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[ppzhan Summary] Recently, a person in charge of the Hunan Provincial Department of Finance said that 41 administrative and institutional fees would be abolished, including the cost of the printing business license. On the 9th, in order to effectively reduce the burden on enterprises and the public, a person in charge of the Hunan Provincial Department of Finance revealed at a press conference on institutional development for the province-wide Party mass line education and practice activity that, on the basis of fully implementing this year the 14 administrative and institutional fees abolished and exempted in the province by the Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission

[ppzhan Summary] With the growing development of trade, the market demand for wood packaging, which is commonly used in logistics packaging, is also growing ever larger, but alongside this growth problems emerge endlessly. Recently, the Changzhou Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau in Jiangsu issued a reminder about this. A few days ago, several batches of export wood packaging were successively reported for violations abroad due to live insects, mold or non-standard IPPC markings. At present, hot and humid weather still prevails in some parts of the south,

[ppzhan Summary] It is reported that ink color control system technology for intelligent printing presses, electronic shaft (shaftless) drive system technology for intelligent printing presses, and piezoelectric inkjet print head manufacturing technology for inkjet digital printing presses have been included in the 'Guide to the Development of Key Common Industrial Technologies (2013)' and given priority for development. In recent years, China's printing industry has made considerable progress. It is now evolving toward a field integrating automation, electronics, motion control and IT technology

On September 23, 2013, the 'Ministry of Health and Welfare' of the Taiwan region of China issued Announcement No. 1021950379, giving advance notice of the draft amendment to the 'Inspection Methods for Food Utensils, Containers and Packaging - Inspection of Polyvinyl Chloride Plastics', with public opinions or suggestions to be received within 20 days. The main points of the amendment are as follows: 1. Inspection of lead and cadmium: added storage bottles, preparation of nitric acid solution, concentration range for preparing standard solutions, and content determination. 2. Dibutyltin compounds

[ppzhan Summary] On September 27, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued an announcement on strengthening the administration of imported infant formula milk powder. The announcement makes clear that repackaging imported large-package infant formula milk powder within China and affixing Chinese labels within China are strictly prohibited, and milk powder without Chinese labels may not be sold. To implement the State Council's arrangements for further strengthening the quality and safety of infant milk powder, the relevant requirements are announced as follows. 1. Infant formula milk powder referred to in this announcement means infant

[ppzhan Summary] Industry standards are the yardstick of an industry's economic development. Although China's economy has made considerable progress in recent years, in terms of industry standards China still basically follows the standards of developed countries, which has caused Chinese industries to lose their say. So in recent years China has been working in this direction, and recently the relevant departments solicited drafting units for two national standards on packaging and printing. On September 22, 2013, the National Printing

[ppzhan Summary] A few days ago, the Printing Standards Review Work Meeting was held in Beijing, with more than 30 experts and scholars from all over the country attending, and it was finally decided to discontinue 27 standards (including 25 industry standards and 2 national standards). From September 22 to 25, 2013, the National Printing Standardization Technical Committee (SAC/TC170) held the 'Printing Standards Review Work Meeting' in Beijing. The meeting, in accordance with the press and publication

[ppzhan Summary] Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards; for the economic development of an industry, industry standards play an even greater role. Recently, the Guangdong provincial local standard 'Shaftless High-Speed Gravure Printing Press' drafted by Guangdong was approved and released by Guangdong Province on August 24, 2013, with the standard number DB44/T1175-2013. It is reported that the standard will be implemented province-wide from November 24, 2013. The Guangdong Provincial Film

[ppzhan Summary] Industry standards are the norms of an industry's economic development. Because our industry started late, China's standards are lacking in many industries. Recently, the National Papermaking Standardization Technical Committee said it will develop national standards for coated paper and molded pulp tableware used in food packaging, to promote the development of the industry and provide a safeguard for food safety. To improve the standard system for paper tableware products, the National Papermaking Standardization Technical Committee will develop the national standard 'Molded Pulp Tableware'. The standard

[ppzhan Summary] In recent years counterfeit and shoddy products have been rampant. Facing this phenomenon, the Ningxia Fire Corps issued the 'Measures for the Administration of QR Code Electronic Labels for Fire Products (Trial)' (hereinafter referred to as the 'Measures'), to carry out informatized management of 304 fire products and further eliminate the circulation and use of counterfeit and shoddy fire products. To further standardize the tracking and management of fire product flows, on September 30 the Fire Corps of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region issued the 'Fire Product'