business experience in certification activities.

The application, approval and registration of a foreign-funded enterprise that has obtained the qualification of a certification body shall also comply with the relevant laws and administrative regulations on foreign investment and the relevant provisions of the state.

Article XII of the certification body qualification application and approval process:

(1) An applicant for the qualification of a certification body shall submit a written application to the certification and accreditation regulatory authority under the State Council and submit the certification documents in conformity with the conditions specified in Article 10 of these Regulations;

(2) Within 45 days from the date of receiving the application for accreditation of the certification body, the certification and accreditation supervision and administration department of the State Council shall make a decision on whether or not to approve the application. When it comes to the duties of the relevant departments of the State Council, it shall solicit the opinions of the relevant departments of the State Council. Where the decision is approved, an approval document shall be issued to the applicant and the decision of disapproval shall be made in writing and the applicant shall be informed of the reasons.

The certification and accreditation supervision and administration department of the State Council shall publish the list of enterprises that have obtained the qualification of a certification body according to law.

Article 13 After a foreign representative office establishes a representative office in the territory of the People's Republic of China, it shall engage in promotion activities related to the business scope of the affiliate when it is required to register with the administrative department for industry and commerce in accordance with the law, but shall not engage in certification activities.

Registration of a representative office established by an overseas certification body within the territory of the People's Republic of China shall be handled in accordance with the relevant laws and administrative regulations on foreign investment and the relevant provisions of the state.

Article 14 The certification body may not have any interest relationship with the administrative organ.

The certification body shall not accept any subsidies that may have an impact on the objective and fairness of the certification activities and shall not engage in any product development or marketing activities that may have an impact on the objective and fairness of the certification activities.

The certification body may not have assets and management relationship with the principal of certification.

Article 15 The certification personnel engaged in certification activities shall practice in a certification body and may not practice in more than two certification bodies at the same time.

Article 16 The inspection agencies and laboratories that issue evidence-based data and results to the public shall have the basic conditions and abilities as prescribed by relevant laws and administrative regulations and shall be allowed to engage in corresponding activities after they are determined according to law, State Council Certification and Accreditation Administration announced.


Chapter III certification

Article 17 The State shall, according to the needs of economic and social development, promote the certification of products, services and management systems.

Article 18 The certification body shall conduct certification activities in accordance with the basic norms and certification rules of certification. The basic norms and certification rules for certification shall be formulated by the certification and accreditation supervision and administration department of the State Council. Where the duties and responsibilities of the relevant departments of the State Council are involved, the certification and accreditation regulatory department under the State Council shall formulate the same with the relevant departments under the State Council.

Belong to the new field of certification, the preceding provisions of the department has not yet developed certification rules, the certification body can develop certification rules, and submitted to the State Council Certification and Accreditation Administration for the record.

Article 19 Any legal person, organization or individual may voluntarily entrust a certification body established according to law to carry out product, service and management system certification.

Article 20 The certification body may not refuse to provide the certification services within the scope of business of the certification body or the requirements or restrictions that are not related to the certification activities to the clients on the ground that the principal fails to attend certification consulting or certification training.

Article 21 The certification body shall publicly certify the basic norms, certification rules and fees and other information.

Article 22 The certification bodies and the certification bodies and laboratories engaged in certification and certification-related inspection and testing activities shall complete the procedures stipulated in the basic norms and certification rules of the certification so as to ensure the integrity of the certification, inspection and testing, Objective, true, shall not increase, reduce, omission procedures.

Certification bodies and certification-related inspection agencies, laboratories should be certified, inspection, testing process to make a full record, filed for retention.

Article 23 The certification body and its certified personnel shall make the conclusion of the certification in time and ensure that the conclusion of the certification is objective and truthful. The certification conclusion signed by the certification staff, signed by the person in charge of certification bodies.

The certification body and its certified personnel are responsible for the certification results.

Article 24 If the certification conclusion is that the product, service and management system meet the certification requirements, the certification body shall issue a certification certificate to the client in time.

Article 25 Where a certificate of certification is obtained, it shall use the certificate of certification and the certification mark within the scope of certification, and shall not use the product, service certification certificate, certification mark, and related words or symbols to mislead the public that its management system has passed the certification nor shall it The use of management system certification, certification marks and related text, symbols, misleading the public that their products and services have been certified.

Article 26 The certification body may set its own certification mark. The style, text and name of the certification mark formulated by the certification body shall not violate the provisions of laws and administrative regulations and shall not be identical or similar to the certification mark promoted by the state, shall not hinder social management and shall not undermine social morality.

