Detailed Rules for the Registration of Factories and Storehouses of Food for Exp

 1984.10.15



STATE ADMINISTRATION FOR THE INSPECTION OF IMPORT & EXPORT COMMODITY



 DETAILED  RULES  FOR THE REGISTRATION OF FACTORIES AND STOREHOUSES



OF FOOD FOR EXPORT (FOR TRIAL IMPLEMENTATION)



 (Promulgated  by  the  State  Administration of Import & Export



Commodity Inspection on October 15, 1984)



 @@  Article  1.  The  Detailed  Rules  for the Registration of



Factories and Storehouses of Food for Export (hereinafter referred



to as the Detailed Rules)  are  formulated in accordance with the



second and third chapters of the "Provisions of the People's Republic



of China On Sanitation of Food For Export (For Trial Implementations)."



 @@  Article  2. All factories and storehouses engaged in processing



of  food  for  export  must  apply  to the provincial commodity



inspection  authorities  for  registration  on  the basis of the



categories of the commodities and in line with the "Minimum Sanitary



Requirements For Factories and Storehouses of Food For Export (For



Trial Implementation)" (hereinafter refered to as the Minimum Sanitary



Requirements) and the Detailed Rules.



 Subsidiaries  of  the  factories  (workshops) and storehouses in



different places should apply for registration separately.



 @@  Article  3. Factories and storehouses of food for export must



obtain the sanitation  licences  from  the  local public health



authorities before applying for registration.



 For  registration, they must first fill in application forms and



submit them to the competent provincial departments in charge of



production  for examination and approval and then make applications to



commodity inspection authorities.



 @@  Article  4.  Upon  receiving  the applications, the commodity



inspection  authorities  should  send  veterinarians  and  food



sanitation  inspectors  to conduct  inspection. The factories and



storehouses proved up to the "Minimum Sanitary Requirements" will be



submitted to be re-examined for approval by State Administration of



Import and Export Commodity Inspection (Hereinafter refered to as



SACI),  which  is  the  only competent authority to issue the



registration certificates and code numbers.



 @@  Article  5.  Any  factory  and  storehouse intending to



apply  for registration  in  foreign  countries  must  first



obtain  the  domestic certificate  and  code number, and then they



must fill in application forms for registration in foreign countries,



submit them to local export agency for examination in line with the



veterinary and sanitary regulations and requirements for food of



the  health  departments of the relative import countries and finally



apply to commodity inspection authorities.



 @@  Article  6. Upon receiving the applications for registration in



foreign countries,  commodity  inspection  authorities should send



veterinarians and food sanitation inspectors to carry out preliminary



inspection.



 Those  proved up to the veterinary and sanitary regulations and



requirements for food of the health departments in relative import



countries will be submitted to be re-examined for approval by SACI,



which is in charge of handling the formalities for registration in



the relative countries in a unified way.



 @@  Article 7. The registered factories and storehouses of food for



export enjoy  a term of validity for two years. when the term



expires, new registration  certificates  and code numbers will be



issued for those having passed  through the reinspection. If any



registered factory or storehouse is found  failing  to meet the



"Minimum  Sanitary  Requirements"  by  the  commodity  inspection



authorities  within  the  term  of  validity,  its  registration



certificate  and  code number will be revoked upon the approval of the



SACI. However, when it meets the "Minimum Sanitary Requirements"



once again through  improvement,  its  registration certificate and



code number will be resumed.



 @@  Article  8.  If  any factory that has registered in foreign



countries is found  by  the  commodity  inspection  authorities



failing  to meet the veterinary and sanitary requirements of the



health  department  of the relative  country,  it should, upon the



approval of SACI, suspend its export of food products to the relative



country. It can only resume export when it meets the requirements once



again through improvements.



 @@  Article  9. The application forms and registration certificates



will be made up by SACI in a unified way.