AQSIQ

RAPEX-China System RAPEX-China System

kong xiaobang kong xiaobang (Department for Supervision on (Department for Supervision on

Inspection, AQSIQ, China)Inspection, AQSIQ, China)

RAPEX-China System RAPEX-China System

kong xiaobang kong xiaobang (Department for Supervision on (Department for Supervision on

Inspection, AQSIQ, China)Inspection, AQSIQ, China)

Contents

BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO RAPEX-CHINA

GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO RAPEX

WHAT’S AQSIQ?

HOW IS THE RAPEX-CHINA WORKING?

ACHIEVEMENTS5

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What’s AQSIQ?

AQSIQ stands for General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of PR.C(a ministerial administrative organ directly under

the state council.)

---established in 2001(the year of china join into WTO)

---19 in-house departments(national quality,metrology,entry-exit commodity inspection, entry-exit health quarantine, animal and plant quarantine, import-export food safety, certification and accreditation, standardization, as well as administrative law-enforce)

What’s AQSIQ?

-35 entry-exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureaus(CIQ) IN 31 provinces --to perform the function of entry-exit inspection and quarantine

-31 provincial-level Bureaus of Quality and Technical Supervision in each province

--to perform the function of quality and technical supervision

GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO RAPEX

Legal framework for RAPEX

GPSD General rules on product quality and safety, governing all consumer products except food, pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

Regulation 765/2008 setting out requirements for market surveillance relating to the marketing of products (extends RAPEX to non-consumer products)

Besides the GPSD and Reg 765/2008: 2009/48/EC Directive on Toys,

2006/95/EC Directive on Low Voltage Electrical Equipment,

2006/42/EC Directive on Machinery,

2007/46/EC Directive on Motor Vehicles, …

GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO RAPEX

The RAPEX Notifications

Producers Dealers

Member States

European Commission

raise the health and safety level of consumers

BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO RAPEX-CHINA

A good development tendency for economic and trade between EU and China.

The development of EU-China economic and trade relationship will definitely face even more challenges.

include: Ensuring quality and safety of consumer products,

Protecting rights and interests of consumers,

Raising consumers’ and business confidence towards the healthy

and sustainable development of EU-China trade.

…

WHAT CAN WE DO ?

BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO RAPEX-CHINA

EU and CHINA have done a lot

AQSIQ

EU DG SANCO

SEPT.,2006

May, 2006

Jan., 2006 EU DG SANCO & AQSIQ

MOU about arrangement and management of cooperation

RAPEX-CHINA System

Started the special project on "RAPEX-CHINA system application "

RAPEX-CHINA is a result of communication and cooperation between EU and CHINA.

The special project laid a solid foundation for the rapid exchange of information between EU and China, and for the establishment of the mechanism of unsafe consumer products’ tracking and information feeding back.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO RAPEX-CHINA

By December 31, 2010, totally 4885 cases have been notified through the RAPEX-CHINA system. Inspection and quarantine agencies at variouslocations were organized and made investigation on 1678 cases. Relevant measures have been taken to deal with the cases.

HOW IS THE RAPEX-CHINA WORKING?

2009, AQSIQ established an "Information platform for RAPEX-CHINA special project" and officially put it into operation within the nationwide inspection and quarantine agencies. ————

in order to improve the operation efficiency of notifications, transmission, investigation, feedback, verification, analysis and alert links

HOW IS THE RAPEX-CHINA WORKING?

AAEU Commission releases notifications through RAPEX-CHINA system

BBAQSIQ downloads, translates, sorts out and itemizes the notifications, and uploads to the “Information Platform for RAPEX-CHINA special project ”,

CCThe respective CIQ directly under AQSIQ carries out investigation according to relevant requirements (immediately)

DDThe Inspection Department of AQSIQ carries out study and judgment on results of investigations & feedback to EU quarterly.

HOW IS THE RAPEX-CHINA WORKING?

ACHIEVEMENTS OF RAPEX-CHINA

EU-CHINA have reached high degree of common understanding on such aspects as theory and concept of quality and safety of consumer products, mechanism of dealing with problems;

ACHIEVEMENTS OF RAPEX-CHINA

Technical exchange activities have been carried out effectively and comprehensively for the purpose of raising quality and safety of consumer products;

Effective investigation and feedback of information have been carried out in dealing with individual cases of quality and safety of consumer products, thus protected rights and interests of consumers and related parties;

ACHIEVEMENTS OF RAPEX-CHINA

By December 31, 2010, totally 4885 cases have been notified through the RAPEX-CHINA system. AQSIQ has all the notifications translated into Chinese and sorted them out. Inspection and quarantine agencies at various locations were organized and made investigation on 1678 cases. Relevant measures have been taken to deal with the cases. Totally 16 quarterly reports and 3 annual working reports have been completed.

This cooperation project provides a good example for EU-China economic and trade cooperation in other fields, in enhancing strategic mutual trust, in improving coordination of policies, in keeping market open and in reducing trade frictions.

ACHIEVEMENTS OF RAPEX-CHINA

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“The 20 century is a century for productivity, while the 21 century is a century for quality” ——Dr. Joseph M. Juran

“The 20 century is a century for productivity, while the 21 century is a century for quality” ——Dr. Joseph M. Juran