And there are exceptions to this, such as hotels in commercial buildings, restaurants, also cooking; but this kind of cooking is a commercial use, belonging to the commercial business, and then in factories, such as the cafeteria is also cooking, but that's an employee welfare. And both of these situations need to go to the fire regulatory department for approval, after a special inspection, written approval before. It is true that this is the rule, only that it was not strictly regulated in the past.
Also, such as commercial and residential buildings may not be catered.
In accordance with the "People's Republic of China *** and the State Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law", the restaurant service operators emitting fumes should install fume purification facilities and keep them in normal use, or take other fume purification measures, so that fumes are discharged up to the standard and to prevent pollution of the normal living environment of nearby residents.
It is prohibited to build, reconstruct or expand new food and beverage service projects that produce oily smoke, odor and exhaust gas in residential buildings, commercial and residential complexes that are not equipped with a dedicated flue, and in commercial and residential complexes that have commercial floors adjacent to the residential floors. No unit or individual shall barbecue food in the open air or provide a site for barbecuing food in the area prohibited by the local people's government.
Legal Basis:
Article 81 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution of the People's Republic of China*** and the People's Republic of China (as amended in 2018) stipulates that:
Operators of catering services that emit oily fumes shall install oily fume purification facilities and keep them in normal use, or take other oily fume purification measures, so as to make oily fumes meet the standards of emission, and to prevent pollution of the normal living environment of nearby residents.
It is prohibited to build, reconstruct or expand new food and beverage service projects that produce oily smoke, odor and exhaust gas in residential buildings, commercial and residential complexes that are not equipped with a dedicated flue, and in commercial and residential complexes that have commercial floors adjacent to the residential floors.
No unit or individual shall barbecue food in the open air in areas prohibited by the local people's government or provide sites for barbecuing food in the open air.