Recall system to impose heavy fines
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="automotive">automotive</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="releasing">releasing</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="outlining">outlining</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="penalties">penalties</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="management">management</span>, <span word="supervision">supervision</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="tire">tire</span> <span word="makers">makers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="amended">amended</span> <span word="Administrative">Administrative</span> <span word="Regulations">Regulations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Defective">Defective</span> <span word="Automotive">Automotive</span> <span word="Product">Product</span> <span word="Recalls">Recalls</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="compiled">compiled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span> 1, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="automobile">automobile</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="fines">fines</span> <span word="of">of</span> 50,000 <span word="to">to</span> 200,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($8,000 <span word="to">to</span> 32,000) <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="submit">submit</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="as">as</span> 1 <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="defective">defective</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="problematic">problematic</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>, <span word="conceal">conceal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recall">recall</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="license">license</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="automaker">automaker</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="revoked">revoked</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="outlined">outlined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Quality">Quality</span> <span word="Supervision">Supervision</span>, <span word="Inspection">Inspection</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Quarantine">Quarantine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> 2004 <span word="fined">fined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="automobile">automobile</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="between">between</span> 10,000 <span word="and">and</span> 30,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="defective">defective</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>.</p><p><span word="Analysts">Analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amended">amended</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="penalties">penalties</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="deterrent">deterrent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="automakers">automakers</span>.</p>
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