Measures for the Administration of Certification Institutions

认证机构管理办法

The Measures set out the conditions for establishment of certification institutions by foreign investors, the examination and approval procedures thereof and the code of conduct of certification institutions.

(Promulgated by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on July 20 2011 and effective as of September 1 2011.)

(国家质量监督检验检疫总局于二零一一年七月二十日公布，自二零一一年九月一日起施行。)

Order of the AQSIQ No.141

质检总局令第141号

Part One: General provisions

第一章　总　则

第一条　为加强对认证机构的监督管理，规范认证活动，提高认证有效性，根据《中华人民共和国认证认可条例》（以下简称认证认可条例）等有关法律、行政法规的规定，制定本办法。

Article 1: These

第二条　本办法所称认证机构是指依法经批准设立，独立从事产品、服务和管理体系符合标准、相关技术规范要求的合格评定活动，并具有法人资格的证明机构。