1、REGULATIONSFORTHEIMPLEMENTATIONOFTHELAWOFTHEPEOPLESREPUBLICOFCHINAONTHEENTRYANDEXITANIMALANDPLANTQUARANTINE(PromulgatedbyDecreeNo.206oftheStateCouncilofthePeoplesRepublicofChinaonDecember2,1996)ChapterIGeneralProvisionsArticle1TheseRegulationsareformulatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthe“LawofthePeoplesRepublicofChinaontheEntryandExitAnimalandPlantQuarantine”(hereinafterreferredtoastheLawontheEntryandExitAnimala
2、ndPlantQuarantine)。Article2ThefollowingobjectsshallbesubjecttoquarantineinaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheLawontheEntryandExitAnimalandPlantQuarantineandthoseoftheseRegulations:(1)Entry,exitortransitanimalsandplants,theirproductsandotherquarantineobjects;(2)Containers,packagingmaterialsandbeddingmaterialsusedforcarryinganimalsandplants,theirproductsorotherquarantineobjects;(3)Meansoftransportfromananimalandplantepidemicare
3、a;(4)Wastevesselsfordismantlingafterentry;and(5)Othergoodsanditemssubjecttoentryandexitanimalandplantquarantineaccordingtoprovisionsofrelevantlaws,administrativeregulationsandinternationaltreatiesorasagreeduponintradecontracts.Article3ThedepartmentofagricultureadministrationundertheStateCouncilshallbeinchargeoftheentryandexitanimalandplantquarantineinthewholecountry.TheBureauofAnimalandPlantQuarantineofthePeoplesRepublic
4、ofChina(hereinafterreferredtoastheStateBureauofAnimalandPlantQuarantine)shallexerciseunifiedcontrolovertheentryandexitanimalandplantquarantineinthewholecountry,collectinformationonmajoranimalandplantepidemicsathomeandabroadandberesponsibleforinternationalcooperationandexchangesinentryandexitanimalandplantquarantine.TheStateBureauofAnimalandPlantQuarantineshallestablishportanimalandplantquarantineorgansinopenportsandatp
5、laceswherethereisconcentrationofentryandexitanimalandplantquarantineoperations,andperformentryandexitanimalandplantquarantineaccordingtotheprovisionsoftheLawontheEntryandExitAnimalandPlantQuarantineandtheseRegulations.Article4Intheeventthataseriousanimalorplantepidemicoccursoutsidetheterritoryandisliabletospreadintothecountry,thefollowingemergentpreventivemeasuresshallbeadoptedinthelightoftheprevailingconditions:(1)Th
6、eStateCouncilmaytakecontrolmeasuresintheborderregionsconcernedandmay,whennecessary,orderthebanofentryofmeansoftransportfromtheanimalandplantepidemicareaorsealtheportsconcerned;(2)ThedepartmentofagricultureadministrationundertheStateCouncilmaypublishcataloguesofanimalsandplants,theirproductsandotherquarantineobjectstheentryofwhichshallbebannedfromthecountryorregionwherethereisananimalorplantepidemic;(3)Theportanimal
7、andplantquarantineorgansconcernedmaytakeemergentquarantinemeasureswithregardtotheentryobjectslikelycontaminatedbyepidemicsorpestsaslistedinArticle2oftheseRegulations;and(4)Thelocalpeoplesgovernmentsoftheareasunderthethreatofanimalorplantepidemicmayimmediatelycallthedepartmentsconcernedtoworkoutandimplementemergentplans,andsimultaneouslyreporttothepeoplesgovernmentsatahigherlevelandtheStateBureauofAnimalandPlantQuaranti
8、ne.Thedepartmentsofpostsandtelecommunicationsanddepartmentsoftransportationshallgivetopprioritytotransmittingortransportingreportsconcerningseriousanimalorplantepidemicsormaterialstobesentforquarantineinspection.Article5Entryofanimalsandplants,theirproductsandotherquarantineobjectsforeitherofficialuseorprivateusebyforeignorganizationsandpersonnelenjoyingdiplomaticorconsularprivilegesandimmunityshallbesubjecttoquarantineinaccor
9、dancewiththeprovisionsoftheLawontheEntryandExitAnimalandPlantQuarantineandthoseoftheseRegulations;theportanimalandplantquarantineorgansshallcomplywiththeprovisionsofrelevantlawswhenperforminginspection.Article6Thecustomsshall,accordingtolaw,coordinatewithportanimalandplantquarantineorgansinexercisingsupervisionandcontroloverentryandexitanimalsandplants,theirproductsandotherquarantineobjects.SpecificmeasuresshallbeformulatedbythedepartmentofagricultureadministrationundertheStateCouncilinconjunctionwiththeGeneralAdministrationofCustoms.Article7ThecataloguesofanimalandplantepidemicareasandcountriesandregionswherethereareanimalandplantepidemicsreferredtointheLawonEntryandExitAnimalandPlantQuarantineshallbedeterminedandpublishedbythedepartmentofagricultureadministrationundertheStateCouncil.Article8Unitsandindividualsthatmakeoutstan