nd other superintending and surveyingservices.
【章名】Chapter V Legal Responsibility
Article 26Anyone who, in violation of the relevant provisions of this Law, purposelymarkets or uses import commodities which are included in the List ofCommodities or subject to inspection by the commodity inspectionauthorities in accordance with other laws or administrative rules andregulations without having such commodities inspected, or purposelyexports export commodities which are included in the List of Commoditiesor subject to inspection by the commodity inspection authorities inaccordance with other laws or administrative rules and regulations withouthaving such commodities inspected and proved up to standard shall be finedby the commodity inspection authorities. If the circumstances are seriousand cause heavy economic losses, the criminal responsibility of thepersonnel directly responsible shall be investigated by applying mutatismutandis the provisions of Article 187 of the Criminal Law.Anyone who, in violation of the provisions of Article 17 of this Law,purposely exports export commodities which have been found substandardduring a random inspection by the commodity inspection authorities, shallbe punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.Article 27If the falsifying or remaking of the certificates or documents, seals orstamps, marks, sealings or quality certification marks for commodityinspection constitutes a crime, the criminal responsibility of thepersonnel directly responsible shall be investigated by applying mutatismutandis the provisions of Article 167 of the Criminal Law; if thecircumstances are minor, the offender shall be fined by the commodityinspection authorities.Article 28If a party refuses to accept the punishment decision of the commodityinspection authorities, he may, within 30 days of receiving the notice onthe punishment, apply for reconsideration to the same authorities whichhave made the punishment decision, to those at the next higher level or tothe State Administration for Commodity Inspection. If the party refusesto accept the decision on the reconsideration, he may, within 30 days ofreceiving the notice on the reconsideration decision, bring a suit norcomplies with the punishment decision within the prescribed time limit,the commodity inspection authorities which have made the punishmentdecision shall apply to a court of law for compulsory execution.Article 29Any functionary of the State Administration for Commodity Inspection or ofthe commodity inspection authorities or any of the inspection personnel ofthe inspection organizations designated by the State Administration forCommodity Inspection and the commodity inspection authorities who abuseshis power, commits irregularities for the benefit of his relatives orfriends, falsifies inspection results or fails to conduct inspection andissue a certificate within the time limit through dereliction shall,depending on the seriousness of the circumstances, be given administrativesanction, or his criminal responsibility shall be investigated accordingto law.
【章名】Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions
Article 30The commodity inspection authorities and other inspection organizationsshall collect fees according to relevant provisions for carrying outinspection or performing superintending and surveying services inaccordance with the provisions of this Law. The procedures for collectingfees shall be drawn up by the State Administration for CommodityInspection in conjunction with the competent departments under the StateCouncil.Article 31Rules for the implementation of this Law shall be formulated by the StateAdministration for Commodity Inspection and shall come into force afterbeing submitted to and approved by the State Council.Article 32This Law shall come into force as of August 1, 1989. The Regulations ofthe People's Republic of China on the Inspection of Import and ExportCommodities promulgated by the State Council on January 28, 1984 shall beinvalidated as of the same date.