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China considers crackdown on packagingliz.wells@haymarket.com, 10 September 2008Be the first to comment on this article China’s state council is to consider draft legislation that would ban products with more than three layers of packaging or those that occupy less than 45% of package space. The legislation, prepared by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and the National Development and Reform Commission, also says that the packaging cost should not exceed 15% of the product’s price. Liu Zhaobin, director of the AQSIQ’s laws and regulation department, said at a public hearing: “The regulation will apply to all goods produced and sold in the country and the imported ones too.” Firms that make or sell such products face fines of up to 50,000 yuan (£4,140). To ensure that producers and retailers do not get away with violations, the legislation makes it mandatory for all producers to maintain records for packaging of their products. The draft will be submitted to the state council, the country’s cabinet, soon, Liu said. Speak Your Mind |
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