Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission on Issuing

the "Measures for the Administration of Charges for Green Food Certification and Label Use"

(December 20, 2003 Sanri Development and Reform Price [2003] No. 2268)

Measures for the Management of Charges for Green Food Certification and Label Use

Article 1 is to standardize the charging behavior for green food certification and label use, and maintain green food These measures are formulated to protect the legitimate rights and interests of food label owners and users and to promote the healthy development of the green food industry.

Article 2: The Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for organizing and implementing the quality supervision and certification of green food. The China Green Food Development Center identifies green food according to standards and implements green food logo and trademark management in accordance with the Trademark Law.

Article 3: The China Green Food Development Center carries out green food certification and green food label licensing work and can charge green food certification fees and label usage fees.

Article 4: The green food certification fee shall be paid by the enterprise applying for a license to use the green food mark when applying. The specific charging standards shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of Annex 2.

Article 5: The green food mark usage fee shall be paid by the enterprise that has obtained the green food mark use license before the start of each green food mark use year. The right to use the green food mark is valid for 3 years. The specific charging standards shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of Appendix 2.

Article 6: The logo usage fees for the following products are charged according to preferential policies:

(1) Primary products, primary processed products, and deeply processed products of enterprises in key counties for national poverty alleviation and development work;

(2) Primary products of enterprises in the western region;

(3) Products of the year when the Green Food Mark trademark license was obtained.

Specific preferential policies shall be implemented in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture.

Article 7 Enterprises that are subject to environmental monitoring and product inspection when applying for the use of green food labels shall pay environmental monitoring fees and product inspection fees in accordance with regulations. Environmental monitoring fees and product inspection fees shall be borne by environmental Units with monitoring or product inspection qualifications will charge when implementing monitoring or inspection. The charging unit shall apply for a "Charging License" from the designated price authority in accordance with regulations, and use the prescribed charging notes. The specific charging standards for environmental monitoring fees and product inspection fees shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of Annexes III and IV.

Article 8 During the period when an enterprise uses the green food label, the costs of product inspection and environmental monitoring for the purpose of supervision and management shall be borne by the unit that implements supervision and management; rectification and re-inspection of the enterprise required by supervision and management shall The costs shall be borne by the enterprise; for arbitration inspections applied for by the enterprise, the expenses shall be paid in advance by the enterprise and then borne by the responsible party based on the results of the arbitration inspection.

Article 9: The income from green food certification fees and logo usage fees is a source of funds for the green food industry. Certification fees are mainly used to accept certification applications, certification inspections, certification audits, issuance of certificates, announcements, etc.; logo usage fees are mainly used for logo management and the development of green food undertakings.

Article 10: Matters related to the collection of certification fees and logo usage fees shall be stipulated in the "Green Food Logo Trademark Use License Contract" in accordance with the relevant provisions of these Measures.

Article 11 If the certification fee or logo usage fee is not paid as required, the China Green Food Development Center may deny or terminate the license to use the green food logo.

Article 12 When the China Green Food Development Center collects green food certification fees and green food logo usage fees, it should apply for a "Charging License" from the National Development and Reform Commission, use tax invoices, and pay taxes in accordance with the law.

Article 13 In addition to charging green food certification fees and green food label usage fees, the China Green Food Development Center shall not charge additional green food label production costs. The charging unit shall strictly comply with the provisions of these Measures and shall not Expand the scope of fees and raise fee standards without authorization, and consciously accept social supervision.

Article 14: The National Development and Reform Commission is responsible for the interpretation of these Measures.

Article 15 These Measures shall come into effect on January 1, 2004.

Attachment 2: Green food certification and logo usage fee charging standards

Green food certification fee charging standards

The specific green food certification fee charging standards are: each 8,000 yuan for products. For a series of primary products of the same type (57 subcategories), if there are more than two parts, each product will cost 1,000 yuan; for a series of processed products with the same main raw materials and similar techniques, if there are more than two parts, each product will cost 2,000 yuan. ; For other series of products, more than two parts, each product costs 3,000 yuan.