Order of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on Printing the Supervision Administration Regulation for Manufacture of Boiler and Pressure Vessel(from government website)
Order of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on Printing the Supervision Administration Regulation for Manufacture of Boiler and Pressure Vessel(from government website)
Order of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on Printing the Supervision Administration Regulation for Manufacture of Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Order of General Administration of Quality Supervision,Inspection and Quarantine[2002]No.22
July 12, 2002
The Supervision Administration Regulation for Manufacture of Boiler and Pressure Vessel was adopted at the executive meeting of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on July 1, 2002 and is hereby issued with effect as of January 1, 2003. The previous Measures for the Implementation of the Quality Safety Licensing System for Imported Boiler and Pressure Vessels dated September 29, 1993 shall be simultaneously repealed.
Director
Attached: Supervision Administration Regulation for Manufacture of Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Chapter I General Provision
Article 1 Supervision Administration Regulations for Manufacture of Boiler and Pressure Vessel (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") is formulated in accordance with the Provisional Regulations on Safety Supervision of Boilers and Pressure Vessels. It is formulated to enhance the supervision administration for manufacture of boiler and pressure vessel products, and assure their safety performance as well as the safety of both human life and property.
Article 2 The boiler and pressure vessel, which are manufactured and/or used inside the territory of P. R. China, shall be subjected to the manufacture licensing system and mandatory supervision inspection for the safety performance of the product.
Article 3 Import and export boiler and pressure vessel shall follow the stipulations of the Law of the P. R. China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection, the Implementation Regulations for the Law of the P. R. China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection, and the Provisions for the People's Republic of China on the Supervision and Control of the Import and Export Boilers and Pressure Vessels. The qualification and administration of manufacture licensing and the supervision inspection of the product safety performance shall be subjected to the Regulations.
Article 4 The boiler and pressure vessel stated in the Regulations are defined as follows:
1. Boilers
(1)Pressure-resistant Steam Boilers
(2)Pressure-resistant Hot Water Boilers
(3)Organic Fluid Heaters
2.Pressure Vessels
(1)Various types of gas cylinder for containing gas, liquefied gas and liquid with maximum working temperature no less than its standard boiling point, and the maximum working pressure no less than 0.1MPa (gauge pressure), and the product of pressure and volume no less than 2.5 MPa?L;
(2)Various types of gas cylinder containing gas, liquefied gas and liquid with standard boiling point less than 60°C; the maximum working pressure no less than 0.2MPa (gauge pressure) and the product of pressure and volume is not less than 1.0 MPa?L;
(3)Medical Oxygen Cabins
The Regulations are not applicable to the boilers and pressure vessels, which are installed in ships, locomotives, air crafts, military equipment, nuclear facility, and the electric or gas fueled hot water heaters with rated thermal power less than 0.1 MW and the output hot water temperature no higher than 90°C.
Article 5 General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the "AQSIQ") is responsible for the supervision administration for the manufacture of boiler and pressure vessel as stipulated in the Regulations. All levels of local Quality & Technical Supervision Organization (hereinafter referred to as the "local QTSO") are responsible for the supervision administration for manufacture of boiler and pressure vessel under their jurisdiction. The safety supervision factions of boiler and pressure vessel (Hereinafter referred to as the "Safety Supervision Organ") under AQSIQ or local QTSOs are responsible for the particular implementation of the Regulations.
Chapter II Manufacture Licensing
Article 6 For the boilers & pressure vessels manufactured and / or used domestically, the manufacturer shall obtain the Boiler & Pressure Vessel Manufacture License of the P.
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