Legal basis: Article 8 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Product Quality Law. The State Council market supervision and management department is in charge of national product quality supervision. Relevant departments of the State Council are responsible for product quality supervision within their respective responsibilities.
Local market supervision and management departments at or above the county level shall be in charge of product quality supervision within their respective administrative areas. The relevant departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for product quality supervision within the scope of their respective duties.
Where the law provides otherwise for the product quality supervision department, the relevant laws shall prevail.