《商品条码管理办法》经2005年5月16日国家质量监督检验检疫总局局务会议审议通过，现予公布，自2005年10月1日起施行。原国家质量技术监督局1998年7月3日颁布的《商品条码管理办法》同时废止。

局长　李长江
二00五年五月三十日

商品条码管理办法

第一章　总则

第一条　为了规范商品条码管理，保证商品条码质量，加快商品条码在电子商务和商品流通等领域的应用，促进我国电子商务、商品流通信息化的发展，根据国家有关规定，制定本办法。

第二条　本办法所称商品条码包括零售商品、非零售商品、物流单元、位置的代码和条码标识。

我国采用国际通用的商品代码及条码标识体系，推广应用商品条码，建立我国的商品标识系统。

第三条　中华人民共和国境内商品条码的注册、编码、印制、应用及其管理，适用本办法。

第四条　国家质量监督检验检疫总局（以下简称国家质检总局）和国家标准化管理委员会（以下简称国家标准委）是全国商品条码工作的主管部门，统一组织管理全国商品条码工作。中国物品编码中心（以下简称编码中心）是全国商品条码工作机构，负责全国商品条码管理的具体实施工作。

第五条　厂商识别代码是商品条码的重要组成部分。任何单位和个人使用商品条码必须按照本办法核准注册，获得厂商识别代码。

第二章　注册

第六条　依法取得营业执照和相关合法经营资质证明的生产者、销售者和服务提供者，可以申请注册厂商识别代码。

集团公司中具有独立法人资格的子公司需要使用商品条码时，应当按规定单独申请注册厂商识别代码。

第七条　厂商识别代码注册申请人（以下简称申请人）可以到所在地的编码中心地方分支机构（以下简称编码分支机构）申请注册厂商识别代码。

申请人应当填写《中国商品条码系统成员注册登记表》，出示营业执照或相关合法经营资质证明并提供复印件。

第八条　对申请人提供的申请资料，编码分支机构应当在5个工作日内完成初审。对初审合格的，编码分支机构签署意见并报送编码中心审批；对初审不合格的，编码分支机构应当将申请资料退给申请人并说明理由。

第九条　对初审合格的申请资料，编码中心应当自收到申请人交纳的有关费用之日起5个工作日内完成审核程序。对符合本办法第六、七条规定要求的，编码中心向申请人核准注册厂商识别代码；对不符合规定要求的，编码中心应当将申请资料退回编码分支机构并说明理由。

第十条　申请人获准注册厂商识别代码的，由编码中心发给《中国商品条码系统成员证书》（以下简称《系统成员证书》），取得中国商品条码系统成员（以下简称系统成员）资格。

第十一条　具有下列情形之一的，不予注册厂商识别代码：

（一）不能出示营业执照或相关合法经营资质证明文件的。

（二）社会组织、行业协会、中介机构等组织或单位，非本单位使用厂商识别代码的。

（三）违反法律法规或者国际物品编码协会章程的其他情形。

第十二条　编码中心应当定期公告系统成员及其注册的厂商识别代码。

第三章　编码、设计及印刷

第十三条　商品条码的编码、设计及印刷应当符合《商品条码》（GB12904）等相关国家标准的规定。编码中心应当按照有关国家标准编制厂商识别代码。

第十四条　系统成员应当按照有关国家标准编制商品代码，向所在地的编码分支机构通报编码信息。

第十五条　企业在设计商品条码时，应当根据应用需要采用《商品条码》（GB12904）、《储运单元条码》（GB/T16830）、《EAN·UCC系统128条码》（GB/T15425）等国家标准中规定的条码标识。

第十六条　从事商品条码印刷的企业可以向条码工作机构提出申请，取得印刷资质。获得印刷资质的印刷企业，可优先承接商品条码的印刷业务。具体管理办法由国家质检总局另行规定。

