General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, Administration of the Hygiene Registration of Export Food Production Enterprises Provisions

Promulgated: April 19 2002
Effective: May 20 2002
Interpreting authority: Certification and Accreditation Administration with authorization from the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine

Main contents: Enterprises that produce, process or store export food in the PRC must obtain hygiene registration certificates or hygiene record certificates (Article 2). Export food without such certificates shall not be accepted for inspection by the inspection and quarantine authorities at points of exit and entry (Article 3). Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) shall publish and revise a "Catalogue of Products Subject to Export Food Hygiene Registration or Record". Export food production enterprises whose products are listed in the catalogue shall be subject to hygiene registration; and those enterprises whose products are not listed therein shall be subject to hygiene record (Article 4). An export food production enterprise wishing to apply for hygiene registration shall set up a hygiene quality system in accordance with the "Hygiene Requirements for Export Food Production Enterprises". An export food production enterprise wishing to apply for hygiene record shall set up a hygiene quality system in accordance with the characteristics of its products and with reference to the "Hygiene Requirements for Export Food Production Enterprises" (Article 5). Applications shall be made to a centrally administered inspection and quarantine bureau that has jurisdiction over the place where the applicant is located (Article 7). The Provisions also set out the procedures for the examination of applications for hygiene registration and the issue of hygiene registration certificates (Part Three).
Related legislation: PRC, Food Hygiene Law, Oct 30 1995, CLP 1995 No.10 p8; PRC, Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law, Feb 21 1989, CLP 1989 No.3 p10 and PRC, Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law Implementing Regulations, Oct 23 1992, CLP 1993 No.1 p21
Repealed legislation: Hygiene Registration of Export Food Factories and Warehouses Rules, Nov 14 1994 and Hygiene Requirements of Export Food Factories and Warehouses, Nov 14 1994