According to the National Development and Reform Commission on January 9, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration for Market Regulation recently issued opinions on supporting Guangzhou Nansha to relax market access and strengthen the reform of the regulatory system. Among them, it is clear that it supports the implementation of the 144-hour transit visa-free policy for foreigners and the visa-free policy for cruise ships in Nansha.
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Opinions of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce, and the State Administration for Market Regulation on Supporting Guangzhou Nansha to Relax Market Access and Strengthen the Reform of the Regulatory System.
Fa Gai Ti Gai No. 2023 No. 1786.
**Relevant departments, Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Department of Commerce, Market Supervision Bureau, relevant **enterprises, China Certification and Accreditation Association:
In order to thoroughly implement the relevant deployment of the market access system, in accordance with the work requirements of the "Overall Plan for Deepening the Comprehensive Cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in Nansha Guangzhou", optimize the market environment based on the principles of standards first, scene opening, capital promotion, industrial convergence and system upgrading, strengthen and standardize the whole process of supervision, adhere to reform and innovation, adhere to the principle of establishing first and then breaking, and better play the leading role of Guangzhou Nansha in the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area through pioneering reform measures. Facing the world's major strategic platform, the following opinions are hereby put forward.
1. Promote the implementation and application of access standards for unmanned systems in all spaces of land, sea and air
Participate in the formulation and promotion of the implementation of technical standards for unmanned systems in land, sea and air, and study and formulate technical specifications for unmanned systems to access urban buildings. Explore air-ground integrated urban transport management methods to create an efficient and inclusive market access environment. Research and build a regional unmanned system control and dispatching system, classify and set up low-altitude airspace and routes, simplify the route approval process, and take the lead in carrying out the industrial application of unmanned equipment in the fields of industrial production, logistics and distribution, emergency rescue, urban management, and maritime search and rescue operations. Support participation in the construction of a unified intelligent unmanned system, the underlying data system and an open service application platform. Accelerate the pilot application and commercial operation of intelligent (networked) vehicles in multiple scenarios, promote the close connection of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (EVTOLs) and intelligent networked vehicles, build safety standards and management rules that are compatible with technological development, and realize the coordinated development of unmanned system industries and cross-border integration of technology. Build an unmanned system industry incubation base in the Greater Bay Area. (Authorities-in-charge: National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, ** Air Traffic Control Office, Civil Aviation Administration of China, State Administration for Market Regulation, Guangdong Province and Guangzhou City are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
2. Accelerate the application of marine science and technology innovation elements
Promote all kinds of innovative resources to enter the gas hydrate R&D and commercial system, rely on the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), the National Engineering Research Center for Gas Hydrate Exploration and Development, and use the cold spring ecosystem research device, gas hydrate drilling and production ship and other equipment to build a national gas hydrate R&D and commercial development headquarters base. Accelerate the construction of high-end marine equipment manufacturing bases, promote the construction of intelligent ship pilot bases, smooth the application of key technology scenarios, systems and policies in the field of marine resources protection and development such as marine science and technology and equipment, marine resources exploration, marine science and environment, and improve the independent research and development capabilities of high-end equipment such as marine engineering equipment, high-tech ships, deep-sea aquaculture equipment, deep-sea diving equipment, and marine exploration. Promote key enterprises, research institutions and other innovation units and local governments to establish a global frontier scientific research coordination mechanism in the deep-sea field, actively participate in the formulation of international market access rules and standards, promote the convenient and efficient application of innovation achievements in key areas, promote the transfer and transformation of marine scientific and technological achievements, and realize the integrated development of the innovation chain and industrial chain. (Authorities-in-charge: National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Guangdong Province and Guangzhou City are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
3. Optimize the market environment for the application of advanced technology
Relying on the Nansha Science City, the International Advanced Technology Application Promotion Center (Greater Bay Area) has been established to serve the needs of major projects, build advanced technology application transformation processes and evaluation standards, accelerate the development of the whole industrial chain such as commercial aerospace, biomedicine, and marine science, form a new paradigm in line with the characteristics of technological research in terms of business models and capital cooperation, innovate application scenarios, and promote the market-oriented application of cutting-edge disruptive technologies. Focusing on the development of new productivity such as industrial robots, we will actively introduce and promote the independent establishment of relevant international standard certification organizations, build an international leading industry standard and certification system for intelligent equipment, and carry out testing and certification services for core component manufacturers in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the "Belt and Road" countries and regions. Support the joint development of Hong Kong and Macao universities and research institutes to carry out technical research, promote the cross-border circulation and transaction of data in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao for scientific research and other application scenarios, and learn from Hong Kong, Macao and international management systems in the evaluation of scientific research projects, funding expenditure, process management, etc. (Authorities-in-charge: National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, State Administration for Market Regulation, Guangdong Province and Guangzhou Municipality are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
Fourth, deepen service innovation
