ThePaper.cn:

The opinions call for improving the management model of the negative list for market access, establishing sound market access rules, and implementing market access management in accordance with the law. Could you share how the market regulation authorities plan to advance related work? Thank you.

Ren Duanping:

Thank you for your question. In recent years, the SAMR has actively promoted the implementation of the market access negative list system, made government approvals more standardized, procedure-based and accessible, and continuously enhanced the operability and enforceability of the items on the list. Meanwhile, we have given full play to the foundational role of the market access negative list system, standardized operation scope registration and fulfilled the "dual notification" responsibility (before registration, the business authorities shall notify the applicants of the items that need to be reviewed and approved as well as the corresponding approval departments; after registration, the business authorities shall notify relevant review and approval departments of the registration information of the applicants). Through these efforts, we aim to expand electronic business license applications and actively provide standardized and convenient registration services. Moving forward, we will earnestly implement the Opinions on Refining the National Market Access System by focusing on four key areas.

First, we will continue to refine the market access negative list. We will continuously streamline and improve the items on the negative list in collaboration with the NDRC and MOFCOM. For listed items in the market regulation field, such as food production and operation, special equipment, as well as testing and inspection, we will advance the formulation and revision of relevant laws, regulations and departmental rules, and strengthen the development of safety technical standards, so as to continually enhance the operability and enforceability of the listed items.

Second, we will continue to make government approval services more standardized, procedure-based and accessible. In accordance with the laws, regulations and rules on the establishment and implementation of licenses, we will continue to improve the "Implementation Rules for Administrative Licensing Items in the Field of Market Regulation." For all administrative licensing items regarding market regulation, we will clearly define the basic elements, licensing conditions, application materials, approval procedures and approval time limits based on the category, profession and other features of the approval levels and objects. We will continuously optimize the approval process, shorten approval times and improve approval efficiency. Additionally. we will strengthen the standardization of approvals, enhance work ethics and refine window services. We will also improve the supervision mechanisms, and implement systems such as first-inquiry responsibility, full notification and time-limited completion to improve service efficiency.

We will continue to implement standardized registration for the scope of business operation. We will work to make sure that items requiring government approval are aligned with business activities, so as to provide more standardized registration services for business entities. We will proactively fulfill our responsibility of "dual notification. " Specifically, during the business registration process, we will notify enterprises of particular items related to their business activities that require government approval. We will also strengthen information sharing, promptly notifying relevant authorities of enterprise information so as to timely include these enterprises in regulatory oversight and achieve regulatory coordination.

We will continue to improve administrative services and improve the efficiency of market access. We will thoroughly implement the State Council's decision on promoting one-stop government services and take the lead in introducing this initiative to multiple items, such as restaurant registration. We will guide local governments to effectively optimize administrative processes, strengthen collaboration, streamline administrative systems and enhance data sharing. We will strive to greatly reduce the amount of time, steps, materials and trips needed for government services, in a bid to improve the sense of fulfillment among businesses and the public. We continue to expand the application for electronic business licenses. To date, 76.35 million business entities nationwide have downloaded electronic business licenses a total of 290 million times. These licenses have been used 493 million times for identity verification, online logins and as electronic signatures, with average daily usage exceeding 900,000 times. They have also been adopted by more than 1,700 business systems in various regions and government bodies, which has significantly reduced costs and improved efficiency. That concludes my response. Thank you.