Measures for the Administration of Commodity Barcodes (2005)

Measures for the Administration of Commodity Barcodes (2005)
Measures for the Administration of Commodity Barcodes (2005)

Order of the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine [2005] No.76

May 30, 2005

The Measures for the Administration of Commodity Barcodes, which were deliberated and adopted at the executive meeting of the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on May 16, 2005, are hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of October 1, 2005. The Measures for the Administration of Commodity Barcodes as promulgated by the former State Administration of Technical Supervision on July 3, 1998 shall be simultaneously repealed.

Director Li Changjiang

Measures for the Administration of Commodity Barcodes

Chapter I General Provisions

Article 1 These Measures are formulated pursuant to the relevant state provisions for the purpose of regulating the administration of commodity barcodes, ensuring the quality of commodity barcodes, accelerating the application of commodity barcodes in the electronic business or commodity circulation, and promoting the informationization development of electronic business or commodity circulation of our country.

Article 2 The "commodity barcodes" as mentioned in these Measures include the codes and barcode marks for retail commodities, non-retail commodities, logistic units and locations.
Our country will adopt the internationally prevailing commodity codes and barcode marking system, popularize the application of commodity barcodes, and establish a commodity marking system of our country.

Article 3 These Measures shall be applicable to the registration, coding, printing, application and administration of commodity barcodes within the territory of the People's Republic of China.

Article 4 The State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (hereinafter referred to as the SAQSIQ) and the Standardization Administration of China (hereinafter referred to as the SAC) shall be the departments in charge of the work of the whole country relating to the commodity barcodes, shall uniformly organize and administrate the work of the whole country relating to the commodity barcodes. The Article Numbering Center of China (hereinafter referred to as the ANCC) shall be the national working organ for commodity barcodes and take charge of the specific implementation work for the administration of commodity barcodes across the country.

Article 5 The maker code is an important part of a commodity barcode. Any entity or individual that uses commodity barcodes shall be subject to the examination, approval and registration pursuant to these Measures, and obtain a maker code.

Chapter II Registration

Article 6 A producer, seller or service provider that has obtained a business license and the relevant lawful operational qualification certificate may apply for registering a maker code.
A subsidiary of a group company that has an independent legal-person qualification shall solely apply for registering a maker code pursuant to the relevant provisions when it needs to use commodity barcodes.

Article 7 An applicant for registering a maker code (hereinafter referred to as an applicant) may apply for registering a maker code at the local branch of the ANCC (hereinafter referred to as the numbering branch).
An applicant shall fill out a Registration Form for Members of China Commodity Barcode System, show its business license or a relevant lawful business qualification certificate, and provide the photocopies thereof.
  ......
请先同意《服务条款》和《隐私政策》