The people's governments of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, all ministries and commissions of the State Council, and all institutions directly under the Central Government:

       Excessive packaging of commodities refers to packaging that exceeds the normal functional requirements of commodity protection, display, storage, transportation, etc., which are mainly manifested in too many packaging layers, too large packaging gaps, high packaging costs, and improper selection of materials. In recent years, various regions and departments have made serious progress in promoting the control of excessive packaging of commodities, improving relevant laws, regulations and standards, and making positive progress in accordance with the "Notice of the General Office of the State Council on Governing the Excessive Packaging of Commodities" (Guobanfa [2009] No. 5). . However, there are still many weak links and prominent problems in the governance work, especially with the rapid development of new consumption formats, the phenomenon of excessive packaging of commodities is on the verge of a "comeback". In order to implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and further strengthen the governance of excessive packaging of commodities, with the approval of the State Council, the relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:

1. Attach great importance to the management of excessive packaging of commodities

All regions and departments should follow the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implement Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, base on the new development stage, fully, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, build a new development pattern, and promote high-quality development. Conscientiously implement laws and regulations such as the Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste, the Law on the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests, the Standardization Law, the Price Law and other relevant national standards, fully understand the importance and urgency of further strengthening the control of excessive packaging of commodities, and ensure that in production, sales and delivery Clear work requirements for each link such as recycling, strengthen supervision and law enforcement, improve the standard system, improve safeguard measures, and resolutely curb the phenomenon of excessive packaging of commodities, so as to provide strong support for promoting the green transformation of production and lifestyle, and strengthening the construction of ecological civilization. By 2025, a full-chain governance system for over-packaging of commodities will be basically formed, relevant laws and regulations will be more complete, the standard system will be more complete, the level of industry management will be significantly improved, the online and offline integrated law enforcement and supervision mechanism will be effectively operated, and the governance capacity of over-packaging of commodities will be significantly enhanced. The illegal overpackaging of key commodities such as moon cakes, rice dumplings, and tea has been effectively curbed, and the people's sense of gain and satisfaction has been significantly improved.

2. Strengthen the whole-chain governance of excessive packaging of commodities

(1) Strengthen technological innovation in the field of packaging. Encourage packaging enterprises to provide overall packaging solutions with reasonable design, material saving, convenient recycling, and economical application, independently develop low-gram weight, high-strength, functional packaging materials and their production equipment, and innovate and develop integrated packaging products for commodities and express delivery. Give full play to the role of packaging enterprises as a bridge in promoting simple packaging and advocating rational consumption, and promote the implementation of the concept of simplicity and moderation in all upstream and downstream links such as packaging design and commodity production. (The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the local people's governments are responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

(2) Prevent excessive packaging in the production process of commodities. Supervise and guide commodity producers to produce commodities in strict accordance with the mandatory standards for restricting excessive packaging of commodities, refine the management requirements for restricting excessive packaging of commodities, establish complete commodity packaging information files, and record information such as the design, manufacture, and use of commodity packaging. Guide commodity producers to use simple packaging, optimize commodity packaging design, reduce commodity packaging layers, materials, and costs, reduce packaging volume and weight, reduce ink printing, and use a single material or materials that are easy to separate. (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, State Administration for Market Regulation and other departments and local people's governments are responsible according to the division of responsibilities) Urge commodity producers to strictly abide by the requirements of the Standardization Law, and disclose the packaging-related mandatory standards, recommended standards, group standards or enterprise standards that they implement. Standard number and name. (The State Administration for Market Regulation and local people's governments are responsible according to the division of responsibilities) Guide medical institutions to put forward requirements for drug packaging specifications for different scenarios and types such as outpatient, hospitalization, and chronic diseases. Guide drug manufacturers to optimize drug packaging specifications. (The National Health Commission, the State Food and Drug Administration and the local people's governments are responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

(3) Avoid selling over-packaged goods. Urge and guide commodity sellers to refine the relevant requirements for restricting excessive packaging of commodities in procurement and sales, and make it clear that commodities that violate the mandatory standards for restricting excessive packaging of commodities are not to be sold. Strengthen the supervision and guidance of e-commerce enterprises to achieve consistent online and offline requirements. Commodity sellers are encouraged to put forward green packaging and simple packaging requirements for commodities to suppliers. (The Ministry of Commerce, the State Administration for Market Regulation, and local people's governments are responsible according to the division of responsibilities.) Supervise and guide takeaway platform companies to improve platform rules, and put forward requirements on the reduction of takeaway packaging for operators on the platform. (The Ministry of Commerce is responsible) Supervise and guide catering operators to clearly mark the price of takeaway packaging according to law. (The State Administration for Market Regulation and each local people's government shall be responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

