Order No. 3 of 2014 of the State Food and Drug Administration Laying down the Provisions on Procedures for Imposition of Food and Drug Administrative Penalty.

These Provisions are enacted in accordance with the Administrative Penalty Law, the Administrative Compulsion Law, the Food Safety Law, the Drug Administration Law, aiming to regulate the exercise of the administrative penalty power by food and drug administrations and protect the lawful rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organizations. The Provisions consist of 61 Articles divided into 8 Chapters: General Provisions; Jurisdiction; Case Docketing; Investigation and Evidence Collection; Penalty Decision; Delivery; Execution and closure of cases; Supplementary Provisions.
Food and drug administrations shall comply with these Provisions in imposing administrative penalties on the entities or individuals that violate any law, regulation or rule concerning the administration of food, health food, drugs, cosmetics, and medical equipment. Administrative penalties shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the food and drug administration at the place where the violation of law takes place. The evidence formed outside the territory of the People's Republic of China shall be certified by the notary organ of the country in which it is located, and be certified by the embassy and consulate of the People's Republic of China in that country, or perform the certification procedures prescribed in the relevant treaties concluded between the People's Republic of China and the country in which the evidence is located.