Article 27 The certification body shall conduct an effective follow-up survey on the products, services and management systems under its certification, and if the products, services and management systems under certification can not continuously meet the certification requirements, the certification body shall suspend its use until it withdraws the certification, And to be announced.

Article 28 In order to protect national security, prevent fraud, protect human health or safety, protect the life and health of plants and animals, and protect the environment, the relevant provisions of the state that must be certified must be certified and marked with the certification mark Manufactured, sold, imported or used in other business activities.

Article 29 The state shall make compulsory requirements, standards and conformity assessment procedures on the products that must be certified, unify the catalog of products, and unify the technical norms, unify the marks, and unify the charging standards.

The unified product catalog (hereinafter referred to as the catalog) shall be formulated and adjusted by the certification and accreditation supervision and administration department of the State Council in conjunction with the relevant department of the State Council and shall be promulgated by the certification and accreditation regulatory authority under the State Council and implemented jointly with the relevant parties.

Article 30 The products listed in the catalog must be certified by the certification body designated by the certification and accreditation supervision and administration department of the State Council.

The certification mark included in the catalog products shall be uniformly prescribed by the certification and accreditation regulatory authority of the State Council.

Article 31 If the products listed in the catalog involve the inspection of the import and export commodities, the inspection formalities shall be simplified in the inspection of import and export commodities.

Article 32 The certification body designated by the certification and accreditation regulatory authority under the State Council to engage in the certification activities for the products included in the catalog as well as the inspection agencies and laboratories (hereinafter referred to as designated certification bodies, inspection agencies and laboratories) related to certification shall be Long-term engaged in related businesses, no bad records, and has been approved in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, with the ability to engage in relevant certification activities of the organization. The certification body appointed by the certification and accreditation supervision and administration department under the State Council to engage in the product certification activities listed in the catalog shall ensure that at least two designated agencies meeting the conditions as set forth in these Regulations shall be appointed in each listed catalog product area.

The certification body, inspection agency and laboratory designated by the certification and accreditation regulatory authority of the State Council in the preceding paragraph shall announce the relevant information in advance and shall organize experts and experts recognized in related fields to form an expert review committee to examine the certification bodies that meet the requirements of the preceding paragraph, Institutions and laboratories. After reviewing and soliciting the opinions of relevant departments of the State Council, they shall make their decisions within the published time in accordance with the principles of fair use of resources, fair competition and convenience and effectiveness.

Article 33 The certification and accreditation regulatory authority under the State Council shall publish the designated certification bodies, inspection agencies, laboratory directories and the designated business scope.

Without the agency, no agency may engage in certification of products included in catalogs and certification-related inspection and testing activities.

Article 34 The producers, sellers or importers listed in the catalog products may entrust the designated certification bodies to conduct the certification on their own.

Article 35 The designated certification bodies, inspection agencies and laboratories shall provide the clients with convenient and timely certification, inspection and testing services within the scope of their designated business, shall not delay, shall not discriminate, cause difficulties to the clients, and shall not misconduct them interest.

The designated certification body may not assign the designated certification business to other agencies.

Article 36 The designated certification bodies, inspection agencies and laboratories shall carry out the activities of mutual recognition of mutual recognition within the framework of the mutual legal assistance agreement signed by the certification and accreditation regulatory authority of the State Council or the competent department of the State Council that is authorized by the State Council.


Chapter IV approval

Article 37 The accreditation body (hereinafter referred to as accreditation body) as determined by the certification and accreditation supervision and administration department of the State Council shall carry out the accreditation activities independently.

Except for the authorized institutions as identified by the certification and accreditation supervision and administration department of the State Council, no other unit shall engage in any accreditation activities directly or in disguise. Where other units engage in recognized activities directly or in disguise, their accreditation results are invalid.

Article 38 The certification bodies, inspection agencies and laboratories may be approved by the accreditation body to ensure that their certification, inspection and testing capabilities consistently and stably meet the recognition requirements.

Article 39 Personnel engaged in accreditation activities such as accreditation and auditing shall be registered in an accreditation body before engaging in the corresponding certification activities.

Article 40 An accreditation body shall have a quality system that is appropriate to the scope of its accreditation and establish an internal audit system to ensure the effective implementation of the quality system.

Article 41 Accreditation bodies may, in accordance with the needs of accreditation, select personnel who engage in accreditation activities. Personnel engaged in recognized accreditation activities should be recognized experts in related fields who are familiar with the relevant laws, administrative regulations and accreditation rules and procedures and have the good qualities, professional knowledge and professional competence required for accreditation.

Article 42 Where an authorized institution entrusts others to complete a specific review business related to approval, the authorized institution shall be responsible for the conclusion of the review.

