From July, a number of new regulations will come into force, covering the ecological environment, anti-espionage law, consumer rights protection, psychotropic drug supervision and other fields.
It is worth noting that Guangzhou issued the country's first local regulations on the express delivery industry in provincial capitals. The Regulations specify that express delivery enterprises and their employees shall not take advantage of their positions to sell, leak or illegally use users' personal information obtained in the course of service.
Revision of the Measures for Administrative Punishment of Ecology and Environment: Add the situation of minor non-punishment
The newly revised Measures for Administrative Penalties for the Ecological Environment came into force on July 1. The Measures increase the types of administrative punishments, strengthen the application of automatic monitoring data in administrative punishments, refine the connection between administrative punishments and criminal punishments, and increase the intensity of cracking down on major and malicious violations.
The Measures also add the situation of minor impunity, emphasize reasoned law enforcement, require that the parties' statements and defenses and hearings be included in the case file, and the circumstances and reasons for the adoption should be included in the punishment decision, so as to fully protect the rights and interests of the parties.
New amendments to the Counter-espionage Law: Increase administrative law enforcement powers such as refusal to allow entry and exit
The newly revised Anti-espionage Law came into force on July 1. The newly revised Counter-espionage Law clearly defines acts such as relying on espionage organizations and their agents to carry out cyber attacks against state organs, secret-related units, or critical information infrastructure.
Based on the situation in practice, appropriately expand the scope of objects for relevant entities to steal secrets, and include other documents, data, materials, and items related to national security and interests in the protection.
In the chapter on "investigation and disposal", administrative law enforcement powers such as access to data collection, summons, inquiry of property information, and denial of entry and exit are added; Clarify the normative requirements for law enforcement by state security organs, strictly review and approve procedures, and achieve standardized law enforcement; Increase notification and disposal measures for discovered cybersecurity risks; Increase mechanisms for the appraisal and evaluation of state secrets and intelligence; Add provisions on the linkage of executions.
There are special provisions for the registration and management of traditional Chinese medicines: encouraging research with emerging science and technology
The Special Provisions on the Registration and Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicines came into force on July 1. It is specially stipulated to encourage the use of emerging science and technology to study the mechanism of action of traditional Chinese medicine, draw on international advanced concepts, and encourage the use of new biomarkers and alternative endpoint decisions for the evaluation of the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicines.
The new regulations specify that registration applicants can choose to start clinical trial research directly from phase I. or phase II or phase III at the time of development according to the degree of support for the safety and effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicines by human use experience and different situations.
Strengthen supervision of a variety of psychotropic drugs: they must not be sold without qualifications
A few days ago, the State Food and Drug Administration, the Ministry of Public Security and the National Health Commission jointly issued the "Announcement on Adjusting the List of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances", which listed tramadol compound preparations, etazocine (including its salts, isomers and unilateral preparations) and perampanel (including its salts, isomers and unilateral preparations) into the list of Class II psychotropic drugs, which came into effect on July 1.
The notice states that enterprises that have not obtained the corresponding variety of designated production qualification and production demand plan shall not produce tramadol compound preparations, etagozocine and perampanel panel. The import and export of tramadol compound preparations, etazocine and perampanel shall obtain import and export permits in accordance with the provisions of the Drug Administration Law.
Consumer Rights Protection Regulations: Limiting "Overlord Clauses"
Unfair standard clauses such as "overlord clauses" and contract fraud will usher in new regulatory regulations. Recently, the "Measures for the Administration of Contract Administrative Supervision" revised and promulgated by the State Administration for Market Regulation came into force on July 1.
The Measures prohibit business operators from using standard clauses to reduce or exempt themselves from liability, increase consumer liability, exclude or restrict consumer rights and interests, and require business operators to draw consumers' attention to them in a conspicuous manner when using standard clauses, and effectively protect consumers' rights and interests such as the right to know and the right to make their own choices.
New national standard for electric bicycle helmets: 11 signs must be present
From July 1, the new national standard of "Motorcycle and Electric Bicycle Passenger Helmet" (GB811-2022) will be implemented nationwide. The highlights of the new national standard mainly focus on the stability of the fixture, the strength of the wearing device, the absorption of collision energy, penetration resistance, goggles and other aspects of the new regulations.
