Measures for the administration of food vendors in small workshops, restaurants and grocery stores in Xizang Autonomous Region

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 These Measures are formulated in accordance with the Food Safety Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and other laws and regulations, combined with the actual situation of the autonomous region, in order to standardize the production and operation behaviors of small food production and processing workshops, small restaurants, small grocery stores and food vendors, ensure food safety and safeguard public health and life safety. Article 2 These Measures shall apply to the production, operation, supervision and management activities of small workshops, restaurants, grocery stores and food vendors engaged in food production and processing within the administrative area of the autonomous region. Article 3 Small food production and processing workshops, restaurants, grocery stores and food vendors engaged in food production and marketing activities shall comply with the food safety requirements stipulated in the Food Safety Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the Regulations for the Implementation of the Food Safety Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and these Measures, be honest and self-disciplined, be responsible for the safety of their food production and marketing, and accept social supervision. Article 4 The people's governments at or above the county level shall lead, organize and coordinate the comprehensive management, supervision and management of food production and processing workshops, restaurants, grocery stores and food vendors within their respective administrative areas, strengthen the grassroots law enforcement team and the capacity building of supervision and management, improve the supervision and management system and mechanism, assess and evaluate the supervision and management work, and ensure the funds for supervision and management work.

Township (town) people's governments and sub-district offices are responsible for the investigation, information reporting, publicity and education of potential safety hazards in small food production and processing workshops, restaurants, grocery stores and food vendors within their respective administrative areas, and assist relevant departments such as market supervision and management to do a good job in relevant supervision and management.

Village (neighborhood) committees shall assist the market supervision and management departments in the supervision and management of food production and processing workshops, restaurants, grocery stores and food vendors. Article 5 The market supervision and administration department of the people's government at or above the county level shall be responsible for the food safety supervision and administration of small food production and processing workshops, restaurants, grocery stores and food vendors within their respective administrative areas.

The health administrative department of the people's government at or above the county level is responsible for the food safety risk monitoring of small food production and processing workshops, restaurants, grocery stores and food vendors within their respective administrative areas, and is responsible for the supervision and management of centralized tableware disinfection units; The health administrative department of the people's government of the autonomous region shall be responsible for formulating and publishing relevant local standards for food safety according to law.

The departments of public security, education, commerce, agriculture and rural areas, emergency management, tourism development, ecological environment, ethnic affairs, forestry and grass, urban management, etc. of the people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the work related to food production and processing workshops, restaurants, grocery stores and food vendors within their respective administrative areas in accordance with laws and regulations and the provisions of the people's governments at the corresponding levels. Article 6 People's governments at or above the county level shall support the healthy development of small food production and processing workshops, restaurants, grocery stores and food vendors with local and traditional characteristics.

The people's governments at or above the county level shall, in accordance with the principles of prospering urban and rural markets, strengthening market construction, standardizing market order and facilitating people's lives, make overall plans, build and transform places and blocks suitable for the production and operation of small food workshops, restaurants, grocery stores and food vendors, and improve the production and operation environment. Encourage social forces to participate in the construction of food production and processing workshops, restaurants, grocery stores and food vendors' production and operation sites and blocks, encourage and support food production and processing workshops, restaurants and grocery stores to improve production and operation conditions, improve production capacity, expand business scale, and gradually transform into food production and operation enterprises. Encourage food vendors to enter markets, shops and other fixed places to operate. Article 7 The market supervision and administration department of the people's government at or above the county level shall publicize and train the food safety laws and regulations, food safety standards and knowledge for the producers, operators and employees of small food production and processing workshops, restaurants, grocery stores and food vendors, and provide free food safety publicity materials.

The food industry association shall, in accordance with the principle of active guidance and voluntary participation, absorb small workshops, restaurants, grocery stores and food vendors in food production and processing to join the industry association, guide them to produce and operate according to law, strengthen industry self-discipline and promote the construction of integrity.

The news media should carry out public welfare propaganda on food safety laws and regulations and related food safety standards, and supervise the illegal acts of small food production and processing workshops, restaurants, grocery stores and food vendors by public opinion. Chapter II Standards for Production and Operation Article 8 Before production and operation, small food production and processing workshops, restaurants and grocery stores shall register with the market supervision and management department of the local county (district) people's government and obtain the registration certificate of small food production and processing workshops, restaurants and grocery stores. Before food vendors operate, they shall register with the market supervision and management department of the local county (District) people's government and obtain a food vendor registration card. Remote and inaccessible people in agricultural and pastoral areas apply for registration, and the market supervision and management department of the county (District) people's government may entrust the township (town) people's government to handle the registration in accordance with the principle of facilitating the masses.

The style of registration certificate and registration card shall be uniformly stipulated by the market supervision and management department of the people's government of the autonomous region. There is no charge for issuing registration certificates and cards.

No unit or individual may forge, alter, falsely use, lease, lend or transfer the registration certificate or card in other forms.

Registration management should use the Internet and information technology to optimize the process, improve efficiency and shorten the processing time.