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Administrative Measures On Packaging And Labelling Of Agricultural Products

Original Language Title: 农产品包装和标识管理办法

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(October 17, 2006 the Ministry of agriculture to 70th release since November 1, 2006) Chapter I General provisions article to regulate agricultural production, strengthen the management of agricultural product packaging and labeling, establishing and perfecting the agricultural product traceability system, guarantee the quality and safety in accordance with the People's Republic of China Law on quality safety of agricultural products, these measures are formulated.
    Article packaging and labeling activities for agricultural products should be in compliance with these regulations.
    Article III Ministry of agriculture is responsible for the supervision and management of food packaging and labeling.
    Local people's Governments at or above the county level agricultural administrative departments in charge of agricultural products within their respective administrative areas packaging and labeling supervision and administration.
    Fourth State support package and identify scientific research, promote scientific packing methods, identification of the promotion of advanced technologies.
    Fifth people's Governments above the county level agricultural administrative departments should produce packaging and labeling management requirements into the annual budget.
    Sixth Administrative Department of people's Governments above the county level agricultural produce and identify the units and individuals who make outstanding contributions to the work, recognition and rewards.
    Chapter II packaging article seventh agricultural products production enterprises, farmers ' professional cooperative economic organization and units or individuals engaged in purchasing, the following agricultural products for sale must be: (a) access to pollution-free agricultural products, green food, organic certification, such as agricultural products, but fresh except for livestock, poultry and aquatic products.
    (B) other competent administrative departments of people's Governments above provincial level agricultural packaging sales of agricultural products.
    Compliance packaging after unpacking the direct sales to consumers of agricultural products, can no longer be packaged separately.
    Article eighth packing should be in line with agricultural products storage, transportation, sales and safety requirements, for easy removal and handling.
    Nineth packaging materials and agricultural products using preservatives, preservatives, additives and other substances must comply with the national mandatory technical specifications.
    Packaging should be to prevent mechanical damage and secondary pollution of agricultural products.
    Chapter identifies the tenth agricultural products producers, farmers ' specialized cooperative economic organizations and units or individuals engaged in purchasing packaged sales of agricultural products, shall be marked on the packaging or attached logo mark name, country of origin, the name of the producer or seller, production date.
    Grading standards or use of additives, quality grade or additive name should also be labelled.
    Agricultural products that are not packaged, should take the additional labels, signage, logos, brochures and other forms of marking products name, place of production, the producer or the seller name and so on. 11th identifies the text should use the standard Chinese agricultural products.
    Labels shall be accurate, clear, significantly.
    12th sale of pollution-free agricultural products, organic foods, organic produce and other agricultural products of the right to use the quality mark, shall mark the corresponding logo and license-issuing organs.
    Against the fraudulent use of pollution-free agricultural products, organic foods, organic produce and other quality marks.
    13th of livestock and poultry and its products, belonging to the agricultural genetically altered biological products, should also be identified in accordance with the relevant provisions.
    The fourth chapter 14th of supervision and inspection of agricultural products production enterprises, farmers ' professional cooperative economic organization and units or individuals engaged in the purchase of agricultural products, the sales packaging of agricultural products quality and identity should be responsible for the content.
    15th agricultural administrative departments in the people's Governments above the county level shall, in accordance with the People's Republic of China Law on quality safety of agricultural products to produce for inspection and identification.
    16th article has following case one of of, by County above government agricultural administrative competent sector according to People's Republic of China agricultural quality security method 48th article, and 49 article, and 51 article, and 52 article of provides processing, and punishment: (a) using of agricultural packaging material not meet mandatory technology specification requirements of; (ii) agricultural packaging process in the using of preservative, and preservatives, and additives, material not meet mandatory technology specification requirements of; (three) should packaging of agricultural without packaging sales of;
    (D) the fraudulent use of quality marks such as pollution-free agricultural products, green food, and (v) was not identified in accordance with the provisions of agricultural products.
    The fifth chapter supplementary articles 17th the following terms shall have the meanings herein: (a) the agricultural product packaging: refers to the agricultural products packing, cartoning, bags, wrapping, strapping, etc.
    (B) preservative: refers to keep produce fresh quality, reduction of losses, extended storage time of synthetic chemicals or natural substances.
    (Iii) preservatives: refers to prevent decay of agricultural products of synthetic chemicals or natural substances.
    (D) the additive: refers to improving the quality of agricultural products and color, aroma, taste, and processing performance synthetic chemicals or natural substances.
    (E) the date of manufacture: plant products refers to the harvest date refers to the date of slaughter or output of livestock products; products refers to the date of harvesting; refers to the packaging or the date when the sales of other products.
                                      18th article this way come into force on November 1, 2006.