(May 20, 2005 the State General Administration of quality supervision, inspection and quarantine announced as of August 1, 2005, 74th) Chapter I General provisions article in accordance with the People's Republic of China metrology and the People's Republic of China metrology rules for the implementation of the relevant provisions, these measures are formulated.
    Article in the People's Republic of China territory, any unit or individual (hereinafter referred to as units) to manufacture to sale for the purpose of measuring instruments product, you must comply with these measures.
    Products refers to the unit of measuring instrument measuring instrument had never been produced, including the legacy product structures, materials made significant improvements in terms of performance, technical characteristics change of measuring instruments.
    These measures shall apply to article range of measuring instruments, refers to the inclusion in the People's Republic of China Administration list of measuring instruments (hereinafter referred to as the catalogue) of devices, instruments and gauges.
    Standard products according to the standard material management of the implementation. Fourth measurement equipment manufacturing new products, must be applied for type approval. Pattern approval refers to the measuring instruments for quality and technical supervision departments type of administrative licensing activities in compliance with the statutory requirements, including the type approval for the evaluation, decision.
    Type of evaluation is to determine whether the type of measuring instruments in accordance with the measurement requirements, technical requirements and legal management requirements of the technical evaluation. Fifth the State General Administration of quality supervision, inspection and quarantine (hereinafter referred to as AQSIQ) is responsible for the unified supervision and management of the country's new pattern approval of measuring instruments.
    Provincial quality and technical supervision Department is responsible for the new pattern approval of measuring instruments in the area of work.
    AQSIQ focus listed measuring instruments, of pattern evaluation of technical institutions authorized by AQSIQ; the directory in the other the pattern evaluation of measuring instruments by the State General Administration of quality supervision or technical institution authorized by the provincial quality and technical supervision Department.
    Chapter II application for pattern approval of sixth unit of measurement equipment manufacturing new products in the application before measuring instruments manufacturing license, to the local provincial quality and technical supervision departments should be applied for type approval.
    Application for pattern approval should submit their applications and business license and other legal proof of identity.
    The seventh provincial quality and technical supervision Department for accepting applications, from the date of receipt of the application within 5 working days on the application at first instance, passed in the first instance, in accordance with the provisions of the present article fifth technical institutions entrusted to carry out pattern evaluation and notify the applicant.
    Article eighth bear pattern evaluation of technical bodies, according to the provincial quality and technical supervision departments of the Commission, contact the applicant within 10 working days, type evaluation of specific arrangements are made.
    Nineth applicant shall be borne to the prototype of pattern evaluation test of technical agencies, and submit the following information: (a) the prototype photos, (ii) product standards (test methods), and (c) General Assembly drawings, schematics and parts; (iv) user manual (v) manufacturing unit test reports or technical institutions do.
    Type chapter evaluation tenth type of evaluation of technical bodies must have standards of measurement, detection equipment, as well as the location, the work environment and other related conditions, obtained in accordance with the management of metrology authorization AQSIQ or provincial quality and technical supervision Department of the authority, before they can carry out the appropriate type of evaluation. Article 11th pattern evaluation of technologies agencies must conduct a comprehensive review of technical information submitted by the applicant, and according to the State administration of quality inspection of technical specification development pattern evaluation type evaluation framework.
    Outline of pattern evaluation of shoulder type technical approval of the head of the Agency's technical evaluation. Type of evaluation should be carried out in accordance with the outline of pattern evaluation of.
    National verification procedures have already been set in type evaluation requirements, follow the procedure to perform. 12th type evaluation should be completed within 3 months.
    After the end of pattern evaluation and technical body of the bear pattern evaluation type evaluation results report commissioned by the provincial quality and technical supervision departments, and notify the applicant. Discovered during the 13th article of pattern evaluation of measuring instruments problem, borne by type of evaluation of technical agencies inform applicants, improvements can be made within 3 months; improvement, to the original technical agencies continue the type of evaluation.
    Applicant to improve time limits the time is not included in the pattern evaluation of measuring instruments.
    Technical body of the 14th article of pattern evaluation type of evaluation, all prototypes, the need for confidentiality of technical information should be returned to applicants, and retain relevant information and records, shelf life of not less than 3 years. Fourth chapter of type approval for the 15th provincial quality and technical supervision departments should be received within 10 business days from the date of the evaluation report, according to the type of evaluation results and management requirements of the legal system of measurement, type of measuring instrument products for review.
    Upon examination, type approval certificate issued to the applicant; failed to pass the examination and issued no written decision on the administrative license.
    16th section has inconsistent measurement method and management requirements and the technology behind measuring instruments, AQSIQ can be repealed the original approved pattern.
    No unit may manufacture of measuring instruments for the repealed. Supervision and management of the fifth chapter of pattern approval article 17th of pattern evaluation of technical institutions, prototyping and technical documents provided by the applicant, information must be kept confidential.
    Violation, shall be in accordance with the relevant provisions, compensation for loss of the applicant and persons directly responsible for administrative sanctions constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.
    Technical issued false information, by AQSIQ or provincial quality and technical supervision departments to withdraw its authorization of pattern evaluation technical institution qualification. Article 18th all units have obtained pattern approval of measuring instruments, without changing the original approved pattern. The original products in the structure, materials made significant improvements in terms of performance, technical characteristics are changed, you must re-apply for pattern approval.
    Local quality and technical supervision Department is responsible for the supervision and inspection.
    19th the applicant disagrees with the results of pattern approval may apply for administrative reconsideration or administrative litigation.
    20th manufacturing, sales without a pattern approval of measuring instruments new products by local quality and technical supervision departments in accordance with the People's Republic of China metrology Act and its implementing rules and punishments of measurement rules of the relevant provisions of administrative penalties.
    The sixth chapter supplementary articles article 21st pattern approval of measuring instruments, in accordance with the People's Republic of China implementation of the supervision and administration of imported instruments of measurement approaches.
    22nd and the application of this approach, the pattern approval certificate, type approval mark and number styles, stipulated by the State administration of quality supervision.
    23rd, type application for pattern approval evaluation, should be required to pay a fee.
    Article 24th of this approach by the AQSIQ to interpret. 25th article of the rules take effect on August 1, 2005.
                                                                                                        On July 10, 1987 of the State Metrological Bureau promulgated the measures for the product management of measuring instruments ([87] Council Act No. 231) repealed simultaneously.