Subject:

 

Examination and approval on import & export of agricultural wild plants

 

Handling approach:

 

Examination and approval

 

Contents to be examined:

 

1. Information of the importer and exporter

2. Purpose of the import/export

3. Importing and exporting country and port of dispatch

4. Imported/exported plant species and product type and quantity

 

Legal basis:

 

1. Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Protection of Wild Plants  

2. Catalogue of National Key Protected Wild Plants (First Batch) (promulgated by Decree No. 4 of the State Forestry Administration and the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) in 1999)

3. Measures for Protection of Agricultural Wild Plants (promulgated by Decree No. 21 of MOA in 2002 and revised by Decree No. 38 of MOA in 2004)

 

Requirements:

 

1. Approval of the provincial agricultural authority  

2. The following documents are required:

a. Application Form for License for Import/Export of National Key Protected Wild Plants

b. Legal personality certificate of the applicant (photocopy)

c. Import/export contract (agreement) (photocopy)

d. License for Collection of National Key Protected Wild Plants (photocopy) issued by the agricultural authority at or above the provincial level or its authorized institution in the case of export of wild plants and their products; and  sale and purchase approval document issued by the provincial agricultural authority and the purchase and sale contract (all photocopies) in the case that wild plants are purchased for export

e. Description on product ingredients and specifications recognized by the agricultural authority at or above the provincial level at the location of the producer and the test report on product ingredients produced by a professional research and testing institution at or above the provincial level in the case of export of products containing ingredients of national key protected agricultural wild plants

f. Qualification certificate of the importer/exporter (photocopy) issued by the foreign trade agency of the State Council or its authorized institution in the case of import/export for trade 

 

Procedures:

 

1. Acceptance of application documents. The General Office for Administrative Examination and Approval of MOA accepts and preliminarily examines the Application Form for License for Import & Export of National Key Protected Wild Plants and related documents submitted by the provincial agricultural authority.

2. Examination. The Office for Wild Plant Protection of MOA examines the application documents, solicits opinions of related MOA departments and forwards the documents to the MOA Expert Examination Committee on Wild Plant Protection for examination when necessary.

3. Reply. The Office for Wild Plant Protection makes a proposal according to the examination findings, submits it to the minister for final examination and then gives a written reply to the applicant.

 

Promised time limit: 20 workdays (no more than 40 workdays when expert examination is required)

 

Charge: Free of charge

Contact Information

 Mail:　 To: Agricultural Science & Technology Desk

Address: Administrative Examination and Approval Office

Ministry of Agriculture

No.11 Nongzhanguan Nanli, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China

Postcode: 100125  

 

(All information posted in this website is authentic in Chinese. English version is provided for reference only.)