Actively introduce overseas professional service talents from Hong Kong and Macao, study the establishment of a list of overseas professional qualifications, provide more convenient support policies for work and practice, cross-border mobility, and life, and exempt Hong Kong and Macao residents who are employed in Nansha and have participated in insurance in Hong Kong and Macao from participating in basic pension insurance and unemployment insurance in Nansha. Innovate and develop emerging services such as R&D and design, quality certification, inspection and testing, and cross-border leasing**. Optimize the Pearl River shipping freight service index system, and explore and promote enterprises registered in the Nansha New Area of the Guangdong Pilot Free Trade Zone to carry out high and low sulfur fuel oil blending and blending business for the purpose of ship supply in the form of bonded logistics. (Authorities-in-charge: Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, General Administration of Customs, National Immigration Administration, State Administration for Market Regulation, Guangdong Province and Guangzhou Municipality are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
5. Build a world-class comprehensive service system for cross-border investment and financing of enterprises
Support the construction of a comprehensive service base for Chinese enterprises to "go global" in a way that is coordinated by the central and local governments, linked by provinces and municipalities, coordinated by Hong Kong and Macao resources, and fully participated by the market. Set up a provincial-level entity operation of the Chinese enterprises "going out" comprehensive service center to provide one-stop services for enterprises to "go global". Establish a service window for government affairs related to overseas investment in the comprehensive service base, and coordinate and integrate procedures such as filing for overseas investment. We will build a professional service industry agglomeration area, and introduce professional service industries such as law, finance, accounting, and consulting to develop together. Explore the establishment and sharing of overseas layout outlets for "going out" comprehensive services with relevant institutions in Hong Kong, Macao and international. (Authorities-in-charge: National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Commerce, Guangdong Province and Guangzhou Municipality are responsible in accordance with their duties and division of labor).
6. Accelerate the development of characteristic finance
Explore the establishment of green finance standards, assessment and certification and standardized management systems that are in line with international standards. Support the Guangzhou ** Exchange to expand the layout of varieties in an orderly manner based on serving the high-quality development of the real economy, green and low-carbon development, the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the joint construction of the "Belt and Road". Improve incentive policies and measures for green buildings, explore and improve the pre-evaluation of green buildings, and encourage financial institutions to support the development of green buildings in accordance with the principles of marketization and rule of law. Accelerate the construction of a cross-border wealth management and asset management center in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Nansha, Guangzhou). (Authorities-in-charge: the State Administration of Financial Regulation, the People's Bank of China, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the State Administration for Market Regulation, Guangdong Province and Guangzhou Municipality are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
7. Promote green, low-carbon, and high-quality development
Research and establish a statistical accounting and measurement system for carbon emissions, and vigorously promote green product certification and the acceptance of results. Accelerate the construction of a national carbon measurement center (Guangdong). We will further promote the pilot work of climate investment and financing, and explore the innovation of climate investment and financing models and tools. We will create a green and low-carbon demonstration zone for the integration of Guangdong and Hong Kong in Nansha, Guangzhou, study new models for the construction and operation of green and low-carbon parks, and explore a mutual recognition mechanism for carbon emissions-related standards with Belt and Road countries and the European Union, so as to facilitate the free circulation of "zero-carbon" products around the world. Promote the use of clean energy such as hydrogen energy, and appropriately advance the construction and operation of new infrastructure for charging and swapping new energy vehicles such as battery swap stations and high-voltage charging piles. Expand the trading of green certificates and green electricity, support all kinds of enterprises to purchase and use green certificates, and promote the Nansha New Area of the Guangdong Pilot Free Trade Zone to achieve a high proportion of green electricity consumption. (Authorities-in-charge: National Development and Reform Commission, National Energy Administration, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Transport, State Administration for Market Regulation, Guangdong Province and Guangzhou Municipality are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
8. Comprehensively improve the access efficiency of the seed industry
Support the construction of characteristic seed industry innovation centers, seed industry scientific and technological achievement transformation centers, and seed industry Sino-foreign cooperative innovation centers. Optimize the approval services for the production and operation of crop seeds, seedlings, breeding livestock and poultry, and aquatic seedlings. Promote the exploration of the seed industry market access commitment system, support the decentralization of provincial seed industry production and operation approval authority, and improve market supervision and law enforcement methods. Accelerate the construction of the Nansha Agricultural Opening-up and Cooperation Pilot Zone in Guangzhou, and optimize the procedures for the approval and registration of varieties. (Authorities-in-charge: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Province and Guangzhou City are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
9. Relax market access restrictions for pharmaceuticals and medical devices
Support the improvement of management standards for the R&D and application of new technologies for all kinds of new drugs and medical devices, allow cell and gene enterprises to rely on medical institutions to carry out clinical applications of restricted cell transplantation technology after being filed with the health department, and allow eligible Hong Kong and Macao enterprises to use domestic human genetic resources to carry out medical research other than human stem cells, genetic diagnosis and **. Give better play to the role of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area review and inspection sub-center, and explore undertaking relevant functions. Encourage domestic and foreign biomedical and health enterprises and R&D institutions to set up factories in Nansha to develop various products. (Authorities-in-charge: the State Food and Drug Administration, the National Health Commission, the General Administration of Customs, Guangdong Province and Guangzhou City are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
10. Relax market access in other key areas of people's livelihood
