MEASURES OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR THE SUPERVISION ANDADMINISTRATION OF IMPORTED INSTRUMENTS OF MEASUREMENT
MEASURES OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR THE SUPERVISION ANDADMINISTRATION OF IMPORTED INSTRUMENTS OF MEASUREMENT
Important Notice:
This English document is coming from the "LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA GOVERNING FOREIGN-RELATED MATTERS" (1991.7)
which is compiled by the Brueau of Legislative Affairs of the State
Council of the People's Republic of China, and is published by the China
Legal System Publishing House.
In case of discrepancy, the original version in Chinese shall prevail.
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MEASURES OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR THE SUPERVISION AND
ADMINISTRATION OF IMPORTED INSTRUMENTS OF MEASUREMENT
(Approved by the State Council on October 11, 1989 and promulgated
by the Decree No. 3 of the State Bureau of Technology Supervision on
November 4, 1989)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1
These Measures are formulated, in accordance with the pertinent
stipulations of the Metrology Law of the People's Republic of China and
the Rules for the Implementation of the Metrology Law of the People's
Republic of China, for the purpose of strengthening the supervision over
the administration of imported instruments of measurement.
Article 2
Any units and individuals that are engaged in the importation of
instruments of measurement and any foreign businessmen (including foreign
manufacturers, salesmen, the same hereinafter) or their agents who are
engaged in the sales of instruments of measurement in China must abide by
these Measures.
Article 3
The competent administrative department under the State Council shall be
responsible for the supervision over and administration of imported
instruments of measurement. The departments concerned under the State
Council and in the local governments shall be responsible for the actual
implementation in keeping with the division of responsibility.
Chapter II Model Approval of Imported Instruments of Measurement
Article 4
Anyone who wants to import the instruments of measurement listed in the
Catalogue of Model Examination of the People's Republic of China for
Imported Instruments of Measurement attached to these Measures or any
foreign businessman who wants to sell these instruments in China must
apply to the competent department in charge of measurement under the State
Council for model approval.
Applications for model approval for imported instruments should be
submitted by foreign businessmen.
Applications for model approval for instruments sold by foreign
businessmen in China should be submitted by the foreign businessmen or
their agents.
The competent department in charge of measurement under the State Council
may, according to changes of circumstances, make minor adjustments of the
Catalogue of Model Examination of the People's Republic of China for
Imported Instruments of Measurement.
Article 5
In applying for model approval, foreign businessmen or their agents must
submit model approval application, photographs or the sample instruments
and necessary technical data to the competent department in charge of
measurement under the State Council. The competent department under the
State Council shall conduct examination of the materials submitted by
foreign businessmen or their agents according to the relevant provisions
of the measurement law and regulations.
Article 6
After receiving applications, the competent department under the State
Council shall arrange for an authorized technical agency to conduct design
appraisement and inform the foreign businessmen or their agents that they
should provide the technical agency with sample instruments and the
following technical data:
(1) the technical manuals of the instruments;
(2) the assembly diagrams, structural drawings and circuit diagrams of the
instruments;
(3) the documents of technical standards and the methods for examination;
(4) the testing reports on the sample instruments;
(5) the operation instructions.
The sample instruments needed in the design appraisement should be
provided free of charge by the foreign businessmen or their agents.
Customs authorities shall inspect and release the instruments on the
strength of the letters of guarantee issued by the competent department in
charge of measurement under the State Council and shall impose no customs
duties. The sample instruments shall be returned to the applicants after
the appraisements.
Article 7
Design appraisement shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements
laid down in the appraisement outline which is drawn up by the technical
agency responsible for the appraisement according to the Technical
Specifications of Design Appraisement for Instruments of Measurement
issued by the competent administrative department under the State Council.
Its main content includes inspection of the exterior assessment of
measurement functions, safety, adaptability to environment, reliability
and service life.
Article 8
The results of the design appraisement shall be reported by the technical
agency responsible for the appraisement to the competent administrative
department under the State Council for verification. Those applicants
whose instruments have passed such examination and verification shall be
issued with the Certificate of Approval of the People's Republic of China
for Designs of Imported Instruments of Measurement by the competent
administrative department under the State Council and shall be allowed to
use the marks and serial numbers of the People's Republic of China for
design approval on the corresponding instruments and their packages.
Article 9
The technical agencies responsible for design appraisement and their
personnel must keep secret the technical data provided by applicants.
Article 10
Applications for temporary model approvals for instruments, which fall
into any of the following categories, can be made with prior consent of
the competent administrative department under the State Council, which
shall stipulate the relevant procedures:
(1) those instruments reserved for sale after exhibitions;
(2) those instruments which are indeed urgently needed;
(3) those instruments whose sales volume is extremely small;
(4) those instruments for which China is incapable of carrying out design
appraisement for the time being.