The new national standard stipulates that helmets must have 11 marks, including product names (motorcycle occupant helmets or electric bicycle occupant helmets); Production enterprise and production address; Label or brand name; helmet type; Restrict the use of identifiers; Product model, specification; Date and number of manufacture; Product implementation standards; Certification mark of certified products; the weight of the helmet; Conformity mark.
China VI emission standard 6b stage is fully implemented: reducing motor vehicle exhaust pollution
Recently, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly issued the "Announcement on Matters Related to the Implementation of China VI Emission Standards for Automobiles", aiming to further reduce exhaust pollution from motor vehicles.
According to the announcement, since July 1, the China VI emission standard 6b stage has been fully implemented nationwide, and the production, import and sale of cars that do not meet the China VI emission standard 6b stage are prohibited. The production date shall be subject to the date of manufacture of the vehicle of the motor vehicle certificate, and the electronic information of the certificate of conformity shall be uploaded before 0:00 on July 1, 2023; The date of import shall be subject to the arrival date of the bookmark note on the import certificate of the goods; The date of sale is based on the date of the motor vehicle sales invoice.
The announcement requires that for some light vehicle China VIB models such as "only monitoring" and other light vehicle China VIB models reported as "only monitoring", a half-year sales transition period will be granted, and sales will be allowed until December 31, 2023.
Beijing: 16 therapeutic assisted reproductive technology projects included in medical insurance
From July 1, 16 assisted reproduction projects, such as ovulation induction examination, embryo transfer, and frozen embryo resuscitation, will be included in the reimbursement scope of Beijing Basic Medical Insurance, providing cost protection support for insured persons with relevant needs. At present, Beijing has 16 designated medical institutions with basic medical insurance, including Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Dongfang Hospital, which can carry out assisted reproductive technology services.
Guangzhou: The country's first local regulation on the express delivery industry in provincial capitals
The Guangzhou Express Delivery Regulations, which came into effect on July 1, stipulate that express delivery enterprises that use smart express boxes, express delivery service stations, etc. to deliver express mail shall obtain the consent of the recipient in advance, and inform the address of the express delivery, the free storage period, and the overtime storage fee standard.
The Regulations make it clear that express delivery enterprises shall implement the main responsibility for personal information security, establish a security guarantee system for users' personal information, reasonably determine the authority of employees to handle users' personal information, sign confidentiality agreements, and ensure that the personal information they hold about users is erased when employees leave their jobs, and express delivery enterprises and their employees must not take advantage of their positions to sell, leak or illegally use users' personal information obtained in the course of service.
Hong Kong private cars can drive into Guangdong: allocated by computer lottery
From midnight on 1 July, Hong Kong private cars that had previously been approved can travel between Hong Kong and Guangdong Province via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Port.
On 1 May, the Guangdong Provincial Government announced the Administrative Measures for the "Hong Kong Car to Go North", including detailed eligibility requirements for applicants, vehicles and drivers, length of stay in Guangdong, insurance requirements, vehicle inspections, procedures and penalties.
To ensure the orderly implementation of the "Hong Kong Vehicle Northbound", the governments of Guangdong and Hong Kong have agreed to set a cap on the number of applications accepted at the early stage of the Scheme, which will be allocated by computer lottery.
New rules for Chengdu residence permit: Residence for 6 consecutive months can be issued on the spot
The "Chengdu Residence Permit Management Rules" came into force on July 1 and is valid for 5 years. The "Detailed Rules" clearly stipulates that if a person who comes to Chengdu stays in Chengdu for more than 24 hours, he or she or the employing unit, the lessor of the house and the intermediary institution shall report the residence registration to the public security police station or the residents' (village) committee of the place of residence.
The "Detailed Rules" clearly stipulate that from the date of residence registration to the date of application for a residence permit, a person who has lived continuously for 6 months and meets one of the following conditions may be issued a residence permit on the spot after applying for and being reviewed by the public security police station of the place of residence.
Source: The Paper