(4) Promote the reduction of packaging in the delivery link of commodities. Guide the delivery companies to formulate and revise the packaging operation specifications, refine and limit the excessive packaging requirements of express delivery, and reduce excessive packaging in the front-end receiving and delivery links through standardized operations. Sending companies are encouraged to use low-weight, high-strength cartons and glue-free cartons, and reduce the amount of fillers by optimizing the packaging structure. (The State Post Bureau and the local people's governments are responsible according to the division of responsibilities) Promote the certification of green express packaging products, and promote the use of green express packaging. (The State Post Bureau and the State Administration for Market Regulation are responsible) Urge and guide e-commerce platform enterprises to strengthen the guidance of operators on the platform, and put forward requirements for the reduction of express packaging. (The Ministry of Commerce is responsible) Supervise and guide e-commerce enterprises to strengthen upstream and downstream collaboration, design and apply e-commerce commodity packaging that meets the needs of express logistics and distribution, and promote the original direct delivery of e-commerce express mail. (The Ministry of Commerce, the State Post Bureau, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shall be responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

(5) Strengthen the recycling and disposal of packaging waste. Further improve the recycling system of renewable resources, encourage all regions to introduce professional recycling enterprises through market-oriented investment promotion and other methods, and improve the recycling level of packaging waste. Encourage commodity sellers and suppliers to agree on the recycling of commodity packaging waste when entering into supply and sales contracts. (The Ministry of Commerce and the local people's governments are responsible according to the division of responsibilities) Further improve the household waste removal and transportation system, continue to promote the classification of household waste, improve the classified collection and transportation system that matches the classification and delivery of domestic waste at the source, and accelerate the construction of classified collection facilities , complete the classification and transportation equipment, improve the level of garbage removal and transportation. (The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and each local people's government shall be responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

3. Strengthen supervision and law enforcement

(6) Strengthen industry management. Further refinement of commodity production, sales, delivery and other links to restrict excessive packaging supporting policies. Strengthen the supervision and management of e-commerce, express delivery, takeaway and other industries, urge and guide relevant industries to give priority to reusable and easy-to-recycle packaging, optimize the packaging of items, and reduce the use of packaging. Supervise and urge producers and operators to implement the national legal standards on restricting excessive packaging, incorporate this task into the annual work plan and relevant deployments, keep abreast of the excessive packaging in the industry, and establish administrative guidance mechanisms such as reminders, warnings, and interviews. (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, State Administration for Market Regulation, State Post Bureau and other departments shall be responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

(7) Strengthen law enforcement supervision. For important festivals, key industries and important production and operation enterprises, focus on key commodities such as moon cakes, rice dumplings, tea, health food, cosmetics, etc., and strictly investigate and deal with illegal acts of producing and selling excessively packaged commodities in accordance with the law, especially chain and concealed cases. Excessive packaging behaviors in hotels and restaurants that provide high-end customized gifts, as well as excessive packaging behaviors in the name of cultural and creative products, will be strictly investigated and dealt with in accordance with the law. Consolidate the main responsibility of e-commerce platform enterprises, urge them to strengthen the review of the main body qualifications and commodity information of operators on the platform, and actively cooperate with supervision and law enforcement. Adhere to the integrated supervision of online and offline, establish and improve a normalized supervision and law enforcement mechanism for the sale of over-packaged goods through e-commerce channels, and investigate and deal with illegal acts of online sales of over-packaged goods in accordance with the law. Unblock the channels for consumer complaints, and seriously investigate and deal with the outstanding problems that are strongly reflected to consumers in accordance with the law. Strengthen the law enforcement inspection of enterprises' disclosure of their implementation of packaging-related standards. Expose negative cases to the society in a timely manner. (Departments such as the State Administration for Market Regulation and local people's governments are responsible according to the division of responsibilities) Timely urge and rectify areas that lag behind in the implementation of mandatory standards for restricting excessive packaging of commodities, and notify and commend areas that have achieved remarkable results. (The State Administration for Market Regulation is responsible) Organize and carry out a social satisfaction survey on the progress of over-packaging of commodities in a timely manner. (The National Development and Reform Commission is responsible) Carry out law enforcement inspections on over-packaging of delivery companies by means of "double randomness and one disclosure", organize special spot checks on over-packaging of express delivery, and strengthen the quality supervision of express packaging. (The State Post Bureau and local people's governments are responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

4.  improve the support system

(8) Improve laws and regulations. Research and promote the effective connection of laws and regulations such as the Circular Economy Promotion Law and the Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste, further strengthen the legal responsibility of market entities, and increase the cost of illegality. (The National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Justice and other departments are responsible according to the division of responsibilities) Study and revise the "Interim Regulations on Express Delivery", and refine the management and punishment requirements for restricting the excessive packaging of express delivery. (The State Post Bureau and the Ministry of Justice are responsible according to the division of responsibilities) Encourage qualified local governments to formulate and revise local regulations to restrict excessive packaging of commodities. (All local people's governments are responsible)

