General Office of the State Council: Further strengthen the control of excessive packaging of goods

The people's governments of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, the ministries and commissions of the State Council, and the agencies directly under the State Council: Excessive packaging of commodities refers to packaging that exceeds the normal functional requirements of commodity protection, display, storage, transportation, etc.
, which is mainly manifested as too many packaging layers, too large packaging gaps, too high packaging costs, and improper selection of materials
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In recent years, in accordance with the "Notice of the General Office of the State Council on Controlling Excessive Packaging of Commodities" (Guo Ban Fa [2009] No.
5), all regions and departments have conscientiously promoted the governance of excessive packaging of commodities, improved relevant laws and regulations and standards, and made positive progress
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However, there are still many weak links and prominent problems in the governance work, especially with the rapid development of new consumption formats, the phenomenon of excessive packaging of goods has a "comeback"
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In order to implement the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council and further strengthen the control of excessive packaging of commodities, with the consent of the State Council, the relevant matters are hereby notified as follows
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Attach great importance to the control of excessive packaging of commodities All regions and departments should take Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guide, thoroughly implement Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, based on the new development stage, completely, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, build a new development pattern, promote high-quality development, and conscientiously implement the law on the prevention and control of environmental pollution by solid waste, the law on the protection of consumer rights and interests, the standardization law, the price law and other laws and regulations and relevant national standards.
Fully understand the importance and urgency of further strengthening the governance of excessive packaging of goods, clarify work requirements in all aspects of production, sales, delivery, recycling, etc.
, strengthen supervision and law enforcement, improve the standard system, improve safeguard measures, resolutely curb the phenomenon of excessive packaging of goods, and provide strong support
for promoting the green transformation of production and lifestyle and strengthening the construction of ecological civilization 。 By 2025, the whole chain governance system of excessive packaging of commodities will be basically formed, the relevant laws and regulations will be more sound, the standard system will be more perfect, the level of industry management will be significantly improved, the online and offline integrated law enforcement supervision mechanism will be effectively operated, and the ability to control excessive packaging of goods will be significantly enhanced
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The illegal behavior of excessive packaging of key commodities such as mooncakes, rice dumplings, and tea has been effectively curbed, and the people's sense of gain and satisfaction has been significantly improved
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Second, strengthen the whole chain governance of excessive packaging of goods (1) Strengthen technological innovation
in the field of packaging.
Promote packaging enterprises to provide overall packaging solutions with reasonable design, material saving, convenient recycling and economical application, independently develop low-grammage, high-strength, functional packaging materials and their production equipment, and innovate and develop integrated packaging products
for commodities and express delivery.
Give full play to the role of packaging enterprises in promoting simple packaging and advocating rational consumption as a bridge, and promote the practice of simple and moderate concepts
in the upstream and downstream links such as packaging design and commodity production.
(The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and local people's governments are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties) (2) Prevent excessive packaging
in the production of commodities.
Supervise and guide commodity producers to produce commodities in strict accordance with mandatory standards for restricting excessive packaging of commodities, refine the management requirements for restricting excessive packaging of commodities, establish complete archives of commodity packaging information, and record information
such as the design, manufacture, and use of commodity packaging.
Guide commodity producers to use simple packaging, optimize commodity packaging design, reduce the number of layers, materials and costs of commodity packaging, reduce packaging volume and weight, reduce ink printing, and use a single material or material that is easy to separate
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(The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the State Administration of Market Regulation and other departments and local people's governments are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties) urge commodity producers to strictly comply with the requirements of the Standardization Law, and disclose the numbers and names
of mandatory standards, recommended standards, group standards or enterprise standards related to packaging that they implement.
(The State Administration of Market Regulation and local people's governments are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties) guide medical institutions to put forward drug packaging specifications for different scenarios and types such as outpatient clinics, hospitalizations, and chronic diseases
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Guide drug producers to optimize drug packaging specifications
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(The National Health Commission, the State Food and Drug Administration and local people's governments are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties) (3) Avoid selling excessively packaged goods
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Supervise and guide commodity sellers to refine the requirements related to the excessive packaging of goods in the procurement and sales links, and clearly do not sell goods that violate the mandatory standards for restricting excessive packaging of goods
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Strengthen the supervision and guidance of e-commerce enterprises, and achieve consistency
of online and offline requirements.
Encourage sellers of goods to submit requirements
for green packaging and simple packaging of goods to the supplier.
(The Ministry of Commerce, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the local people's governments are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties) supervise and guide takeaway platform enterprises to improve platform rules, and put forward requirements for takeaway packaging reduction for
operators within the platform.
(The Ministry of Commerce is responsible) to supervise and guide catering operators to clearly mark the price
of takeaway packaging in accordance with the law.
(The State Administration for Market Regulation and local people's governments are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties) (4) Promote the reduction
of packaging in the delivery of commodities.