第十七条　印刷企业应当按照有关国家标准印刷商品条码，保证商品条码印刷质量。

印刷企业接受商品条码印刷业务时，应当查验委托人的《系统成员证书》或境外同等效力的证明文件并进行备案。

第十八条　条码工作机构鼓励系统成员和相关单位委托具有商品条码印刷资格的企业印刷商品条码。

第四章　应用和管理

第十九条　系统成员对其厂商识别代码、商品代码和相应的商品条码享有专用权。

第二十条　系统成员不得将其厂商识别代码和相应的商品条码转让他人使用。

第二十一条　任何单位和个人未经核准注册不得使用厂商识别代码和相应的条码。

任何单位和个人不得在商品包装上使用其他条码冒充商品条码；不得伪造商品条码。

第二十二条　销售者应当积极采用商品条码。销售者在其经销的商品没有使用商品条码的情况下，可以使用店内条码。店内条码的使用，应当符合国家标准《店内条码》（GB/T18283）的有关规定。

生产者不得以店内条码冒充商品条码使用。

第二十三条　销售者进货时，应当查验与商品条码对应的《系统成员证书》或者同等效力的证明文件。

第二十四条　销售者不得经销违反第二十一条规定的商品。

销售者不得以商品条码的名义向供货方收取进店费、上架费、信息处理费等费用，干扰商品条码的推广应用。

第二十五条　在国内生产的商品使用境外注册的商品条码时，生产者应当提供该商品条码的注册证明、授权委托书等相关证明，并到所在地的编码分支机构备案，由编码分支机构将备案材料报送编码中心。

第二十六条　国家质检总局、国家标准委负责组织全国商品条码的监督检查工作，各级地方质量技术监督行政部门负责本行政区域内商品条码的监督检查工作。

第二十七条　各地质量技术监督行政部门要积极配合地方政府和有关部门，引导商品生产者、销售者、服务提供者积极采用国际通用的商品代码及条码标识体系，使用商品条码，保证商品条码质量，提高企业在商品生产、储运、配送、销售等各环节的现代化管理水平。

第五章　续展、变更和注销

第二十八条　厂商识别代码有效期为2年。

系统成员应当在厂商识别代码有效期满前3个月内，到所在地的编码分支机构办理续展手续。逾期未办理续展手续的，注销其厂商识别代码和系统成员资格。

第二十九条　系统成员的名称、地址、法定代表人等信息发生变化时，应当自有关部门批准之日起30内，持有关文件和《系统成员证书》到所在地的编码分支机构办理变更手续。

第三十条　系统成员停止使用厂商识别代码的，应当在停止使用之日起3个月内到所在地的编码分支机构办理注销手续。

第三十一条　已被注销厂商识别代码的生产者、销售者和服务提供者，需要使用商品条码时，应当重新申请注册厂商识别代码。

第三十二条　任何单位和个人不得擅自使用已经注销的厂商识别代码和相应条码。

第三十三条　编码中心应当定期公告已被注销系统成员资格的企业名称及其厂商识别代码。

第六章　法律责任

第三十四条　系统成员转让厂商识别代码和相应条码的，责令其改正，没收违法所得，处以3000元罚款。

第三十五条　未经核准注册使用厂商识别代码和相应商品条码的，在商品包装上使用其他条码冒充商品条码或伪造商品条码的，或者使用已经注销的厂商识别代码和相应商品条码的，责令其改正，处以30000元以下罚款。

