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[ppzhan abstract] On December 9, 2011, at the National Machinery Conference in Guangxi, the machinery industry standard "Sheet-Fed Offset Printing Presses — Full-Sheet and Larger Formats," drafted under the responsibility of Jiangsu Changsheng Group, successfully passed the vote at the conference. After passing the conference vote, the standard will soon be turned into a draft for approval and enter the approval procedure. With this, the drafting of the standard project has come to a successful conclusion. On December 9, 2011, at the National Printing Machinery Conference in Guangxi,

[ppzhan abstract] On December 7, 2011, the General Administration of Press and Publication issued the Measures for the Administration of National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises (hereinafter referred to as the Measures), which set out the purpose and planning objectives of national printing and reproduction demonstration enterprises, stipulated from eight aspects the conditions that applicant enterprises must meet, defined from five aspects the preferential support policies for demonstration enterprises, and established an annual assessment mechanism for demonstration enterprises. On December 7, 2011, the General Administration of Press and Publication

[ppzhan abstract] 2011 was the opening year of the 12th Five-Year Plan, and also a crucial year in which the printing industry shifted from a period of rapid growth into a period of steady development and printing enterprises pressed ahead with transformation and upgrading. In 2011, judging from the macro policies issued by various state ministries and commissions, the printing industry, as one of the eight key cultural industries, was enjoying an ever-greater policy dividend. The following is a focused review of the policies on the printing and packaging industry issued by the state this year. 1. Digital printing equipment listed as high-tech products

[ppzhan abstract] On December 30, 2011, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and the Standardization Administration of China issued, in the Announcement of National Standards of the People's Republic of China (No. 23 of 2011), one PDF/X file format standard and four national standards for film lamination printing organized and drafted by the National Technical Committee 170 on Printing Standardization (SAC/TC170), which will enter into force on March 1 and June 1, 2012 respectively. December 3, 2011

[ppzhan abstract] On February 3, 2012, the Ministry of Health website published questions and interpretations concerning the General Standard for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods (GB7718-2011). The standard will take effect on April 20, 2012. The relevant provisions are set out below, and printing companies may pay extra attention to these matters during production so that, whether for themselves or for their customers, they can avoid compromising production and business operations simply because they are unfamiliar with the relevant rules. 1. Apart from trademarks,

1. Purpose and Basis for Revising the General Rules for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods Food labels are the carrier through which product information is conveyed to consumers. Sound management of prepackaged food labels is not only an effective means of safeguarding consumer rights and interests and ensuring the healthy development of the industry, but also a requirement for achieving scientific food safety management. In accordance with the provisions of the Food Safety Law and its implementing regulations, the Ministry of Health organized the revision of the prepackaged food labeling standard. The new General Rules for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods (GB7718-2

In 2012, inspections of printing, reproduction and distribution by the General Administration of Press and Publication were mainly based on the Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China, the Regulations on the Administration of Publishing, the Regulations on the Administration of the Printing Industry, the Regulations on the Administration of Audio-Visual Products, and the Provisions on the Administration of Book Quality issued by the General Administration of Press and Publication. Standards for printing and binding quality: Formats of Books and Magazines and Their Trim Sizes (GB/T 788-1999), Quality Requirements and Inspection Methods for Lithographic Prints (

Article 1 In order to regulate the printing business conduct of printing operators, improve the management system for undertaking printed matter, and promote the healthy development of the printing industry, these Provisions are formulated in accordance with the Regulations on the Administration of the Printing Industry. Article 2 Printing operators engaged in printing business activities shall establish and improve management systems such as the print job verification system, the print job registration system, the printed matter safekeeping system, the printed matter delivery system and the system for destroying defective products of printing activities. Article 3 Printing operators carrying out print job verification, print

1. The state promotes consumption through rural policies. China has begun to advance policies to boost consumption in the rural market. The government has rolled out a 13% subsidy for rural purchases of household appliances and subsidies for the purchase of large agricultural machinery; while increasing product consumption, these also drive the consumption of packaging and printing products. 2. Unification of the enterprise income tax law across all forms of ownership. The new tax law brings a number of benefits to printing and printing equipment enterprises, mainly the unification of the income tax rate for domestic and foreign-invested enterprises at 25%. Creating

Among the many factors in today's market competition for goods, product quality, price and packaging design are the three main ones. A foreign marketing expert once said: "Of the roads leading to the market, packaging design is an important one. Packaging's role in promoting overall image is no less than that of advertising." The market's overall requirements for product packaging are, first, that it conform to standards, and second, that it attract customers. The specific requirements cover the following aspects: 1. Easy-to-remember names. The product name on the packaging must be easy to understand