Article 11
Those instruments of measurement produced in foreign countries which have
obtained design approvals in our country shall be made public by the
competent department under the State Council.
Chapter III Examination and Approval of Imported Instruments of Measurement
Article 12
Applications to import instruments of measurement must be examined and
approved according to the procedures stipulated by the state concerning
imported commodities. The relevant competent administrative departments
for examination and approval and the special departments in charge of
examination shall conduct examination of official measures for instruments
of measurement to be imported, which are listed in the Catalogue of the
People's Republic of China Concerning Instruments of Measurement
Controlled by Law and must ensure that the instruments of measurement to
be imported according to the provisions of Article 4 of these Measures
pass model approval. If the relevant instruments fail to pass the
examination, the departments responsible for examination and approval may
not approve of import of them and foreign trade departments may not order
the goods.
The Customs shall inspect and release imported instruments of measurement
on the strength of the documents of approval issued by the department
responsible for examination and approval.
Article 13
Applications, as required by special needs, to import instruments of non-
official measures or those instruments which have been prohibited by the
State Council must be subject to approval of the administrative department
for measurement under the State Council.
Article 14
The units which apply to import instruments of non-official measures or
those instruments which have been prohibited by the State Council should
provide the following materials and documents to the administrative
department for measurement under the State Council:
(1) applications;
(2) the functions and technical standards of the instruments;
(3) the photographs and operation instructions of the instruments;
(4) the documents of approval issued by the competent authorities above
the applying units.
Chapter IV Examination and Determination of Imported Instruments of Measurement
Article 15
Those units which import, for sale on the domestic market, instruments as
listed in the Catalogue of the People's Republic of China Concerning the
Instruments of Measurement Controlled by Law must, after the inspection
and release by the Customs, apply for examination and determination to the
administrative departments for measurement in the people's governments of
their respective provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly
under the Central Government. If it cannot be done locally, they may apply
to the administrative department for measurement under the State Council
for examination and determination.
Article 16
The government administrative departments for measurement which deal with
applications for examination and determination of imported instruments of
measurement shall appoint agencies for prompt measurement examination and
determination. If the instruments pass the examination and determination,
the government administrative departments shall issue certificates of
examination and determination and certificates of quality or affix stamps
and allow their sales.
Article 17
The units ordering such instruments shall report the result of examination
and determination to the local commodity inspection agencies. In case the
instruments fail to pass the examination and determination and therefore
give rise to the necessity to claim compensation from foreign suppliers,
the units should apply in time to the local commodity inspection agencies
for re-inspection certificates.
Article 18
Those instruments of measurement which are imported for purposes other
than sales shall be dealt with according to the measures stipulated by the
State concerning inspection of ordinary imported commodities.
Chapter V Legal Liability
Article 19
Those who violate the provisions of these Measures by importing
instruments of measurement of non-official measures or other instruments
prohibited by the State Council shall be investigated for legal
liabilities in accordance with the provisions of Article 44 of the Rules
for the Implementation of the Metrology Law of the People's Republic of
China.
Article 20
Those who import and sell the instruments of measurements which have not
been examined and determined by the agencies for measurement examination
and determination designated by the administrative departments in charge
of measurement in the people's governments above provincial level shall be
investigated for legal liabilities in accordance with the provisions of
Article 50 of the Rules for the Implementation of the Metrology Law of the
People's Republic of China.
Article 21
If anyone or any units violate the provisions of Article 4 of these
Measures by importing or selling those instruments of measurement which
have not obtained the model approval by the administrative department for
measurement under the State Council, the administrative departments in
charge of measurement have the right to seal up their instruments, order
them to go through the formalities for model approval and may also impose
a fine of less than 30% of the import volume or the sales volume.
Article 22
Technical agencies responsible for design appraisement for imported
instruments of measurement that have violated the provisions of Article 9
of these Measures shall be investigated for legal liabilities in
accordance with the provisions of Article 58 of the Rules for the
Implementation of the Metrology Law of the People's Republic of China.
Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions
Article 23
The supervision over and administration of the instruments of measurement
which form a part of complete sets of equipment introduced from abroad and
the instruments imported for purposes other than sale on the domestic
market shall be conducted according to the relevant stipulations of the
state.
Article 24
The applications, certificates and types of marks related to these
Measures shall all be formulated by the competent department under the
State Council.
Article 25
Fees for model approval, design appraisement and measurement examination
and determination for imported instruments of measurement should be paid
in accordance with the relevant stipulations of the state.
Article 26
The supervision over and administration of imported standard substances
used in unifying measure values may be conducted with reference to these
Measures.
Article 27
These Measures shall be interpreted by the administrative department for
measurement under the State Council.
Article 28
These Measures shall go into effect as of the date of promulgation.