第三十六条　经销的商品印有未经核准注册、备案或者伪造的商品条码的，责令其改正，处以10000元以下罚款。

第三十七条　销售者以商品条码的名义向供货商收取进店费等不正当费用的，供货商可依法要求退还。

第三十八条　本章所规定的行政处罚由县以上地方质量技术监督行政部门负责实施。

第三十九条　当事人对行政处罚不服的，可以依法申请行政复议或者提起行政诉讼。

第四十条　质量技术监督行政部门应当加强对条码工作机构的管理与监督。因条码工作机构及工作人员的失误，给系统成员造成重大损失的，依法给予行政处分。

第四十一条　从事商品条码管理工作的国家工作人员滥用职权、徇私舞弊的，由其主管部门给予行政处分；构成犯罪的，依法追究其刑事责任。

第七章　附则

第四十二条　本办法下列用语的含义是：

商品条码是由一组规则排列的条、空及其对应代码组成，是表示商品特定信息的标识。

零售商品代码与条码是指以满足零售扫描结算为主要目的，而为商品单元编制的代码和条码标识。

非零售商品代码与条码是指以满足非零售结算为目的，而为商品单元所编制的代码和条码标识。在流通环节中，可以对该商品单元进行定价、订购或开据发票。

物流单元代码与条码是指对物流中临时性商品包装单元所编制的代码和条码标识。

位置代码与条码是指对厂商的物理位置、职能部门等所编制的代码与条码标识。

厂商识别代码是指国际通用的商品标识系统中表示厂商的惟一代码，是商品条码的重要组成部分。

商品代码是指包含厂商识别代码在内的对零售商品、非零售商品、物流单元、位置、资产及服务进行全球惟一标识的一组数字代码。

店内条码是指商店为便于商品在店内管理而对商品自行编制的临时性代码及条码标识。

第四十三条　商品条码收费按照国家有关规定执行。

第四十四条　本办法由国家质检总局负责解释。

第四十五条　本办法自2005年10月1日起施行。1998年7月3日原国家质量技术监督局颁布的《商品条码管理办法》同时废止。

Measures for Administration of the Bar Code of CommoditiesThe Decree of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine
[2005] No. 76

The Measures for the Administration of Barcode for Commodity, which was deliberated and adopted in the executive meeting of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on May 16, 2005, is hereby promulgated and shall be implemented as of October 1, 2005, while the Measures for the Administration of Barcode for Commodities as promulgated by the former General Administration of Quality and Technology Supervision on July 3, 1998 shall be abolished simultaneously.

The Director General Li Changjiang
May 30, 2005

The Measures for the Administration of Barcode for Commodity

Chapter I General Provisions

Article 1 This Measures is promulgated in accordance with relevant provisions of the state with a view to standardizing the administration of the barcode for commodity, assuring the quality of the barcode for commodity, accelerating the application of barcode for commodity in such areas as electronic commerce and commodity circulation, etc. and improving the development of informatization of the electronic commerce and the commodity circulation.

Article 2 The barcode for commodity as referred to in this Measures includes the number and barcode marks of retail commodity, non-retail commodity, logistic unit and location.

The state adopts the international commonly used commodity number and barcode mark system to generalize the application of the barcode for commodity and establish the commodity mark system of the state.

Article 3 The Measure applies to the registration, numbering, printing, application for and the administration of the barcode for commodity within the territory of the PRC.

Article 4 The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the State （hereinafter referred to as the AQSIQ） and the Standardization Administration of China （hereinafter referred to as the SAC） are the authorities in charge of the business of barcode for commodity around the country to organize and administer in a unified manner. The Article Numbering Center of China （hereinafter referred to as the ANCC） is the competent department for national affairs of barcode for commodity and in charge of the specific implementation of the administration of the barcode for commodity around the country.

Article 5 The company prefix is an important constituent of the barcode for commodity. Any entity or individual using the barcode for commodity shall be verified and registered in accordance with this Measures to obtain company prefix.

Chapter II Registration

Article 6 The manufacturer, seller and service provider that has obtained in accordance with law the business license and relevant legal business qualification may apply for the registration of company prefix.

Where the subsidiary company of a group that has independent legal person status needs to use barcode for commodity, it shall apply independently as prescribed for the registration of company prefix.

Article 7 The applicant for the registration of company prefix （hereinafter referred to as the applicant） may apply for the registration of company prefix to the local branch of the ANCC （hereinafter referred to as the BANCC）.

The applicant shall fill in the Registration Table for Members of China Barcode for Commodity System, produce business license or certificate of relevant legal business qualification and provide copies thereof.

Article 8 The BANCC shall finish the preliminary examination of the applying materials as provided by the applicant within 5 workdays. With respect to those qualified in the preliminary examination, the BANCC affixes opinion and submits to the ANCC for examination and approval; with respect to those unqualified, the BANCC shall return the applying materials back to the applicant and give an account thereof.

Article 9 With respect to the applying materials qualified in the preliminary examination, the ANCC shall finish the examination and approval procedures within 5 workdays since the applicant pays relevant fees. With respect to those satisfying the requirements in article 6 and 7, the ANCC verifies and approves the registration of the company prefix of the applicant; with respect to those dissatisfying the prescribed requirements, the ANCC shall return the applying material back to the BANCC and give an account thereof.

