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Law of the People’s Republic of China on Agricultural Product Quality Safety Promulgation date: 04-29-2006 Effective date: 11-01-2006 Department: NATIONAL PEOPLES CONGRESS Subject: AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY FISHERYQUALITY ADMINISTRATION Order of the President(No. 49)The Law of the Peoples Republic of China on Agricultural Product Quality Safety, which was adopted at the 21st session of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National Peoples Congress of the Peoples Republic of China on April 29, 2006, is hereby promulgated, and shall come into force on November 1, 2006.Hu Jintao, President of the Peoples Republic of ChinaApril 29, 2006Law of the Peoples Republic of China on Agricultural Product Quality Safety(Adopted at the 21st session of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National Peoples Congress of the Peoples Republic of China on April 29, 2006)ContentsChapter I General ProvisionsChapter II Agricultural Product Quality Safety StandardsChapter III Places of Origin of Agricultural ProductsChapter IV Production of Agricultural ProductsChapter V Packages and Marks of Agricultural ProductsChapter VI Supervision and InspectionChapter VII Legal LiabilitiesChapter VIII Supplementary ProvisionsChapter I General ProvisionsArticle 1 The present Law is formulated for the purpose of guaranteeing the quality safety of agricultural products, maintaining the health of the general public, and promoting the development of agriculture and rural economy.Article 2 The term agricultural products as mentioned in the present Law shall refer to primary products sourced from agriculture, i.e., the plants, animals, microbes and their products, which are obtained from agricultural activities.The term agricultural product quality safety as mentioned in the present Law shall mean that the quality of an agricultural product meets the requirements for guaranteeing human health and safety.Article 3 The administrative department of agriculture of th