Article 43 The accreditation body shall publicly acknowledge the conditions, accreditation procedures, fees and charges and other information.

An accreditation body shall accept an accreditation application and may not impose any requirements or restrictions on the applicant that are not related to accredited activities.

Article 44 The accreditation body shall, within the published time, complete the assessment of the certification body, the inspection body and the laboratory according to the national standards and the regulations of the certification and accreditation supervision and administration department of the State Council, and make a decision on whether to grant accreditation or not, Process to make a complete record, archive retained. The accreditation body should ensure that the accreditation is objective, fair and complete, and is responsible for the conclusion of the accreditation.

The accreditation body shall issue an accreditation certificate to the accredited certification bodies, inspection bodies and laboratories and publish the list of accredited certification bodies, inspection agencies and laboratories.

Article 45 An accreditation body shall, in accordance with the national standards and the provisions of the certification and accreditation supervision and administration department of the State Council, conduct appraisal on those personnel engaged in accreditation activities such as accreditation and auditing. If the appraisals are qualified, they shall be registered.

Article 46 The accreditation certificate shall include the scope of accreditation, accreditation standards, the areas of accreditation and the expiration date.

Article 47 An accredited institution shall use an accreditation certificate and an accreditation mark within the scope of accreditation. Where an accredited institution improperly uses the accreditation certificate or the accreditation mark, the accreditation body shall suspend its use until the revocation of the accreditation certificate and publish it.

Article 48 An accreditation body shall implement effective follow-up and supervision over the accredited institutions and personnel, and conduct regular re-assessment of accredited bodies to verify whether they continue to meet the accreditation requirements. Where an accredited institution or person ceases to meet the accreditation requirements, the accreditation body shall revoke the accreditation certificate and make it public.

If there is any change in the conditions related to the accreditation conditions such as the practitioners and principal responsible persons of the accredited bodies, the facilities, the self-imposed certification rules, etc., the accreditation body shall be informed promptly.

Article 49 An authorized institution may not accept any subsidy that may have an impact on the objective and fairness of the recognized activities.

Article 50 Where domestic certification bodies, inspection agencies and laboratories have obtained accreditation from overseas accreditation bodies, they shall file for the record with the certification and accreditation supervision and administration department of the State Council.


Chapter V Supervision and Management

Article 51 The certification and accreditation supervision and administration department of the State Council may take the organization of peer review, solicit opinions from the enterprises to be certified, conduct spot checks on the certification activities and certification results, and require the certification body and the certification-related inspection agencies and laboratories to report on the business activities , And supervise the compliance with these Regulations. Anyone who finds any act in violation of these Regulations shall investigate and deal with it in a timely manner. When it is involved in the duties of the relevant department under the State Council, it shall promptly notify the relevant department.

Article 52 The certification and accreditation supervision and administration department of the State Council shall supervise the designated certification bodies, inspection agencies and laboratories, and shall conduct regular or irregular inspections of its certification, inspection and testing activities. Designated certification bodies, inspection agencies and laboratories shall submit reports to the certification and accreditation regulatory authority of the State Council on a regular basis and shall be responsible for the authenticity of the reports. The report shall provide explanations on the activities of certification, inspection and testing of products included in the catalogs.

Article 53 The accreditation body shall submit a report to the certification and accreditation regulatory authority under the State Council on a regular basis and shall be responsible for the authenticity of the report. The report shall make a report on the implementation of the accreditation system, the accreditation activities and the working conditions of the accreditation bodies of accreditation bodies Description.

The certification and accreditation supervision and administration department under the State Council shall make an appraisal on the report of the accreditation body and supervise the accreditation body in the form of checking archives of accredited activities and understanding the relevant personnel.

Article 54 The certification and accreditation supervision and administration department under the State Council may, according to the needs of certification and accreditation supervision and administration, inquire the principal responsible persons of accreditation bodies, certification bodies, inspection agencies and laboratories on the relevant matters to investigate and understand the situation, give warnings, and relevant personnel shall Actively cooperate.

Article 55 The entry-exit inspection and quarantine agencies at the local quality and technology supervision departments and the quality supervision, inspection and quarantine departments of the State Council under the authorization of the certification and accreditation regulatory authority under the State Council shall, in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations, Certification activities to implement supervision and management.

The certification and accreditation regulatory authority authorized by the State Council above the county level local people's government quality and technical supervision departments and the State Council Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine departments located in the local exit inspection and quarantine agencies, collectively referred to the local certification and supervision departments.