Article 10 The applicant whose registration of company prefix has been approved will be granted the Certificate of Membership of China Barcode for Commodity System （hereinafter referred to as the System Membership Certificate） and thus obtains the status as member of China Barcode for Commodity System.

Article 11 The company prefix may not be registered under one of the following circumstances:

（1） Where the business license or relevant legal business qualification certificate fails to be produced.

（2） With respect to such institutions as the social organization, trade association, intermediate institution or entity, the company prefix is not to be used by the entity itself. or

（3） Any other circumstance in violation of laws, regulations or the Article of Association of EAN International.

Article 12 The ANCC shall publish periodically the members of the system and the registered company prefix thereof.

Chapter III Numbering, Design and Printing

Article 13 The numbering, design and printing of barcode for commodity shall accord with the regulations of such state standard as the Barcode for Commodity （GB12904）, etc. The ANCC shall encode the company prefix in accordance with relevant state standard.

Article 14 The member of the system shall encode the number for commodity in accordance with relevant state standard and report the numbering information to the BANCC at his locality.

Article 15 Where an enterprise designs the barcode for commodity, it shall adopt the barcode marks as provided for in such state standard as the Barcode for Commodity （GB12904）, Barcode in Dispatch Unit （GB/T16830）, UCC/EAN-128 Bar Code （GB/T15425）, etc.

Article 16 The enterprise engaged in the barcode for commodity printing business may submit to working organ of barcode application for printing qualification. The printing enterprise obtaining the printing qualification may obtain the barcode for commodity printing business in priority. The specific administration measures will be promulgated by the AQSIQ separately.

Article 17 The printing enterprise shall print the barcode for commodity in accordance with relevant state standard and assure the printing quality of the barcode for commodity.

Article 18 The working organ of barcode encourages the members of the system and relevant entities to consign the printing enterprise with barcode for commodity printing qualification to print the barcode for commodity.

Chapter IV Application and Administration

Article 19 The member of the system possesses exclusive use rights over its company prefix, number for commodity and corresponding barcode for commodity.

Article 20 The member of system may not transfer its company prefix and corresponding barcode for commodity for the use of others.

Article 21 Any entity or individual that has not been verified and registered may not use the company prefix and corresponding barcode.

Any entity or individual shall not use other barcode on the package of commodity to imitate barcode for commodity and shall not forge the barcode for commodity.

Article 22 Sellers shall actively adopt barcode for commodity. Where the commodity of the seller has not adopted the barcode for commodity, the seller may apply barcode for shop. The use of barcode for shop shall accord with the relevant provisions of the state standard Barcode for Shop （GB/t18283）.

The manufacturer shall not apply the barcode for shop to imitate the barcode for commodity.

Article 23 Where a seller stocks commodities, it shall examine the System Membership Certificate corresponding to the barcode for commodity or the certificate with equal effectiveness.

Article 24 A seller shall not sell commodity that violates the provisions of article 21.

A seller shall not charge the commodity provider with shop-entry fees, shelve fees, information processing fees in the name of barcode for commodity so as to disturb the expansion and application of barcode for commodity.

Article 25 Where the commodity produced domestically adopts the barcode for commodity registered overseas, the manufacturer shall provide such proofs as the registration certificate of the barcode for commodity and the power of attorney and put it on record in BANCC at his locality; the BANCC will submit the archival-filing materials to the ANCC.

Article 26 The AQSIQ and the SAC are in charge of the supervision of the barcode around the country and the local administrative authorities in charge of quality and technology supervision are in charge of the supervision and examination of the barcode for commodity within its own jurisdiction.

Article 27 All local administrative authorities in charge of quality and technology supervision shall cooperate actively with local governments and related authorities to guide the commodity manufacturer, seller and service provider to adopt the number for commodity and barcode mark system, to use barcode for commodity and to ensure the quality of barcode for commodity and enhance the modernized administration level in such stages as manufacturing, storage, distribution and sale of the enterprise.

Chapter V Extension, Change and Deregistration

Article 28 The period of validity of a company prefix is 2 years.

