Article 10

Those who violate the commodity inspection regulations and rules by committing any one of the following acts, depending on the seriousness of the case, shall be subject to the penalty of criticism by circular, warning or suspension of application for inspection, and may be imposed a fine of 5% up to 20 % of the total commodity value by the commodity inspection authorities.

1. Marketing or using the import commodities judged by the commodity inspection authorities through inspection not up to the compulsory standards or other standards that must be complied with.

2. Exporting the commodities judged not up to standard through inspection or random inspection by the commodity inspection authorities.

3. Intentionally changing the quality, specifications, quantity, weight and packaging of the export commodities already inspected and judged up to standard by the commodity inspection authorities;

4. Intentionally changing the samples drawn by the commodity inspection authorities;

5. Intentionally changing or resigning, or impairing the commodity inspection marks, seals and certification marks on the import and export commodities and their packages affixed by the commodity inspection authorities;

6. Providing or using the packages and containers already judged by the commodity inspection authorities as substandard for shipment of outbound dangerous goods;

7. Applying to the commodity inspection authorities for inspection not according to the real conditions, obtaining the relevant certificates and documents from the commodity inspection authorities by dishonest means.