Discretion of administrative penalty of market supervision

On January 3, the State Administration of Market Supervision issued guidance (not legal basis) on regulating the discretion of administrative penalty of market supervision and administration, which shall be implemented as of the date of promulgation. The discretion of administrative penalty refers to the authority of market supervision departments at all levels to decide whether to impose administrative penalty, and its type and range according to the provisions of laws, regulations and rules when implementing administrative penalty. The provincial market supervision department shall formulate the standards and applicable situations of administrative penalty discretion; the market supervision department of municipal cityRead More →