Guide the delivery enterprises to formulate and revise the packaging operation specifications, refine and limit the excessive packaging requirements of express delivery, and reduce the excessive packaging
of the front-end receiving and sending links through standardized operations.
Encourage delivery companies to use low-gram, high-strength cartons and glue-free cartons to reduce the amount of
filler used by optimizing the packaging structure.
(The State Post Bureau and the local people's governments are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties) promote the certification of green products for express packaging, and promote the use of green express packaging
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(The State Post Bureau and the State Administration of Market Regulation are responsible) to supervise and guide e-commerce platform enterprises to strengthen the guidance of operators within the platform, and put forward the requirements for
the reduction of express packaging.
(The Ministry of Commerce is responsible) to supervise and guide e-commerce enterprises to strengthen upstream and downstream collaboration, design and apply e-commerce commodity packaging that meets the needs of express logistics and distribution, and promote the original direct delivery of
e-commerce express mail.
(The Ministry of Commerce, the State Post Bureau, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties) (5) Strengthen the recycling and disposal of
packaging waste.
Further improve the recycling system of renewable resources, encourage all regions to introduce specialized recycling enterprises in the form of market-oriented investment promotion, and improve the level
of packaging waste recycling.
Encourage commodity sellers to make agreements on the recycling of commodity packaging waste when concluding supply and marketing contracts with suppliers
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(The Ministry of Commerce and local people's governments are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties) Further improve the domestic garbage removal and transportation system, continue to promote the classification of domestic garbage, improve the classification collection and classification transportation system that matches the classification and delivery of domestic garbage at the source, accelerate the construction of classification and collection facilities, complete classified transportation equipment, and improve the level of
garbage removal.
(The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the local people's governments are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties) Third, increase the intensity of supervision and law enforcement (6) Strengthen industry management
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Further refine the production, sales, delivery and other links of commodities to limit excessive packaging supporting policies
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Strengthen the supervision and management of e-commerce, express delivery, takeaway and other industries, supervise and guide relevant industries to give priority to the use of reusable and recyclable packaging, optimize the packaging of goods, and reduce the use of
packaging.
Supervise and urge producers and operators to implement the relevant legal standards of the state to restrict excessive packaging, incorporate this task into the annual work plan and relevant deployment, timely grasp the excessive packaging situation in the industry, and establish administrative guidance mechanisms
such as tips, warnings, and interviews.
(The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, the State Administration of Market Regulation, the State Post Bureau and other departments are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties) (7) Strengthen law enforcement supervision
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For important festivals, key industries and important production and operation enterprises, focus on key commodities such as mooncakes, rice dumplings, tea, health foods, cosmetics, etc.
, and strictly investigate and deal with illegal acts of producing and selling over-packaged goods in accordance with the law, especially in chain and hidden cases
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Excessive packaging behavior in hotels, restaurants, etc.
that provide high-end customized gifts, as well as excessive packaging of goods under the guise of cultural creation, shall be strictly investigated and dealt
with in accordance with law.
Consolidate the main responsibilities of e-commerce platform enterprises, urge them to strengthen the qualifications and commodity information review of business operators within the platform, and actively cooperate with regulatory law enforcement
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Adhere to the integration of online and offline supervision, establish and improve the normalization of supervision and law enforcement mechanisms for the sale of excessively packaged goods through e-commerce channels, and investigate and deal with illegal acts
of online sales of excessively packaged goods in accordance with law.
Smooth the channels for consumer complaints, and strictly investigate and deal with prominent problems that consumers have strongly complained about
in accordance with law.
Strengthen law enforcement inspections
of enterprises disclosing their implementation of packaging-related standards.
Expose negative cases
to the society in a timely manner.
(The State Administration for Market Regulation and other departments and local people's governments are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties) Timely supervise and rectify areas lagging behind in the implementation of mandatory standards for restricting excessive packaging of commodities, and commend
areas with remarkable implementation results.
(The State Administration for Market Regulation is responsible) timely organize and carry out social satisfaction surveys
on the progress of commodity over-packaging control.
(The National Development and Reform Commission is responsible) to carry out excessive packaging law enforcement inspections of delivery enterprises through methods such as "double random, one open", organize special spot checks on excessive packaging of express delivery, and strengthen the quality supervision of
express packaging.
(The State Post Bureau and the local people's governments are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties) Fourth, improve the support and guarantee system (8) Improve laws and regulations
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Research and promote the effective connection between laws and regulations such as the Circular Economy Promotion Law and the Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste, further strengthen the legal responsibility of market entities, and increase the cost
of violating the law.
(National development reform.
)The Revolutionary Commission, the Ministry of Justice and other departments are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties) to study and revise the "Interim Regulations on Express Delivery" to refine the requirements for restricting the management and punishment of
excessive packaging of express delivery.