Expand the functions of the electronic prescription center in Guangdong Province, optimize the medical service and drug circulation system, and explore the relaxation of restrictions on the Internet sales of specific whole nutrition formula foods. Support and promote the implementation of the 144-hour transit visa-free policy for foreigners and the visa-free policy for cruise ships in Nansha。Create an international high-quality living circle, support the provision of public services connected with Hong Kong and Macao, introduce registered veterinarians and advanced animal diagnosis and treatment institutions from Hong Kong to Nansha, and explore the regional fixed-point use mode of imported veterinary drugs in Hong Kong. (Authorities-in-charge: the National Health Commission, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Transport, the National Immigration Administration, the General Administration of Customs, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the State Administration for Market Regulation, Guangdong Province and Guangzhou City are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
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1. Carry out pilot projects for the acceptance of inspection, testing and certification results
Implement the requirements of building a high-standard market system, resolutely break down the hidden barriers to market access caused by too many existing standards, select key industries such as electronic components and integrated circuits, basic software and industrial software, guide the market to adopt certification and inspection and testing results, and promote the "mutual recognition of results and one certificate" of inspection and testing and certification bodies with other regions that have carried out pilot projects to relax market access. Guide the healthy competition of inspection, testing and certification institutions, carry out market-oriented survival of the fittest, strengthen supervision during and after the event, carry out credit evaluation of certification and testing institutions on a pilot basis, and promote the self-discipline and healthy development of industry associations and related institutions. (Authorities-in-charge: National Development and Reform Commission, State Administration for Market Regulation, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Guangdong Province and Guangzhou Municipality are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
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2. Build a full-chain supervision system for market access
Optimize the market access supervision system, improve before, during, and after supervision, effectively maintain market order, properly prevent major risks, adhere to the principle of establishing first and then breaking, overall planning, innovate regulatory mechanisms, and flexibly use regulatory models and tools such as credit supervision, industry supervision, "Internet +" supervision, and triggered supervision, to build an "access + supervision" closed-loop management system, to achieve the full chain, multi-directional, and multi-channel supervision of market access in various fields, and to promote standardized, healthy, and high-quality development in all fields. Innovate and optimize the market environment for new forms of business and new fields, protect the legitimate rights and interests of all parties concerned in accordance with the law, and stimulate the potential and vitality of market development. (Authorities-in-charge: the competent departments of relevant industries, Guangdong Province and Guangzhou City are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
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3. Promote comprehensive supervision of cross-departmental access
For regulatory matters involving multiple departments, difficult management, and prominent risks and hidden dangers, establish and improve a comprehensive regulatory system for cross-departmental access, strengthen the integration of various departments and regional linkage, and improve the accuracy and effectiveness of access supervision. Carry out cross-departmental comprehensive research and judgment and collaborative disposal of major early warning information, use information technology to comprehensively improve monitoring and perception capabilities, and discover and deal with various risks and hidden dangers as soon as possible. (Authorities-in-charge: the competent departments of relevant industries, Guangdong Province and Guangzhou City are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
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Fourth, strengthen access supervision in key areas
Explore the establishment of a hierarchical and categorical responsibility identification mechanism for illegal operation and accidents of unmanned system products. Optimize the scientific and technological supervision system, and improve the supervision of filing projects during and after the event. Establish and improve the global traceability system, standard system and data rule system, and build a social co-governance management model for the whole chain of food and drug safety. Do a good job in the service and management of enterprises "going global", and actively prevent and properly respond to all kinds of overseas security risks. Establish and improve the financial monitoring and management system, and build a financial "firewall". Improve the supervision and inspection facilities for the entry of germplasm resources at ports, and improve the inspection and quarantine capacity of germplasm resources. Ensure the security and traceability of data in the electronic prescription center, and formulate a monitoring information notification mechanism and risk control measures. (Authorities-in-charge: the competent departments of relevant industries, Guangdong Province and Guangzhou City are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
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5. Promote coordinated market supervision
Construct a collaborative regulatory pattern in which supervision, enterprise consciousness, industry self-discipline, and social supervision support each other. Enhance the self-restraint ability of business entities, give play to the self-discipline role of industry associations, industry alliances, standards organizations, etc., and establish and improve industry autonomy and management rules for corresponding access fields. Clear channels for social supervision, and encourage and support all sectors of society to carry out supervision. (Authorities-in-charge: the competent departments of relevant industries, Guangdong Province and Guangzhou City are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
All departments and units should attach great importance to it, take the initiative, actively support, and promote the implementation of various tasks in a coordinated and efficient manner. The National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce, and the State Administration for Market Regulation will increase coordination with relevant departments, strengthen supervision and inspection, organize special assessments, and launch a new batch of reform measures on the basis of mature conditions. Guangdong Province should actively create conditions for the implementation of various reform measures, and give full support and authorization within the scope of provincial-level powers. Guangzhou Municipality should earnestly assume the main responsibility, plan as a whole, implement it step by step, and conscientiously do a good job in specific implementation work to ensure that practical results are achieved.
National Development and Reform Commission.
Ministry of Commerce.
State Administration for Market Regulation.
December 26, 2023.