The industrial and commercial bureau and the market supervision administration belong to an inclusive relationship, and there is no specific difference. Both have their own functions and are important parts of the government. The industrial and commercial bureau is mainly responsible for market supervision and administrative law enforcement. The market supervision bureau is formed by the merger of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, the Quality Supervision Bureau, the Food and Drug Administration and the Price Bureau. The specific functions of the Market Supervision Administration include those of the Administration for Industry and Commerce.

Extended data

According to Article 6 of the Regulations on Administration for Industry and Commerce, the responsibilities of the industrial and commercial office include:

(a) to handle the preliminary registration, annual inspection and replacement procedures of enterprises registered and managed by the district and county industrial and commercial bureaus within their jurisdiction, and to supervise and manage the enterprises approved and registered by the district and county industrial and commercial bureaus;

(two) to manage the markets within their respective jurisdictions and supervise the trade and economic activities of the markets;

(three) to supervise and inspect the conclusion and performance of economic contracts within the jurisdiction, and to mediate disputes over economic contracts;

(4) Accepting, examining and reporting the applications for opening, changing and closing of individual industrial and commercial households within its jurisdiction, and supervising and managing the production and business activities of individual industrial and commercial households;

(five) to guide enterprises, institutions and individual industrial and commercial households within their jurisdiction to apply for trademark registration correctly, and to supervise and manage their use of trademarks;

(six) to supervise and manage the advertisements set up and posted within the jurisdiction;

(seven) according to the provisions of the collection and payment of various industrial and commercial charges and fines;

(eight) to publicize the laws, regulations and relevant policies on industrial and commercial administration;

(nine) other administrative duties for industry and commerce as prescribed by laws and regulations.