China Promulgates Regulations on Market Supervision Offices, Effective 1 November 2026
李强签署国务院令 公布《市场监督管理所条例》
Source
genhe.gov.cn
Document type
regulation
Publication date
2026-09-17
Deadline
2026-11-01
What happened
国务院总理李强 signed a State Council order promulgating the 《市场监督管理所条例》 source. The regulation, which aims to strengthen the construction and management of market supervision and administration offices, will enter into force on 2026-11-01 source. It clarifies that these offices are dispatched agencies of county-level government market supervision departments and are responsible for individual business registration, daily supervision of food production and operation, and handling complaints, reports and violations within their jurisdictions source.
Who is affected
Companies and individual businesses operating in China—particularly food producers and operators that interact with county-level market regulators—should monitor the new requirements, as the rules directly govern how local supervision offices conduct oversight and engage with market participants source.
What to do
Review existing compliance procedures related to county-level market supervision interactions to align with the new regulation before the 2026-11-01 effective date source.
Track any implementing guidance or operational rules that local market supervision offices may issue to clarify enforcement practices under the new framework source.
Train relevant personnel on the regulation’s requirements for lawful supervision and the mandate to minimize disruption to normal business operations source.
Key dates
2026-09-17: Publication of 《李强签署国务院令 公布《市场监督管理所条例》 source
2026-11-01: Effective date of the 《市场监督管理所条例》 source