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China has rolled out nine major policies for the printing industry: 1. Imported printing equipment eligible for interest subsidies. Printing enterprises that imported three types of offset presses and one type of die-cutting machine within specified technical parameter ranges in 2007 can, through application, receive interest subsidy funds of up to 6%–7% of the import value. 2. Export tax rebate rates raised for some printing-related products. From November 1, 2008, export tax rebate rates for some publications and paper stationery will be raised to 13% and 11% respectively. 3. Enterprises'

1. Pharmaceutical packaging and labels must be printed in accordance with the requirements stipulated by the National Medical Products Administration, and no content that has not been reviewed and approved may be added to their text or graphics. Pharmaceutical packaging is divided into inner packaging and outer packaging. The content of pharmaceutical packaging and labels must not go beyond the content defined by the drug instructions approved by the National Medical Products Administration. 2. The content printed on pharmaceutical packaging and labels must describe the product accurately and without error; apart from wording that describes safe and rational use of the drug, it is prohibited to print

After the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China and the Hygienic Standard for the Use of Additives in Food Containers and Packaging Materials (GB9685-2008) officially came into force in June this year, the Plastic Laminated Film and Bags for Packaging — Dry Lamination and Extrusion Lamination (GB/Tl0004-2008) and the Hygienic Standard for Melamine-Formaldehyde Molding Products for Food Containers and Packaging Materials (GB9690-2009) took effect in August and September respectively;

In order to implement the Food Safety Law, regulate the production and use of food packaging materials and of the additives, monomers, resins, coatings and other substances used in packaging materials (referred to as food packaging materials), promote the healthy and orderly development of the food packaging materials industry and ensure food safety, seven departments — the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Commerce, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, and the State Food and Drug Administration — jointly issued on June 5, 2009 the "Notice on the Implementation of

The Chinese government is further stepping up its support for the environmental protection industry. On August 27, 2008, the Ministry of Finance issued the Measures for the Administration of High-Tech R&D Funds for the Packaging Industry, making it clear that, in order to standardize the management of high-tech R&D funds for the packaging industry, support the industry in actively developing new products and adopting new technologies, and promote the development of the circular economy and the green, eco-friendly packaging industry, qualifying enterprises will have the opportunity to receive R&D funding support of up to 5 million yuan with immediate effect. R&D funding support

Tissue paper must meet the relevant criteria to obtain the ecolabel. In July 2009, the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) published the new ecolabel requirements for tissue paper, namely Decision 2009/568/EC. Before 4 January 2010, ecolabel applications for tissue paper could be handled in accordance with the criteria set out in the original Decision 2001/405/EC or in the new Decision 2009/568/EC. But after that, all products applying must

According to the Announcement on the Publication of National Standards of the People's Republic of China No. 13 of 2009 (General No. 153), the national standard "Shrink Wrapping Machine" (GB/T 24709-2009) was issued on November 15, 2009 and will officially take effect on July 1, 2010. The standard was organized and formulated by the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Packaging Machinery. The standard specifies the terms and definitions, models, types and basic parameters, requirements, test

According to the China Dyestuff Industry Association, the national standard GB9685-2008, Hygiene Standard for the Use of Additives in Food Containers and Packaging Materials, drafted by the Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety under the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention with the participation of the Shanghai Food and Drug Supervision Institute and the Chemical Manufacturers Association, and issued by the Ministry of Health and the Standardization Administration of China, came into force on June 1, 2009. This standard replaces GB9685-2003, Food Containers

According to the State Food and Drug Administration, the Registration Division and the Market Division of the Beijing Municipal Food and Drug Administration, and the Beijing Pharmaceutical Packaging Materials Inspection Institute, printed packaging materials — that is, printed products (package inserts and labels affixed to the outside of pharmaceuticals) — are still subject to the printing standards stipulated in the Provisions for the Administration of Pharmaceutical Package Inserts and Labels (Order No. 24 of the State Food and Drug Administration) promulgated on March 15, 2006. Related printing standards policies: State Food and Drug Administration Order No

1. Unified corporate income tax law for all forms of ownership The Corporate Income Tax Law and the Regulations on the Implementation of the Corporate Income Tax Law have been in effect since January 1, 2008. Industry insiders note that the new tax law will bring seven benefits to the printing and equipment manufacturing industries: a unified 25% income tax rate for domestic and foreign-invested enterprises, deduction of reasonable salary and wage expenditures incurred by enterprises, a unified and higher deduction ratio for advertising and business promotion expenses, and qualifying small low-profit