Metrology Law of the People's Republic of China (2018 Amendment)

Metrology Law of the People's Republic of China (2018 Amendment) Metrology Law of the People's Republic of China (Adopted at the 12th Session of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People's Congress on September 6, 1985; amended for the first time in accordance with the Decision on Amending Some Laws adopted at the 10th Session of the Standing Committee of the Eleventh National People's Congress on August 27, 2009; and amended for the second time in accordance with the Decision on Amending Seven Laws Including the Marine Environment Protection Law of the People's Republic of China adopted at the 6th Session of the Standing Committee of the Twelfth National People's Congress on December 28, 2013; and amended for the third time in accordance with the Decision on Amending Five Laws Including the Metrology Law of the People's Republic of China adopted at the 14th Session of the Standing Committee of the Twelfth National People's Congress on April 24, 2015; amended for the fourth time in accordance with the Decision on Amending the Bidding Law of the People's Republic of China and the Metrology Law of the People's Republic of China adopted at the 31th Session of the Standing Committee of the Twelfth National People's Congress on December 27, 2017; and amended for the fifth time in accordance with the Decision to Amend Fifteen Laws Including the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Wild Animals at the 6th Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress on October 26, 2018. ) Contents Chapter I General Provisions Chapter II Primary Standard Measuring Instruments, Standard Measuring Instruments and Metrological Verification Chapter III Administration of Measuring Instruments Chapter IV Metrological Supervision Chapter V Legal Liability Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 This Law is developed to strengthen the metrological supervision and administration, to ensure the uniformity of the national system of units of measurement and the accuracy and reliability of the values of quantities, so as to contribute to the development of production, trade and science and technology, to meet the needs of socialist modernization and to safeguard the interests of the state and the people. Article 2 Within the territory of the People's Republic of China, this Law must be abided by in establishing the primary standard measuring instruments and standard measuring instruments, in conducting metrological verification, and in the manufacture, repair, sale and use of measuring instruments. Article 3 The state shall implement a legal measurement unit system. The International System of Units and other units of measurement adopted by the state shall be the national legal units of measurement. The names and symbols of the national legal units of measurement shall be issued by the State Council. The measures for the administration of non-legal measurement units adopted for special requirements shall be developed separately by the metrological administrative department of the State Council. Article 4 The metrological administrative department of the State Council shall uniformly supervise and administer the metrological work across the country. The metrological administrative departments of local people's governments at and above the county level shall supervise and administer the metrological work within their respective administrative regions. Chapter II Primary Standard Measuring Instruments, Standard Measuring Instruments and Metrological Verification Article 5 The metrological administrative department of the State Council shall be responsible for establishing all kinds of primary standard measuring instruments, which shall serve as the ultimate basis for unifying the values of quantities of the country. Article 6 The metrological administrative departments of local people's governments at or above the county level may, according to the needs of their respective regions, establish public standard measuring instruments, which shall be put into use after passing the examination presided over by the metrological administrative department of the people's government at a higher level. Article 7 The relevant competent departm......