The State Administration for Market Regulation strengthens supervision in the field of inspection and testing

Industry remediation actions will be carried out for high-risk areas

　　□ Our reporter Wan Jing

　　On September 15, the launching ceremony of the 2021 National Inspection and Testing Institutions Open Day was held in Beijing.

The reporter learned from the event that the State Administration of Market Supervision organized the national market supervision departments to inspect 44,700 inspection and testing institutions, investigated and dealt with 6,399 cases of violations of laws and regulations, revoked or cancelled the qualifications of 876 institutions, and transferred illegal cases to the public security and judicial organs 21 Beginning to crack down on fraudulent inspection reports.

　　It is understood that during the National Quality Month, the State Administration of Market Supervision will also organize the "Inspection and Testing Institutions' Integrity and Compliance Initiative". At present, more than 13,600 inspection and testing institutions have voluntarily signed the letter of commitment.

Compress qualification approval time

　　It is understood that the Open Day of Inspection and Testing Institutions is an important part of the National Quality Month. The theme of this year is "Accelerating the Development of Inspection and Testing and Promoting Industry Optimization and Upgrading."

Local market supervision departments will organize inspection and testing institutions to open to the public in September, enter enterprises, schools, and communities through various forms, carry out convenience testing, science lectures, expert consultations, and SME assistance activities, and actively promote inspections. The positive role of testing in promoting economic and social development.

　　Inspection and testing refers to the use of professional instruments and equipment in the laboratory or on-site, in accordance with the prescribed procedures, using professional technical methods to inspect, test, and appraise the technical performance indicators of various products or articles.

Inspection and testing is an important part of the national quality infrastructure. It is a high-tech service industry and productive service industry that the state supports and develops. It plays a role in improving product quality, promoting industrial upgrading, protecting the ecological environment, and promoting high-quality economic and social development. Plays an important role.

　　In order to implement the Party Central Committee and the State Council’s decision to promote the reform of “delegating control and service” and optimizing the business environment, the State Administration for Market Supervision continued to exert its enthusiasm and continuously promulgated the “Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Inspection and Testing Institutions” and “Qualifications of Inspection and Testing Institutions” this year. Recognized the two regulations of the Administrative Measures (Amendment), and issued the “Opinions of the General Administration of Market Supervision on Further Strengthening the Management of the National Quality Inspection Center” to strengthen the systematic supervision of inspection and testing.

　　According to the relevant person in charge of the General Administration of Market Supervision, my country currently implements the notification and commitment system in terms of qualification certification procedures for inspection and testing institutions. Inspection and testing agencies can choose to adopt notification commitment procedures to obtain qualification certification; trial electronic certificates and implementation of qualification certification for inspection and testing institutions For online approval, qualified market supervision and management departments can issue e-certificates for qualification accreditation.

29 provinces have implemented the entire online process of administrative licensing, and the time required to apply for qualifications has been reduced from 80 working days to 40 working days, which has added assistance to optimizing market access services.

　　It is reported that with the continuous increase in the reform of "delegation, regulation and service" in my country's accreditation and inspection and testing industry, my country's inspection and testing market has a good momentum of development, and it is the fastest growing and most potential inspection and testing market in the world.

At present, my country's inspection and testing industry has a significant momentum of intensive development. The number of inspection and testing institutions above designated size only accounts for 12.8% of the entire industry, but operating income accounts for 76.5%. A large number of large-scale, high-level, and capable Chinese inspection and testing brands Is forming rapidly.

　　According to the "Statistics of the National Inspection and Testing Service Industry in 2020" issued by the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration, my country's inspection and testing industry continues to maintain a growth trend; as of the end of 2020, there are 48,919 inspection and testing institutions in my country that have obtained qualifications, an increase of 11.16 compared to the end of 2019. %; In 2020, the operating income will be 358.592 billion yuan, an increase of 11.19% over 2019, and a total of 567 million inspection and testing reports have been issued to the society, an increase of 7.64% over 2019.

Severely crack down on report fraud

　　At the launching ceremony, the State Administration of Market Supervision also issued outstanding cases of inspection and testing to promote industrial optimization and upgrading, and representatives of inspection and testing institutions publicly announced the letter of commitment to integrity and compliance.

Representatives of relevant inspection and testing institutions, manufacturing companies, and industry associations participated in the event.

During the National Quality Month, the State Administration of Market Supervision will also organize the "Inspection and Testing Institutions' Integrity and Compliance Initiative". At present, more than 13,600 inspection and testing institutions have voluntarily signed the letter of commitment.

　　Metrology and testing institutions are like the "doctors" of the quality of products of enterprises, which can “prescribe the pulse” for enterprises, help enterprises analyze the causes of product quality problems, and put forward targeted solutions to make up for quality shortcomings, so as to promote my country's manufacturing The industry accelerates its move toward the middle of the value chain and enhances the core competitiveness of the manufacturing industry to provide solid and reliable technical support.

