Almost all testing organizations are incorporated into China Inspection Group

Before the end of June 2014, the AQSIQ shall complete the restructuring of the quality certification center and 31 review centers to form a China Inspection and Certification Corporation (China Inspection Group).

Previously, it was revealed by the news that the government-run inspection force that was incorporated into China seizure group would also include the testing organizations for foreign businesses under the central government, as well as the industry and local testing and certification bodies of various industries (ministries). “But such reforms are very difficult and the final decision has not been made yet.” The source said. According to this plan, CCIC will once become the “giant” of the domestic testing industry, and the assets it accepts currently take over 90% of the testing business in the domestic testing industry.

(Original report) In the future, except for special needs, government agencies will no longer directly hold general inspection, testing, and certification agencies. At the same time, before 2015, the existing government-run inspection, testing, and certification agencies will basically complete the integration. Before the end of June 2014, the AQSIQ shall complete the restructuring of the quality certification center and 31 review centers to form a China Inspection and Certification Corporation.

On March 11th, the General Office of the State Council forwarded the Central Committee of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) “Circular on the Implementation of Opinions on the Integration of Inspection, Inspection, and Accreditation Institutions” (hereinafter referred to as the “Notice”) and made the above request.

According to the "Notice", all regions and departments should clean up existing inspection and certification institutions and revoke institutions with diminished functions, smaller scales, and inconsistent with the needs of economic and social development. On this basis, advance integration from three aspects.

First, the existing government-run inspection and certification institutions will promote the internal integration of departments or industries.

In response, the "Notice" proposed 13 specific tasks. For example, the 31 accrediting centers of the China Quality Certification Center and the Direct Inspection and Quarantine Bureau under the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine shall be transformed into wholly-owned enterprises and merged into China Inspection & Certification (Group) Co., Ltd. The task of this reform is the responsibility of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, which will be proposed before the end of March 2014 and completed by the end of June.

Second, the inspection and certification organizations that have the necessary conditions will be promoted to delink from the administrative departments and change their status.

The "Notice" proposes that it is necessary to gradually promote the delinking of inspection and certification organizations from competent authorities. In the future, except for special needs, government agencies will no longer directly hold general inspection and certification organizations. Promote the establishment and improvement of corporate governance structures such as the council and the board of directors, and implement the legal autonomy of inspection and certification organizations.

Third, to promote cross-department, cross-industry, and cross-level integration of inspection, testing, and certification organizations, and to integrate inspection, inspection, and certification functions that affect the national economy and people's liveli- ness, and that belong to different departments and the same products, and support and encourage the merger and reorganization of these institutions to become stronger and larger.

The "Notice" also requires that the inspection and certification program be reduced, the orderly inspection and certification market should be opened up, the monopoly and industry barriers should be broken, the social forces should be encouraged and supported to carry out inspection, inspection and certification, and the development of a mixed ownership inspection and certification organization should be actively promoted. The government purchases services.

The "Notice" proposed that by 2015, the integration of inspection, certification, and certification bodies of the nature of public institutions should be basically completed, and the transformation and transformation of enterprises should basically be in place; by 2020, a well-defined management system and operational mechanism will be established, and a batch of international organizations will be cultivated. Influential inspection testing and certification group.

The "Notice" requires that government departments gradually withdraw inspection and certification bodies, strengthen the formulation of policies and regulations, development planning, standards and norms and supervision and guidance responsibilities. At the same time, the inspection and certification organizations will be promoted to switch to enterprise restructuring, increase government procurement services, and encourage social forces to participate.

According to the notice issued by the State Council's General Office of the State Council in March 2013 on the division of tasks for the “Agency Reform and Functional Transformation Plan of the State Council,” before the end of 2013 and 2014, a group of inspection, testing, and certification organizations with the same or similar businesses should be integrated. . By 2015, we must basically complete the work of the same, or similar, inspection, testing, and certification organizations that integrate services.