Laws of the People's Republic of China

The General Customs Administration

Circular of the General Administration of Customs on Laws Applicable to Cases of Illegal Practices Involving Cotton Stalled in Customs Warehouses for Processing Trade in Deciding the Appropriate Administrative Penalty

ShuFa [2000] No.297

June 14, 2000

Guangdong Customs and all customs directly under the General Administration of Customs:

On February 18, 2000, nine ministries and commissions, including the State Development Planning Commission and the General Administration of Customs jointly promulgated the Interim Measures for the Administration of Cotton Stalled in Customs' Warehouses for Processing Trade (JiJingMao [2000] No.161), and the Interim Measures for the Administration of Xinjiang Cotton Stalled in Customs' Warehouses for Processing Trade (JiJingMao [1999] No.352), jointly promulgated by eight ministries and commissions, including the State Development Planning Commission and the General Administration of Customs on March 31, 1999, shall be repealed simultaneously. In order to ensure the implementation of the policy of stalling cotton in customs' warehouses for processing trade and the continuity of the force of the administrative regulations of the General Administration of Customs, all customs shall apply the Provisions of the General Administration of Customs on Laws and Regulations Applicable in Deciding Administrative Penalty for Violations of the Interim Measures for the Administration of Xinjiang Cotton Stalled in Customs' Warehouse for Processing Trade (hereinafter referred to as the Provisions). Corresponding regulations in the Rules for the Implementation of the Administrative Penalty Provided in the Customs Law of the People's Republic of China and in the Provisions shall be referred to in the Administrative Penalty Decision drafted and released by each customs.

Each customs is hold responsible for publicizing the Draft Announcement as attached hereafter.

Attachment: Draft Announcement (omitted)