(9) Improve the standard system. Formulate mandatory standards for restricting excessive packaging of edible agricultural products, and clarify the basis for determining excessive packaging of edible agricultural products such as fruits. (The State Administration for Market Regulation and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs shall be responsible according to the division of responsibilities) The mandatory standards for restricting excessive packaging of food and cosmetics shall be revised in a timely manner, and the relevant requirements shall be further refined. (The State Administration for Market Regulation and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology are responsible according to the division of responsibilities) To formulate mandatory standards to restrict excessive express packaging. (The State Administration for Market Regulation and the State Post Bureau shall be responsible according to the division of responsibilities) Revise the general standard of restricting excessive packaging of commodities, and put forward more applicable requirements. For toys, baby products, electronic products and other fields, formulate recommended national standards for implementing simple packaging and restricting excessive packaging, clarifying the basis for determining excessive packaging, and guiding packaging reduction. (The State Administration for Market Regulation is responsible) To formulate industry standards for green packaging technology and management of e-commerce logistics. (The Ministry of Commerce is responsible) Establish a statistical analysis and reporting system for the implementation of mandatory standards, carry out pilot projects for statistical analysis of the implementation of mandatory packaging standards for industrial clusters, dynamically feedback and evaluate the implementation effects, and continuously strengthen the implementation of standards. (The State Administration for Market Regulation is responsible)

(10) Strengthen policy support. The funds required for law enforcement inspections of over-packaging of commodities and over-packaging of express delivery shall be included in the financial budget of the corresponding level to ensure the orderly development of law enforcement inspections. (All local people's governments are responsible) Arrange investment within the central budget to support projects such as the construction of eligible recyclable express packaging and distribution systems, and the construction of specialized and intelligent recycling facilities. (The National Development and Reform Commission is responsible) Improve the government's green procurement policy, further refine the government procurement requirements for commodity packaging, study and clarify the mandatory procurement requirements, and give play to the guiding role of government procurement. (The Ministry of Finance is responsible) Relying on the deployment of national key R&D projects to carry out technical research and development in green design of express packaging, low-energy intelligent logistics and distribution, etc. (The Ministry of Science and Technology is responsible)

(11) Strengthen industry self-discipline. Supervise and guide major industry associations in the field of food and cosmetics production to regularly release reports to the society to eliminate excessive packaging of commodities, announce the industry's compliance with relevant laws, regulations and standards, and promote simple packaging. (The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other departments are responsible) Strengthen the publicity and implementation training of laws, regulations and standards on restricting excessive packaging of commodities, incorporate restrictions on excessive packaging of commodities into self-discipline norms and self-discipline conventions for industry operations, guide key production and sales enterprises to take the lead in promoting simple packaging, and actively promote simple packaging to the society. Announcement of product packaging. (Relevant industry associations are responsible)

5. Strengthen the organization and implementation

(12) Strengthen departmental coordination. Relevant departments of the State Council should perform their respective duties and responsibilities, increase guidance, support and supervision, and ensure that all tasks are implemented in place. The National Development and Reform Commission, the State Administration for Market Regulation, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, the State Post Bureau and other relevant departments should establish a work consultation mechanism, strengthen overall coordination, strengthen policy convergence, communicate progress in a timely manner, and study and resolve major issues. If there are any problems, major situations should be reported to the State Council in a timely manner according to procedures. (Relevant departments are responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

(13) Implement local responsibilities. Local people's governments at all levels are responsible for the over-packaging work of commodities. They must strictly implement their responsibilities, improve the working mechanism, strengthen the organization and implementation, and take the over-packaging of commodities as an important part of the construction of ecological civilization. Targeted supporting measures. (All local people's governments are responsible)

(14) Strengthen publicity and education. In accordance with the requirements of the legal popularization responsibility system of "who enforces the law, popularizes the law", actively carry out publicity and education on restricting excessive packaging and popularizing the law. Through newspapers, radio and television, new media and other channels, vigorously publicize the standards and policies restricting excessive packaging of commodities, strengthen positive publicity, actively report typical practices, advanced units and individuals, and create a good social atmosphere. Give play to the role of media supervision and strengthen the exposure of violations of laws and regulations. Encourage consumers to consume green and buy simple packaged goods. Administrative organs, social organizations, public institutions, and state-owned enterprises at all levels must take the lead in consciously resisting over-packaged commodities. (The Central Propaganda Department and other departments and local people's governments are responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

General Office of the State Council

September 1, 2022