The member of the system shall conduct the extension formality in the BANCC at his locality within 3 months before the expiration of the company prefix. The company prefix and the status of membership of the system will be deregistered where the extension formality is not conducted in due time.

Article 29 Where the information of the member of the system such as the name, address or legal representative is changed, the change formality shall be conducted on the strength of relevant documents and the System Membership Certificate within 30 days after the approval of relevant authorities.

Article 30 Where the member of the system stops using the company prefix, it shall conduct the deregistration formalities in the BANCC at his locality within 3 months as of the stop date.

Article 31 Where the manufacturer, seller or service provider whose company prefix has been deregistered needs to use barcode for commodity, it shall re-apply for the registration of company prefix.

Article 32 Any entity or individual shall not use the deregistered company prefix and corresponding barcode without authorization.

Article 33 The ANCC shall publish periodically the name of the enterprise whose membership status has been cancelled and the company prefix thereof.

Chapter VI Legal Liability

Article 34 The member of the system transferring his company prefix and corresponding barcode for commodity shall be ordered to set it right; and the illegal gains shall be confiscated and a fine of 3,000RMB shall be given.

Article 35 Where a company or individual uses the company prefix and corresponding barcode without verification and registration, or uses other barcode on the package of commodity to imitate the barcode for commodity, or forges barcode for commodity, or uses the company prefix and corresponding barcode for commodity that has been deregistered shall be ordered to set it right and be fined 3,000RMB.

Article 36 Where the distributed commodities are printed with the barcode that hasn't been verified and registered or has not been recorded or that is forged, the seller shall be ordered to set it right and be given a fine less than 10,000RMB.

Article 37 Where the seller charges the commodity provider with such unjustified fees as the shop-entry fee in the name of barcode for commodity, the commodity provider may require for repayment in accordance with law.

Article 38 The administrative punishment prescribed in this chapter shall be implemented by the local authority above county level in charge of quality and technology supervision.

Article 39 Where the party concerned refuses to accept the administrative penalty, he may apply for administrative reconsideration or institute an administrative litigation in accordance with law.

Article 40 The administrative authority in charge of quality and technology supervision shall strengthen the administration and supervision of the working organ of barcode. Where material losses occur due to the lapsus of the working organ of barcode or its staff, a administrative punishment shall be given.

Article 41 Where the state functionary engaging in the administration of barcode for commodity abuse his power or practice favoritisms and engages in malpractice, the authority in charge of him shall give him administrative punishment; where a crime is committed, the criminal liability thereof shall be investigated in accordance with law.

Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions

Article 42 The meanings of following terms as referred to in this Measures are:

Barcode for commodity consists of a group of regularly arranged bar, space and corresponding code thereof, and it is a logo indicating specific information of commodity.

The number and barcode for retail commodity refers to the number and barcode logo that is encoded for commodity unit for the major purpose of satisfying the scanning in the settlement of retail commodity.

The number and barcode for non-retail commodity refers to the number and barcode logo that is encoded for commodity unit for the purpose of satisfying the settlement of non-retail commodity. In the link of circulation, it is applicable to the price-fixing on, placing an order for or invoice issuance of the commodity unit.

Logistic unit number and barcode refers to the number and barcode logo that is encoded for the temporary commodity package unit in logistic.

Location number and barcode refers to the number and barcode logo that is encoded for the geographic location and functioning department of the company.

Company prefix refers to the unique code that stands for the manufacturer in UPC system and is an important part of code for commodity.

Commodity number refers to a group of numbers containing company prefix that carry out the global unique identification for retail commodity, non-retail commodity, logistic unit, location, asset and service.

Barcode for shop refers to the number and barcode logo that is encoded by the shop itself for convenient management of commodity in the shop.

Article 43 The charge for barcode for commodity shall be implemented in accordance with relevant provisions of the state.

Article 44 The power to interpret this Measures shall be vested in the AQSIQ.

Article 45 This Measures shall be implemented as of October 1, 2005. The Measures for the Administration of Barcode for Commodities as promulgated by the former General Administration of Quality and Technology Supervision on July 3, 1998 shall be abolished simultaneously