On March 26, 2020, SAMR released its legislation program [1] this year, covering the optimization of the business environment (e.g., Anti-Monopoly Law, Patent Law), market administrative measures, food safety supervision, etc.
The regulation and administrative measures subject to formulation/revision are classified into two types. For legislation items belonging to type 1, the drafts shall be sent to the Regulation Department by June 30, 2020, and the department will try to finalize these legislations by the end of 2020. As for the second type, the drafting body should promote the legislative progress this year, although no specific deadline is given. Here are the specific food legislation items listed in last year’s legislation program [2] (except online trade supervision which was listed this year).
Type 1:
S/N | Items | Drafting body |
1 | Product Quality Law | Quality Development Bureau |
2 | Online Trade Supervision Management Methods | Online Trade Supervision Bureau |
3 | Administrative Measure on Quality and Safety Supervision of Food Related Products | Quality Supervision Bureau |
4 | Administrative Measure on Food Labeling Supervision | Special Food Bureau |
5 | Administrative Measure on Quality and Safety Supervision of Market Sales of Edible Agriculture Products | Quality Operation Bureau |
6 | Administrative Measures on Registration of Infant and Young Children Milk Powder Formula Recipes | Special Food Bureau |
Type 2:
S/N | Items | Drafting body |
7 | Interim Measures for the Administration of Internet Advertisements | Advertisement Supervision Bureau |
8 | Administrative Measures on the Registration of Food for Special Medical Purposes | Special Food Bureau |
It is worth noting that the consultation drafts of Administrative Measure on Food Labeling Supervision, Administrative Measures on Registration of Infant and Young Children Milk Powder Formula Recipes, and Administrative Measures on the Registration of Food for Special Medical Purposes were all released in 2019. Click the links above for more CL report.
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