Laws of the People's Republic of China

No. 470

The Decision of the State Council on Revising the Regulations for the Supervision and Administration over Cotton Quality is hereby promulgated, and shall enter into force as of the date of promulgation. Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council

July 4, 2006

Decision of the State Council on Amending the promulgation

The State Council has decided to revise the promulgation as follows:

1.

Paragraph 1 of Article 3 shall be revised toas: " When a cotton business operator intends to engage in cotton processing business, it shall obtain its qualification certification according to the relevant provisions of the state. "

2.

Article 24 shall be amended as: " Where a cotton business operator, when purchasing cotton, violates Paragraph 2 or 3 of Article 7 of the present Regulations by failing to meet the national standards or technical norms to exclude foreign fibers and other noxious substances before determining the category, grade and quantity of the purchased cotton, or by failing to conduct technical treatment on the purchased cotton which goes beyond the national moisture standard, or by failing to classify and grade the purchased cotton for placement, it shall be ordered by the cotton quality supervision institution to make corrections, and imposed upon a fine up to RMB 30,000 Yuan. "

This Decision shall enter into force as of promulgation.

The Regulations for the Supervision and Administration over Cotton Quality shall be revised accordingly pursuant to this Decision, and shall be promulgated again.