Appendix: The Catalogue of Model Examination of the People's Republic of
China for Imported Instruments of Measurement:
1. Weighing apparatus (including scales);
2. Sensors;
3. Sound meters;
4. Surveying machines with three coordinates;
5. Surveying instruments for roughness of surface;
6. Geodesic instruments;
7. Calorimeters;
8. Flowmeters (including water meters and gas meters);
9. Pressure gauges (including sphygmomanometers);
10. Thermometers;
11. Digital voltmeters;
12. Field intensity meters;
13. Electrocardiographs and electroencephalographs;
14. Monitors for toxic gases, dust and water pollution;
15. Ionospheric radiation protectors;
16. Spectrometers (including meters for ultraviolet rays, infrared rays
and visible lights);
17. Gaseous phase and liquid phase chromatographs;
18. Instruments for measuring temperature and moisture content.
Article 15
Those units which import, for sale on the domestic market, instruments as
listed in the Catalogue of the People's Republic of China Concerning the
Instruments of Measurement Controlled by Law must, after the inspection
and release by the Customs, apply for examination and determination to the
administrative departments for measurement in the people's governments of
their respective provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly
under the Central Government. If it cannot be done locally, they may apply
to the administrative department for measurement under the State Council
for examination and determination.
Article 16
The government administrative departments for measurement which deal with
applications for examination and determination of imported instruments of
measurement shall appoint agencies for prompt measurement examination and
determination. If the instruments pass the examination and determination,
the government administrative departments shall issue certificates of
examination and determination and certificates of quality or affix stamps
and allow their sales.
Article 17
The units ordering such instruments shall report the result of examination
and determination to the local commodity inspection agencies. In case the
instruments fail to pass the examination and determination and therefore
give rise to the necessity to claim compensation from foreign suppliers,
the units should apply in time to the local commodity inspection agencies
for re-inspection certificates.
Article 18
Those instruments of measurement which are imported for purposes other
than sales shall be dealt with according to the measures stipulated by the
State concerning inspection of ordinary imported commodities.
Chapter V Legal Liability
Article 19
Those who violate the provisions of these Measures by importing
instruments of measurement of non-official measures or other instruments
prohibited by the State Council shall be investigated for legal
liabilities in accordance with the provisions of Article 44 of the Rules
for the Implementation of the Metrology Law of the People's Republic of
China.
Article 20
Those who import and sell the instruments of measurements which have not
been examined and determined by the agencies for measurement examination
and determination designated by the administrative departments in charge
of measurement in the people's governments above provincial level shall be
investigated for legal liabilities in accordance with the provisions of
Article 50 of the Rules for the Implementation of the Metrology Law of the
People's Republic of China.
Article 21
If anyone or any units violate the provisions of Article 4 of these
Measures by importing or selling those instruments of measurement which
have not obtained the model approval by the administrative department for
measurement under the State Council, the administrative departments in
charge of measurement have the right to seal up their instruments, order
them to go through the formalities for model approval and may also impose
a fine of less than 30% of the import volume or the sales volume.
Article 22
Technical agencies responsible for design appraisement for imported
instruments of measurement that have violated the provisions of Article 9
of these Measures shall be investigated for legal liabilities in
accordance with the provisions of Article 58 of the Rules for the
Implementation of the Metrology Law of the People's Republic of China.
Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions
Article 23
The supervision over and administration of the instruments of measurement
which form a part of complete sets of equipment introduced from abroad and
the instruments imported for purposes other than sale on the domestic
market shall be conducted according to the relevant stipulations of the
state.
Article 24
The applications, certificates and types of marks related to these
Measures shall all be formulated by the competent department under the
State Council.
Article 25
Fees for model approval, design appraisement and measurement examination
and determination for imported instruments of measurement should be paid
in accordance with the relevant stipulations of the state.
Article 26
The supervision over and administration of imported standard substances
used in unifying measure values may be conducted with reference to these
Measures.
Article 27
These Measures shall be interpreted by the administrative department for
measurement under the State Council.
Article 28
These Measures shall go into effect as of the date of promulgation.
Appendix: The Catalogue of Model Examination of the People's Republic of
China for Imported Instruments of Measurement:
1. Weighing apparatus (including scales);
2. Sensors;
3. Sound meters;
4. Surveying machines with three coordinates;
5. Surveying instruments for roughness of surface;
6. Geodesic instruments;
7. Calorimeters;
8. Flowmeters (including water meters and gas meters);
9. Pressure gauges (including sphygmomanometers);
10. Thermometers;
11. Digital voltmeters;
12. Field intensity meters;
13. Electrocardiographs and electroencephalographs;
14. Monitors for toxic gases, dust and water pollution;
15. Ionospheric radiation protectors;
16. Spectrometers (including meters for ultraviolet rays, infrared rays
and visible lights);
17. Gaseous phase and liquid phase chromatographs;
18. Instruments for measuring temperature and moisture content.
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