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Title: Fertilizer Management Act CH
Category: Ministry of Agriculture(農業部)
Chapter 5 Inspection and Supervision
Article 21
Fertilizer manufacturers or importers shall record separately the manufacturing or importing, sales and inventory quantities to facilitate inspection by competent authority.
The records mentioned in the preceding Paragraph shall be retained for 3 years.
Article 22
The competent authority may dispatch inspectors to enter premises used for manufacturing, processing, packaging, warehousing, exhibiting, and selling fertilizers, and the inspectors may take fertilizer samples. Business operators shall not envade, refuse, or obstruct the inspections. Samples taken by the inspectors shall be limited to amounts necessary for the identification.
The results from the inspection mentioned in the preceding Paragraph may be published. The protocols for an inspection shall be prescribed by the Central Competent Authority.
The inspectors shall present identifications documents when conducting inspections.
Article 23
If any fertilizer suspected of violating the provisions of Articles 5, 14, or 25 is found and needs to be sampled for identification, it shall be sealed first and kept under the custody of the fertilizer operator with an affidativ.
The period for identification and verification of the fertilizers sealed mentioned in the preceding Paragraph shall not exceed 40 days from the date of discovery.
Article 24
If the documents or data accompanying the application for a registration certificate were found to be false, altered, or untruthful after the issuance of a fertilizer registration certificate, the issuing authority shall revoke the registration certificate. Anyone who has violated Article 12 or Paragraph 1 of Article 14 of this Act and has been penalized more than twice within one year shall have that registration certificate annulled.
If one of the circumstances mentioned in the preceding Paragraph occurs, the business operators may not reapply for a registration certificate for the fertilizer concerned for two years.
Article 25
If a fertilizer manufactured or imported is found to have negative impacts on soils, plants, or people’s health after a registration certificate is granted, the Central Competent Authority shall not only announce the prohibition of its production and importation at any time, but also annul its registration certificate.
Manufacturers or importers of the fertilizer mentioned in the preceding Paragraph shall take back commercially available products and dispose of them together with the inventory in accordance with the disposal methods and deadlines determined by the Central Competent Authority.
Article 26
The issuance, extension of validity period, cancellation, revocation, or annulment of fertilizer registration certificates shall be periodically announced by the issuing authority.