Measures for the Administration of Licenses for the Import of Goods

Measures for the Administration of Licenses for the Import of Goods

Updated: 2006-04-17 13:55

Article 30 Those forging, altering or trading import licenses shall be investigated for criminal responsibilities according to the provisions of the Criminal Law on the crime of illegal business operation or the crime of forging, altering or trading documents, certificates or seals of state organs; where the circumstances are not serious enough for criminal punishment, punishments shall be given according to the relevant provisions of the Customs Law; and the MOFTEC may cancel their licenses for foreign trade.

Article 31 The import licenses involved in Article 28, Article 29 and Article 30 shall be taken over and revoked by the MOFTEC once the case is verified to be true. For the problems involving the aforementioned licenses found in the course of the actual supervision or case handling by the customs, the license issuing agency shall give clear reply and active cooperation.

Article 32 The working personnel of the license issuing agencies who committed rule-breaking acts, which haven't constituted crimes, shall be removed from their posts and be given administrative sanctions regarding the seriousness of the circumstances. Where crimes are constituted, they shall be handed over to the judicial organs for investigation of their criminal responsibilities.

Chapter 7 Supplementary Provisions

Article 33 Where laws and regulations have other provisions on the administration of goods of special economic zones, the bonded zones, export processing zones, etc., those provisions shall be observed.

Article 34 The administration of import license of frontier trade shall be carried out according to the relevant existing provisions.

Article 35 The power to interpret these Measures shall remain with the MOFTEC.

Article 36 These Measures shall come into force on January 1, 2002. Where any relevant administration provision is inconsistent with these Measures, these Measures shall prevail.

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