Legal basis
Article 18 of the Provisions on Administrative Punishment Procedures for Market Supervision and Management
The market supervision and management department shall check the clues of illegal acts found according to the supervision and inspection authority or through complaints, reports, transfers from other departments, assignments from superiors, etc. within 15 working days from the date of finding the clues or receiving the materials, and the person in charge of the market supervision and management department shall decide whether to file a case; Under special circumstances, with the approval of the person in charge of the market supervision and management department, fifteen working days may be extended. Except as otherwise provided by laws, regulations and rules.
the time required for inspection, inspection, quarantine, authentication and identification or authentication of the obligee shall not be included in the time limit specified in the preceding paragraph.
article 77
in case of any of the following circumstances, the case-handling institution shall fill in the closing approval form within 15 working days and close the case after being approved by the person in charge of the market supervision and management department.