Article 19 Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People' s Republic of China (CNCA) enforces compulsory product certification administration on the electronic information products listed in the key administered catalogue of pollution control of electronic information products.

Exit-Entry Inspection and Quarantine authorities shall carry out port verification and inspection of goods received for the imported electronic information products in accordance with law. The Customs shall go through the clearance formalities by the Clearance Form of Entry Commodities issued by Exit-Entry Inspection and Quarantine authorities.

Article 20 In additional to the rules as prescribed in these measures, the electronic information products subject to the Catalogue shall also meet the requirements for key pollution control as prescribed in the Catalogue.

The electronic information products that are not listed in the Catalogue shall accord with other provisions in these measures relating to pollution control caused by electronic information products.

Article 21 According to the actual circumstances of industrial development, the MII shall, through consultation with the MOC, GAC, SAIC, AQSIQ, and the SEPA, publish the implementation period in which the electronic information products listed in the Catalogue should not contain toxic, harmful substances or elements.

Chapter 3 Penalty Provisions

Article 22 Whoever violates these measures in one of the following circumstances shall be punished by the Customs, the administrations for industry and commerce, quality inspection, environmental protection and etc within the scope of their own official duty:

(1) An electronic information product manufacturer violates Article 10 of these measures to use the materials, technologies, and processes that do not accord with the national or industrial standard for controlling toxic, harmful substances or elements caused by electronic information products;

(2) An electronic information product manufacturer and importer violate the provision of Article 14, Section 1 of these measures to produce or use the packing for electronic information products that do not accord with the national or industrial standard for controlling toxic, harmful substances or elements caused by electronic information products;

(3) An electronic information product seller violates Article 15 of these measures to sell electronic information products that do not accord with the national or industrial standard for controlling toxic, harmful substances or elements caused by electronic information products;

(4) An electronic information product importer violates the provision of Article 16 of these measures to import electronic information products that do not accord with the national or industrial standard for controlling toxic, harmful substances or elements caused by electronic;

(5) An electronic information product producer, seller or importer violates the provisions of Article 21 of these measures, within the implementation period, to produce, sell or import the electronic products that the contents of toxic, harmful substances or elements are above the national or industry standard for controlling toxic, harmful substances or elements caused by electronic information products; or

(6) An electronic information product importer violates the provisions relating import administration of these measures to import electronic information products.

Article 23 Whoever violates the provisions of these measures in one of the following circumstances shall be punished by the administrations for industry and commerce, quality inspection, environmental protection and etc. within the scope of their own official duties according to law.

(1) An electronic information product manufacturer or importer violates the provision of Article 11 of these measures not to indicate the environment-friendly use period of electronic information products;

(2) An electronic information product manufacturer or importer violates the provision of Article 13 of these measures not to explicitly indicate the names, contents, and which part of toxic, harmful substances or elements caused by the electronic information products, and as well as the recyclability of products; or

(3) An electronic information product manufacturer or importer violates the provision of Article 14, Section 2 of these measures not to explicitly indicate the contents of packaging material of the electronic information products.

Article 24 Any governmental employees, who abuse their power, practice favoritism and engage in irregularities, connive at or shield the activities violating the provisions as prescribed in these measures, or help the persons who violates the provisions as prescribed in these measures to escape from the investigation, shall be given administrative sanctions in accordance with law.

Chapter 4 Supplementary Provisions

Article 25 Any organization or individual may inform against an designer, producer, importer or seller who cause pollution of electronic information products to the MII or the competent administrations for the information industry of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central government.

Article 26 These measures shall be interpreted by the MII through the consultation with the NDRC, MOC, GAC, SAIC, AQSIQ, and SEPA.

Article 27 These measures shall come into effect as of March 1, 2007.