13 kinds of fire protection products are no longer compulsory certification, transferring trust and reducing institutional transaction costs

　　Cctv news: On July 29th, the State Council held a press conference on "Opinions on Deepening the Reform of Fire Law Enforcement". Shang Yong, Vice Minister of Emergency Management Department, introduced that the market access restrictions of fire protection products should be relaxed, 13 types of fire protection products in the compulsory product certification catalogue should be adjusted out of the catalogue and changed to voluntary certification, and the market for fire protection product certification and inspection should be opened to the public.

　　When answering a reporter’s question, Danfu Liu, director of the Certification and Supervision Department of the General Administration of Market Supervision, said that transferring 13 kinds of fire-fighting products out of the compulsory product certification catalogue is actually to handle the relationship between the government and the market, so that the market can play a decisive role in resource allocation and better play the role of the government.　　

　　Quality certification is an internationally accepted quality management tool and trade facilitation tool. It is the "physical examination certificate" of quality management, the "letter of credit" of market economy and the "passport" of international trade. Its essential attribute is to convey trust and service development.

　　The State Council attaches great importance to quality certification. In particular, on January 17, 2018, the State Council’s Opinions on Strengthening the Construction of Quality Certification System and Promoting Total Quality Management (Guo Fa [2018] No.3) was issued, which made a comprehensive deployment of quality certification. One of them clearly deployed the reform of compulsory product certification system, requiring "to exert the role of compulsory certification as a" bottom line ",follow the rules of the World Trade Organization, and follow the principles of necessity and minimization. According to the product risk level and industrial maturity, establish a dynamic adjustment mechanism for the certification catalogue. " Therefore, the transfer of 13 kinds of fire-fighting products out of the compulsory product certification catalogue this time is also the implementation of the spirit of the State Council’s "streamline administration, delegate power, strengthen regulation and improve services" reform and the requirements for quality certification.

　　Compulsory product certification is a management system with the nature of market access. If the products listed in the catalogue are not certified, they cannot leave the factory, sell or import, and cannot be used in business activities. The 13 products transferred this time, such as fire hoses, fire engines and other products, are basically used by fire departments and professionals, and some have less direct contact with consumers and relatively stable quality. According to statistics, through the reform, it is estimated that 70,000 compulsory product certification certificates will be reduced, involving more than 10,000 enterprises. Such measures can greatly reduce the institutional transaction costs of fire protection products manufacturers. The General Administration of Market Supervision and the Emergency Management Department jointly issued the Announcement on Cancellation of Compulsory Certification of Some Fire Protection Products (No.36 of 2019), and the website has been published.

　　At present, only three kinds of products, such as fire alarm products, fire extinguishers and escape products, which are directly related to personal safety, are kept in the catalogue. After the reform, how to ensure the quality and safety of fire protection products, the General Administration of Market Supervision and the Emergency Management Department will focus on three tasks:

　　First, the market supervision department and the fire department will continue to strengthen the supervision after the event, supervise and manage the production, circulation and use of fire protection products without compulsory certification according to the division of responsibilities, and take support measures to encourage enterprises to carry out voluntary certification.

　　Second, the market supervision department will further strengthen the supervision of CCC certification for fire-fighting products that retain compulsory certification, concentrate the advantages of comprehensive market supervision, innovate the supervision methods, and focus on investigating and dealing with the behaviors of leaving the factory, selling or importing without CCC certification, as well as forging, fraudulently using or buying and selling CCC certification certificates, so as to ensure that CCC certification "ensures safety" and "guarantees the bottom line".

　　The third is to strengthen supervision over certification activities. Highlight the main responsibility of certification bodies, strengthen the supervision and law enforcement of government departments, strengthen supervision over fire product certification activities, and at the same time give play to the supervisory role of all sectors of society, including the media, effectively safeguard a good and fair market environment and ensure the effectiveness and credibility of the fire product certification system.