Article 1 With a view to maintaining state security and public interests, protecting health or safety of human, and protecting life or heath of fauna and flora and environment, these measures are formulated in accordance with the Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China, the Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection, the Administrative License Law of the People's Republic of China, the Customs Law of the People's Republic of China, the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of the Import and Export of Goods, the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Inspection of the Import and Export Commodities and other relevant laws and administrative regulations.

Article 2 These Measures shall be applicable to the import of key used mechanical and electronic products to the People's Republic of China.

These Measures do not apply to the key used mechanical and electronic products in special customs supervision areas and customs bonded and supervisory areas from abroad, and the key used mechanical and electronic products in areas under special customs supervision areas from outside of the areas (within the territory of China) and then leave the areas.

These Measures shall apply to the key used mechanical and electronic products that enter special customs supervision areas and customs bonded and supervisory areas from abroad and then go to the outside (within the territory of China) of special customs supervision areas and customs bonded and supervisory areas.

Article 3 Key used mechanical and electronic products refer to the used mechanical and electronic products concerning state security, social public interests, human health or safety, life or health of fauna and flora and polluting environment. The administration of restrictive import shall be implemented for the key used mechanical and electronic products.

Article 4 The Catalogue of Import of Key Used Mechanical and Electronic Products is incorporated in the Catalogue of Commodities Subject to Import License Administration, and is formulated, amended and promulgated by the Ministry of Commerce (hereafter referred to as MOFCOM), together with the General Administration of Customs (hereafter referred to as GAC) and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (hereafter referred to as GAQSIQ).

Article 5 The MOFCOM is responsible for national administration of import of key used mechanical and electronic products.

Article 6 Import license administration is applicable to the import of key used mechanical and electronic products. The MOFCOM is responsible for appraisal of import application of key used mechanical and electronic products and the Bureau of Quota License Affairs of the MOFCOM is responsible for license issuance of Import License (see appendix 1).

Article 7 Applications for import of key used mechanical and electronic products shall be submitted by final users, and those for import of key used mechanical and electronic products that are used for renovation (including remanufacture) shall be submitted by entities with qualifications of renovation business.

Article 8 Entities applying for import of key used mechanical and electronic products shall provide the MOFCOM with the following materials: