Administrative Measures for the Paid Use of Plastic Bags at Commodity Retailing Places.

The purpose of these Measures is to save resources, protect the ecological environment and guide consumers to reduce the use of plastic bags. The Measures consists of 22 Articles.
Commodity retailing places shall provide paid plastic bags for consumers pursuant to these Measures. The commerce competent authority, the price competent authority and the administrative department for industry and commerce shall, within their respective scope of duties and functions, supervise and administer the business operations conducted by commodity retailing places in the process of the paid use of plastic bags. Commodity retailing places shall sell plastic bags at a marked price according to law. The Measures further provides for legal liabilities, etc.