The Industrial and Commercial Bureau has the right to search.
The main functions of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau include the following:
1. Relevant work on market supervision and management and administrative law enforcement;
2. Responsible for various types of enterprises, Registration, supervision and management of market entities such as farmers' professional cooperatives, units and individuals engaged in business activities, and resident representative offices of foreign enterprises, and bear the responsibility of investigating and punishing unlicensed operations in accordance with the law;
3. Responsible for trademarks Registration and management work, protecting trademark exclusive rights in accordance with the law, investigating and handling trademark infringements, handling trademark disputes, and strengthening the identification and protection of well-known trademarks. Responsible for the registration, filing and protection of special signs and official signs;
4. Supervise and manage brokers, brokerage institutions and brokerage activities in accordance with the law;
5. Implement contract administrative supervision and management in accordance with the law, Responsible for managing the registration of chattel mortgages, organizing, supervising and managing auctions, and investigating and punishing contract fraud and other illegal activities in accordance with the law;
6. There is also the macro-control, protection and punishment of the overall industry and commerce, as well as guiding consumer consultation , complaints, report acceptance, processing and network system construction to protect the legitimate rights and interests of operators and consumers.
Legal Basis
Article 24 of the "Interim Measures for Industrial and Commercial Administrative Authorities for Accepting Consumer Complaints" If the industrial and commercial administrative authorities deem it necessary to identify or test a specialized issue, they may submit it to It may be authenticated by the statutory appraisal or testing department agreed upon by the parties, or by the statutory appraisal or testing department designated by the industrial and commercial administration authority. For matters that are difficult to identify or detect, the operator shall provide evidence of no fault; if it is unable to provide evidence of no fault, the operator shall bear responsibility. Article 30 For operators’ illegal acts, the industrial and commercial administrative organs may give warnings, confiscate illegal gains, and impose a fine of not less than one time but not more than five times of illegal gains in accordance with the Consumer Rights and Interests Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China. If there is no illegal income, a fine of not more than 10,000 yuan will be imposed; if the circumstances are serious, the company will be ordered to suspend business for rectification and the business license will be revoked.