(The State Post Bureau and the Ministry of Justice are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties) encourage qualified local regulations to revise local regulations restricting excessive packaging of
goods.
(Each local people's government is responsible) (9) Improve the standard system
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Formulate mandatory standards for restricting excessive packaging of edible agricultural products, and clarify the basis for judging excessive packaging of edible agricultural products
such as fruits.
(The State Administration of Market Regulation and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties) Timely revise the mandatory standards for food and cosmetics to restrict excessive packaging, and further refine the relevant requirements
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(The State Administration of Market Regulation and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties) to formulate mandatory standards
to restrict excessive packaging of express delivery.
(The State Administration for Market Regulation and the State Post Bureau are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties) revised the general rules for restricting excessive packaging of commodities and put forward more applicable requirements
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For toys, baby and child products, electronic products and other fields, formulate recommended national standards for the implementation of simple packaging and restriction of excessive packaging, clearly determine the basis for excessive packaging, and guide packaging reduction
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(The State Administration for Market Regulation is responsible) to formulate industry standards
for green packaging technology and management of e-commerce logistics.
(The Ministry of Commerce is responsible for) establishing a statistical analysis and reporting system for the implementation of mandatory standards, carrying out a pilot statistical analysis of the implementation of mandatory standards for packaging in industrial agglomeration areas, dynamically feedback and evaluating the implementation effect, and continuously strengthening the implementation of
standards.
(The State Administration for Market Regulation is responsible) (10) Strengthen policy support
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Include the funds required for law enforcement inspections of excessive packaging of commodities and excessive packaging of express delivery into the financial budget at the same level, so as to ensure the orderly development
of law enforcement inspections.
(Each local people's government is responsible) to arrange investment within the central budget to support the construction of a qualified recyclable express packaging and distribution system, the construction of specialized intelligent recycling facilities and other projects
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(The National Development and Reform Commission is responsible) to improve the government's green procurement policy, further refine the government procurement demand standards for commodity packaging, study and clarify the mandatory procurement requirements, and give play to the guiding role of
government procurement.
(The Ministry of Finance is responsible) relying on the deployment of the national key research and development plan project to carry out technology research and development
in the green design of express packaging and low-energy intelligent logistics and distribution.
(The Ministry of Science and Technology is responsible) (11) Strengthen industry self-discipline
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Supervise and guide major industry associations in the field of food and cosmetics production to regularly release reports on eliminating excessive packaging of goods to the public, and announce the industry's compliance with relevant laws and regulations and standards and the promotion of
simple packaging.
(The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other departments are responsible) strengthen the publicity and training on laws and regulations and standards for restricting excessive packaging of commodities, incorporate the restriction of excessive packaging of commodities into the industry's self-discipline norms and self-discipline conventions, guide key production and sales enterprises to take the lead in promoting simple packaging, and actively announce the situation of
commodity packaging to the public.
(Relevant industry associations are responsible) V.
Strengthen organizational implementation (12) Strengthen departmental coordination
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The relevant departments of the State Council should perform their respective duties and responsibilities, increase the intensity of guidance, support, and supervision, and ensure that all tasks are implemented in place
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The National Development and Reform Commission, the State Administration of Market Regulation, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, the State Post Bureau, and other relevant departments should establish a work consultation mechanism, strengthen overall planning and coordination, strengthen policy convergence, communicate progress in a timely manner, study and solve major problems, and promptly request instructions and reports
to the State Council on major situations in accordance with procedures.
(All relevant departments are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties) (13) Implement local responsibilities
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Local people's governments at all levels are the main body responsible for the control of excessive packaging of commodities, and they should strictly implement their responsibilities, improve the working mechanism, strengthen the organization and implementation, and grasp the control of excessive packaging of commodities as an important part of the construction of ecological civilization, and can formulate targeted supporting measures
in combination with actual research.
(Each local people's government is responsible) (14) Strengthen publicity and education
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In accordance with the requirements of the legal popularization responsibility system of "who enforces the law and who popularizes the law", we will actively carry out publicity and education on restricting excessive packaging and popularizing
the law.
Through newspapers, radio and television, new media and other channels, vigorously publicize the standards and policies that restrict excessive packaging of commodities, strengthen positive publicity, actively report on typical practices, advanced and individuals, and create a good social atmosphere
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Give play to the role of media supervision and strengthen the exposure
of violations of laws and regulations.
Encourage consumers to consume green and purchase simple packaging products
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Administrative organs at all levels, social organizations, undertakings, and state-owned enterprises should take the lead in consciously resisting excessive packaging of goods
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(The Central Propaganda Department and other departments and local people's governments are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties) General Office of the State Council September 1, 2022 First, attach great importance to the control of excessive packaging of commodities II.
Strengthen the whole chain of excessive packaging of commodities To control drug investment III.
Improve the support and guarantee system V.
Strengthen organization and implementation