Article 56 Any unit or individual has the right to report to the certification and accreditation regulatory authority under the State Council and the local certification and supervision department about the accreditation of illegal activities. The certification and accreditation supervision and administration department under the State Council and the local certification and supervision department shall promptly investigate and deal with the case and keep it confidential for informants.


Chapter VI Legal Liability

Article 57 Anyone who engages in certification activities without approval shall be banned and be imposed a fine of not less than 100,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan. Any illegal gains shall be confiscated.

Article 58 Where a foreign certification institution establishes a representative office in the territory of the People's Republic of China without registration, it shall be banned and be imposed a fine of not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan.

Where a representative office of an overseas certification body established by registration is engaged in certification activities within the territory of the People's Republic of China, it shall be ordered to make a correction and a fine of not less than 100,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan shall be imposed. Any illegal gains shall be confiscated; if the circumstances are serious, the approval document shall be revoked , And announced.

Article 59 A certification body accepting subsidies that may have an impact on the objective and fairness of the certification activities or engage in activities such as product development and marketing that may have an impact on the objective and fair performance of the certification activities or engage with the certification principal in assets and management If the circumstances are serious, the approval document shall be withdrawn and promulgated; if any illegal gains have been obtained, the illegal gains shall be confiscated; if a crime is constituted, criminal liability shall be investigated according to law.

Article 60 If any of the following situations occurs, the certification body shall be ordered to make a correction and a fine of 50,000 to over 200,000 yuan shall be imposed. Any illegal gains shall be confiscated and the illegal gains shall be confiscated. If the circumstances are serious, the organ shall be ordered to suspend business for rectification until the documents of approval are withdrawn, And to be announced:

(A) beyond the scope of approval to engage in certification activities;

(2) To increase, decrease or omission of the procedures stipulated in the basic norms and certification rules of certification;

(3) If the product, service or management system that fails to certify it conducts effective follow-up investigation or finds that its certified products, services and management system can not continuously meet the certification requirements, it will not suspend its use or withdraw its certificate and shall be released in time ;

(4) engaging personnel not registered in an accreditation body to engage in certification activities.

Where any inspection organization or laboratory accrediting for certification increases, reduces or omits the procedures prescribed in the basic norms and certification rules of the certification laboratory, it shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

Article 61 The certification body shall be ordered to correct within a time limit if any of the following circumstances occur: If it fails to make correction within the prescribed time limit, a fine of not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 100,000 yuan shall be imposed:

(1) Refusing to provide the certification services within the business scope of the certification body or submitting the requirements or restrictions that are not related to the certification activities to the client for the reason that the client has not participated in the certification consultation or certification training;

(2) The style, language and name of the self-made certification mark are the same as or similar to those of the certification mark carried out by the State, or interfere with social management or impair social morality;

(C) did not open the basic norms of certification, certification rules, fees and other information;

(4) Failing to make a complete record of the certification process and filing for retention;

(5) Failing to issue certificates to the clients entrusted by them in time.

The inspection agencies and laboratories involved in the certification shall not make a complete record of the inspection and testing processes related to the certification and keep them in file and shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

Article 62 Where a certification body issues a false certification conclusion or the certification conclusion issued is seriously untrue, the approval document is withdrawn and promulgated, and the competent person in charge directly responsible and the certified officer directly responsible shall be disqualified from his practice. Where a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law; if damage is caused, the certification body shall bear the corresponding liability for compensation.

If the designated certification body has the illegal act stipulated in the preceding paragraph, the designation shall be revoked at the same time.

Article 63 Where a certification officer engages in certification activities and is not practicing in a certification body or practicing in more than two certification bodies at the same time, he or she shall be ordered to make corrections and the punishment of not more than 6 months and not more than 2 years shall be given to him. qualifications.

Article 64 The certification body and the inspection agencies and laboratories involved in the certification shall be ordered to make corrections if they fail to carry out the certification of the products included in the catalogs and the inspection and testing related to the certification without authorization. They shall be ordered to correct at a rate of 500,000 yuan The following fines, with illegal income, the confiscation of illegal income.

Where the certification body engages in the certification activities listed in the Catalog without authorization, it shall withdraw the approval document and make the announcement.

Article 65 Where a designated certification body, inspection agency or laboratory exceeds the designated scope of business to engage in the inspection of the products included in the catalog or the inspection or testing related to certification, the certification body, the inspection agency and the laboratory shall be ordered to make corrections and shall be sentenced to not less than 100,000 yuan but less than 500,000 yuan If the circumstances are serious, the designated party shall revoke the designation and shall cancel the approval document and make the announcement.