Therefore, safeguarding the fairness and authority of inspection and testing institutions and the authenticity and scientificity of the report results, and cracking down on illegal transactions in the trading of false inspection reports are a key task that the State Administration for Market Regulation has fully promoted since its establishment more than three years ago.

　　For three consecutive years, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the State Drug Administration and other departments have carried out joint "double random, one open" supervision and inspection. A total of 44,700 inspection and testing institutions have been inspected and 6,399 cases of violations of various laws and regulations have been investigated and dealt with. The qualifications of 876 institutions were revoked and cancelled, 21 illegal cases were transferred to the public security and judicial organs, and illegal acts were severely cracked down, deterring enterprises that violated laws and regulations.

　　In 2018, the General Administration of Market Supervision organized and carried out a special rectification action for "certification and testing chaos". Together with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, it was the first to carry out departmental joint supervision in the field of ecological environment monitoring. A total of 12,000 inspections, inspections and testing institutions nationwide were supervised, and inspections were cancelled or cancelled. There are 207 testing institutions.

　　In 2019, the State Administration for Market Regulation, together with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the State Food and Drug Administration and other departments, strengthened the joint supervision of inspection and testing institutions in related fields. A total of 15,000 inspection and testing institutions nationwide were supervised, and 1995 cases of violations of laws and regulations were investigated and dealt with, withdrawn and cancelled. 442 companies and 7 cases were transferred to public security and judicial organs.

　　In 2020, the General Administration of Market Supervision, together with the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and the State Food and Drug Administration, will focus on the fields of ecological environment monitoring, motor vehicle inspection, medical device protective equipment inspection and testing, marine survey observation and monitoring, food inspection, building material inspection and testing, etc. The key point is to deploy and carry out "double random, one open" supervision and random inspections of inspection and testing institutions nationwide. A total of 16,000 inspection and testing institutions have been inspected, 3,439 cases of violations of laws and regulations have been investigated, and 227 have been cancelled or cancelled, and have been transferred to the public security and judicial organs. 14 cases.

Market supervision departments at all levels announced the results of supervision and random inspections in accordance with the law, which aroused widespread public concern.

　　In 2021, the State Administration for Market Regulation will continue to work with the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Water Resources, the State Food and Drug Administration and other departments to jointly deploy "double random, one open" supervision and spot checks to focus on motor vehicle inspections, ecological environment monitoring and other institutions. Remediation.

Strengthen the linkage of executions, and resolutely transfer those suspected of crimes to judicial organs for criminal responsibility.

At the same time, promote joint sanctions for dishonesty, incorporate information on administrative punishments for false and false inspections to detect illegal acts into the national enterprise credit information publicity platform, and promote the joint implementation of joint sanctions for dishonesty by various departments.

Continue to carry out industry rectification

　　In recent years, my country’s inspection and testing industry has developed rapidly, its structure has continued to be optimized, market mechanisms have been gradually improved, and its overall strength has continued to increase. However, there are still problems such as weak innovation capabilities and brand competitiveness, market intensification levels to be improved, and insufficient market order. .

In order to further deepen the reform and promote the inspection and testing industry to become better and stronger, the State Administration of Market Supervision issued the "Guiding Opinions on Further Deepening the Reform to Promote the Inspection and Testing Industry to Be Better and Stronger" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions").

　　The "Opinions" clarified that by 2025, the inspection and testing system will be more complete, the innovation capabilities will be significantly enhanced, the development environment will continue to be optimized, the industry's overall technical capabilities, management levels, service quality, and credibility will be significantly improved, and a number of economies of scale and high technology will emerge. , Inspection and testing enterprises with excellent industry reputation, cultivate a group of internationally influential inspection and testing brands, build a group of inspection and testing high-tech service industry clusters and public service platforms, and form a new pattern of modern inspection and testing that meets the development needs of the new era .

　　The "Opinions" also proposed to encourage social capital to enter the inspection and testing industry.

Encourage private enterprises and other social capital to invest in inspection and testing services, support qualified enterprises to apply for relevant qualifications, and provide inspection and testing services to the society.

Encourage non-public capital to participate in the mixed-ownership reform of state-owned inspection and testing enterprises. Non-public capital investment entities can participate in the restructuring and reorganization of state-owned inspection and testing enterprises or the inspection of state-controlled listings through various methods such as capital contribution, equity acquisition, subscribing of convertible bonds, and equity swaps. Inspection company's capital increase and share expansion and corporate management.

　　At present, my country's inspection and testing service industry now covers various fields of the national economy such as construction engineering, environmental protection, health, agriculture, quality inspection, food, medicine, machinery, electronics, light industry, textiles, aviation, and national defense.

The release of the "Opinions" points out the direction for the future development of my country's inspection and testing industry and the resolution of industry chaos, which will promote the continuous enhancement of my country's inspection and testing industry's innovation capabilities and competitiveness.

　　In 2021, the State Administration of Market Supervision will focus on high-risk areas such as food inspection, motor vehicle inspection, and ecological environment monitoring, continue to carry out industry rectification actions, maintain a high-pressure supervision of outstanding problems and risks, and strive to promote the high-quality development of inspection and testing .