Article 9

Those who violate the commodity inspection regulations and rules with any 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 1% up to 5% of the total commodity value by the commodity inspection authorities:

1. Marketing or using import commodities which are subject to statutory inspection without applying for inspection.

2. Exporting the commodities which are subject to statutory inspection without applying for inspection.

3. Importing , marketing or using commodities subject to the import safety license system or exporting commodities subject to the export quality license system or hygienic registration/list-entry system without obtaining the required license or relevant certificates;

4. Using the vessel's holds or containers without possessing any certificate to prove their qualified conditions or already found not up to the requirements through inspection for carrying the perishable food or frozen goods for export;

5. Providing or using the packages and containers for shipment of export dangerous goods without undergoing survey by the commodity inspection authorities.

6. Any other acts of evading the compulsory inspection of the commodity inspection authorities.