State administration for the inspection of import & export commodity/ministry of light industry provisions for the administration of quality license for the export of light industrial machinery products (Promulgated by the State Administration of Import and Export Commodity Inspection and China National Council of Light Industry)

Chapter III Procedures For The Application And Issuance Of Quality License

Article　11 The export enterprises under quality license for the export of light industrial products must apply for quality licenses to the local commodity inspection authorities and take back the application forms within the prescribed period of time according to the category, variety or types of products. The application forms shall be uniformly printed by China National Council of Light Industry and send to the local commodity inspection authorities. The production enterprises shall fill in the application forms in 6 copies. Subject to the written comments made by their competent units and the light industrial bureaus and departments, the copies of application forms together with one copy of the practical quality manual or one copy of the quality control documents shall be sent to the local commodity inspection authorities. Thus samplings and sealing samples shall be conducted by the commodity inspection authorities and the light industrial bureaus and departments in accordance with the Implementation Detailed Rules on the Quality License for the Export of Light Industrial Machinery  Products.

Article　12 The samples drawn or sealed shall be sent to the inspection and testing units by the production enterprises. The inspection and testing units upon receipt of the samples drawn or sealed must complete the inspection and testing on samples within 3 months. After making their written comments on the application forms, they must submit the application forms in 6 copies together with a copy of inspection and testing report to the entrusting commodity inspection authorities.

Article　13　When making application, the following documents and materials shall be presented:

1. Copy of business license;

2. The practical quality manual or quality control documents;

3. The list of major equipment for production, technological installation, instruments and meters;

4.　The list of major equipment, instruments end meters, and tools for inspection and testing;

5. The list of components and parts bought or supplied;

6. The product technical requirements specified in the contracts signed between the enterprises and customers;

7. The requirements for packages of export products.

Article　14 Subject to qualified inspection and testing on samples, the commodity inspection authorities and the light industrial bureaus and departments, the relevant units etc. shall form an assessment group and conduct the assessment on the factory quality system and make their written comments of assessment. The assessment group shall be generally composed of 3-5 assessors.

Article 15 For those qualified production enterprises through inspection on products and assessment on factories, the commodity inspection authorities shall send the application forms and copies, reports on assessment of factories, reports on inspection and testing of products together with the relevant materials to China National Council of Light Industry.

Article　16 China National Council of Light Industry, after examining the materials sent shall submit them to the State Administration of Commodity Inspection for examination and approval, and give numbers. Then, the State Administration of Commodity Inspection and China National Council of Light Industry shall issue the quality license for the export of light industrial products according to the varieties of products. The validity period of a quality license is generally 5 years.

Article　17 The reduction and remission of assessment on factories and inspection and testing on products:

1. For those production enterprises which have obtained the production licenses apply for the quality license for the export of light industrial products within one year (subject to the date of issuance of the production licenses), the assessment on factories and inspection and testing on products shall be reduced or remitted, if the contents of assessment and standards for inspection and testing are same.

2.　For those products subject to certification and random inspection under supervision by the departments at the ministerial level, if the inspection and testing units are same, the qualified items covered in the same items shall not be required to be inspected or tested.

3.　For those enterprises which have obtained the ISO 9001 and ISO 9002  certification certificates issued by the assessment organizations accredited by the working committee of the quality system (ISO 9000) of the export production enterprises, the factories may be exempted from assessment.

Article　18 The production enterprises when applying for reduction and remission of assessment on factories conditions and inspection and  testing on products shall clearly state in the application forms reasons for reduction and remission, and provide the necessary materials subject to approval by the light industrial bureaus, departments and the local commodity inspection authorities. The factories may be exempted from assessment and products from inspection and testing respectively.

Article　19　For those products which have been granted the quality licenses for the export of light industrial products, when great changes have been taken place in the structure, technological processes, production conditions and technical standards, etc., licenses shall be renewed. When applying for quality license for new export products, they must go through survey on products and types-finalizing. The quality of products　manufactured must be stable before application for quality license is filed.

Article　20 When the quality of products through inspection and testing fail to meet the required standards, the inspection and testing units shall notify the application units and the local commodity inspection authorities as well as the light industrial bureaus, departments. When the enterprises fail to meet the standards for products quality for the first time, it may reapply for license, after improvements are made  within 6 months. When it fails to meet the standards for the second time, the application may be remade after one year.

Article 21 The production enterprises being granted the quality license shall remake　the application to the local commodity inspection authorities 6 months before the expiration date of the license. The formalities for this application are the same to those for the first application.