If the designated certification body transfers the designated certification business, it shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

Article 66 Certification bodies, inspection agencies and laboratories that have obtained accreditation from overseas accreditation bodies and have not filed their records with the certification and accreditation regulatory authority of the State Council shall be given a warning and made public.

Article 67 If the products listed in the catalog have not been authenticated, manufactured, sold, imported or used in other business activities without authorization, they shall be ordered to make corrections and be fined not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan. If the illegal proceeds are forfeited Illegal income

Article 68 An accreditation body shall be ordered to make corrections in any of the following circumstances: if the circumstances are serious, the principal person in charge and the person responsible shall be dismissed or dismissed:

(1) To approve the institutions and personnel that do not meet the accreditation requirements;

(2) It finds that the institutions and personnel that have obtained the accreditation fail to meet the accreditation conditions, and the certificate of accreditation is not promptly withdrawn and promulgated;

(3) accepting subsidies that may have an impact on the objective and fairness of the accreditation activities.

The principals and responsible personnel of authorized institutions that have been dismissed or dismissed shall not engage in recognized activities within 5 years from the date of dismissal or dismissal.

Article 69 An accreditation body shall be ordered to make corrections in any of the following circumstances; a warning shall be given to the principal responsible person and the responsible person:

(1) To accept the application for accreditation, submit to the applicant the requirements or restrictions that are not related to the accredited activities;

(2) Failing to complete the accreditation activities within the promulgated time, or failing to publicly acknowledge the conditions, accreditation procedures, charging standards and other information;

(3) discovering that an accredited institution improperly uses the accreditation certificate and accreditation mark, suspends its use or revokes the accreditation certificate in a timely manner and announces it;

(D) did not make a complete record of the accreditation process, archived retained.

Article 70 Where any of the following acts is committed by the certification and accreditation regulatory authority under the State Council and the local certification supervision and administration department and its staff members who abuse their powers, practice favoritism and commit irregularities and commit any of the following acts, they shall, in accordance with the law, directly supervise the responsible persons and other persons directly responsible To give demotion or dismissal of administrative sanctions; constitute a crime, criminal prosecution in accordance with the law:

(1) failing to implement the approval and designation in accordance with the conditions and procedures prescribed in these Regulations;

(2) Noticing that the certification body no longer meets the approval or designation conditions as provided for in these Regulations, does not revoke the approval document or designate it;

(3) If it is found that the designated inspection agency or laboratory no longer meets the designated conditions as prescribed in these Regulations, it shall not cancel the designated inspection;

(D) found that the certification body and the certification-related inspection agencies, laboratories issued a false certification and certification-related inspection, test results or issued by the certification and certification-related inspection, the test results serious misconduct, no investigation;

(5) Where any other certification and accreditation violation found in these Regulations is found, it shall not be investigated and punished.

Article 71 Whoever forges, uses, buys or sells any certification mark or certificate shall be investigated and dealt with according to the provisions of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Product Quality.

Article 72 The administrative penalties prescribed in these Regulations shall be implemented by the certification and accreditation regulatory authority under the State Council or the local certification and supervision department authorized by the State Council according to their respective duties. Where the law or other administrative regulations otherwise stipulates, it shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of the law and other administrative regulations.

Article 73 The accreditation body shall not accept the application for registration within five years from the date of being disqualified from accreditation.

Article 74 Where the certification body fails to conduct an effective follow-up investigation on the products it certifies or finds that the products it certifies can not continuously meet the certification requirements, the suspension or revocation of the certification certificates and the suspension of its use of the certification marks are not timely caused to the consumers , With producers, sellers assume joint and several liability.


Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions

Article 75 These Regulations shall not apply to the certification of norms of quality control of pharmaceutical production and operation enterprises, the certification of quality of experimental animals, the certification of military products, and the laboratories and their personnel engaged in the calibration and testing of military products.

The certification body approved in accordance with these Regulations is engaged in the management system certification of mines, dangerous chemicals and fireworks manufacturing units. It is organized by the work safety supervision and administration department of the State Council in accordance with the special requirements for safety production. The production and operation of mines, dangerous chemicals and fireworks The certification body for the comprehensive safety assessment of units shall be accredited by an accreditation body before being recommended by the work safety supervision department of the State Council.

Article 76 Certification and accreditation fees and charges shall conform to the provisions of the state on laws and administrative regulations on price.

Article 77 The management methods of certification training institutions and certification consulting institutions shall be formulated by the certification and accreditation supervision and administration department of the State Council.

Article 78 These Regulations shall come into force on November 1, 2003. May 7, 1991 issued by the State Council, "People's Republic of China product quality certification regulations" abolished at the same time.