1986.05.24
STATE ADMINISTRATION FOR THE INSPECTION OF IMPORT & EXPORT COMMODITY
　ADMINISTRATIVE　 REGULATIONS　 ON　THE　ACCREDITATION　OF　IMPORT　AND
EXPORT COMMODITY INSPECTION LABORATORIES (TENTATIVE)
　(Promulgated　 by　 the　 State　 Administration　of Import and Export
Commodity Inspection on May 24, 1986)
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER II ACCREDITATION AUTHORITIES
CHAPTER III FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCREDITATION
CHAPTER IV ACCREDITATION PROCEDURES
CHAPTER V SUPERVISION AND RANDOM INSPECTION
CHAPTER VI DUTIES AND TASKS OF A COMMODITY INSPECTION LABORATORY
CHAPTER VII INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION
CHAPTER VIII SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
　@@　 Article　 1.　 In　 accordance　 with　 the　 Regulations　on the
Inspection　of　Import　 and　 Export　 Commodities　 of　 the　People's
Republic　of　China　and　the　requirements　 of　 the　 Detailed　Rules
for　 the　 Implementation　of　the Regulations　on　the　Inspection　of
of　Import　and　Export　Commodities of the People's　Republic of China,
these　Administrative　Regulations　are　formulated　to　strengthen　the
administration　of　laboratories　undertaking　inspection of import　and
export　　commodities,　　to　 ensure　 the　orderly　implementation　of
inspection　 and　test　activities,　to　provide　accurate　and reliable
inspection　and　 test　data　required　in　the　unified supervision and
administration　of　the inspection　of import and export commodities and
create　necessary conditions for　international　accreditation　of　test
laboratories　in　the　field of foreign trade.
　@@　 Article　 2.　All　laboratories　and　inspection　and test bodies
(hereinafter　referred　to　as　the　commodity　inspection laboratories)
designated　by　the　State　Administration　of　Commodity Inspection and
the　commodity inspection bureaux　of　provinces, autonomous regions and
municipalities　directly　under　the　 Central　Government　(hereinafter
referred　to　as　the　commodity　inspection authorities)　to　undertake
inspection,　 test,　 analysis,　 surveying　 of　 import　 and　 export
commodities　　and　to　participate　in　activities　of　export　product
accreditation,　　quality　licencing,　quality　supervision　and　random
inspection　and　 quality　 appraisal　 shall　 be　under the control of
these Administrative Regulations.
　@@　 Article　 3.　 Commodity　 inspection　laboratories　meeting　the
requirements　of　　accreditation　　standards　 shall　 be　 accredited
and　granted　the Accreditation Qualified Certificate.
CHAPTER II ACCREDITATION AUTHORITIES
　@@　 Article　 4.　 The　 State　Administration　of　Import and Export
Commodity　　Inspection　　 centralizes　　 the　　 administration　　of
accreditation　　of　　commodity　　inspection　　 laboratories.　　 The
accreditation　　of　commodity　inspection laboratories　is　dealt　with
at　 the　national　and　regional　levels,　organized　and　 implemented
respectively　 by　 the　 State　Administration　of Commodity Inspection
and　　local　　commodity　 inspection　 bureaux.　Commodity　inspection
laboratories　 at　 the　 national　level　shall　be geared to the needs
of　 the　 whole　　 country,　 whereas　 local　 commodity　 inspection
laboratories　 shall chiefly　deal　with　the　inspection and testing of
commodities in the local area.
　@@　 Article　 5.　The　commodity inspection authorities hall organize
experts　 and　 technicians　 concerned　 to　 form　 an　 accreditation
examination　team　to　carry　 out　 the　examination　of　the commodity
inspection laboratories seeking accreditation.
CHAPTER III FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCREDITATION
　@@　 Article　 6.　 Any　 organization　 seeking　accreditation　of　a
commodity　inspection　 laboratory　 shall,　 in terms of organizational
structure,　staff,　rules　 and　 regulations,　 test　and measurements,
equipment　and　instruments,　environment　　and　　safety,　 meet　 the
requirements　 of　 inspection.　 The　fundamental　requirements are the
following:
　1.　 A　 commodity　 inspection　 laboratory　at　the　national　level
shall　be　independent　of　the　manufacturer,　distributor　and user of
commodities　in　terms　 of　 finance,　technology　and　administration.
Commodity　 inspection　laboratories　 at　 all　levels　shall　be　able
to　perform　independently　the　inspection,　 test　and　examination of
commodities,　without　being　influenced in any way by the manufacturer,
distributor and user.
　2.　 The　 allocation　 of　various　kinds of personnel in a commodity
inspection　laboratory　 shall　 be　well　proportioned,　with　adequate
background　 in　education,　 knowledge,　 capability　 and　 experience
corresponding　to their duties.
　3.　 A　commodity　inspection　laboratory shall establish and put into
proper　 execution　　a　　system　 of　 technical　 and　administrative
disciplines so as to ensure the good order of its opera