Announcement on Standard Conditions for the Automotive Power Battery Industry

2. Enterprises shall submit online applications to the industrial and information technology authorities of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government and central enterprises through the “Automotive Power Battery Production Enterprise Management System” of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

3. The competent departments of industry and information technology of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and central enterprises are responsible for conducting preliminary review of whether the application materials of power battery manufacturers meet the prescribed requirements.

4. The competent departments of industry and information technology of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and central enterprises shall submit the enterprise materials that have passed the preliminary review to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology through the "Automotive Power Battery Production Enterprise Management System". At the same time, one copy of the official paper document (including attached materials) shall be sent to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (Equipment Industry Department). The submitting department shall ensure that the application documents are complete and authentic.

5. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology organizes an expert group to review the applicant companies.

6. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will publicize the enterprises that have passed the review and announce them if there are no objections.

(XXIII) When there is a change in the situation of the power battery production enterprise listed in the announcement (including changes in legal representative, product type, enterprise name, production address, registered address or new site expansion, etc.), it is necessary to submit a change application to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology through the industrial and information technology authorities of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government and central enterprises. The application materials of central enterprises shall also be copied to the industrial and information technology authorities of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government where the enterprise is located. The change application shall include some or all of the following application materials:

1. Changes in relevant conditions of the enterprise;

2. Relevant agreement on capital change and company articles of association;

3. Resolutions of the employee representative conference, the board of directors or the shareholders' meeting;

4. Copies of the business licenses before and after the change of the enterprise;

5. Report on the enterprise's self-assessment against regulatory conditions;

6. Other relevant circumstances and supporting materials that need to be explained.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will organize an expert group to review the changes. For enterprises that meet the regulatory requirements after the changes and have no objections after the public announcement, their relevant information will be announced.

(XXIV) The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will dynamically manage the list of announced enterprises. Enterprises included in the announcement should submit their annual development reports online (see Appendix 3) before March 30 each year, and submit a paper copy to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (Equipment Industry Department). The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will establish a system for publicizing the annual development of enterprises.

(XXV) The competent departments of industry and information technology of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and central enterprises shall supervise and inspect the implementation of the regulatory conditions in their regions or subordinate enterprises every year. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will conduct random inspections on the enterprises listed in the announcement, and welcomes the supervision of the regulatory conditions of the enterprises listed in the announcement by all sectors of society. The announcement qualification of the announced enterprise will be revoked if it has the following circumstances:

1. Falsification of information when filling in the form;

2. Refusing to accept supervision and inspection;

3. Failure to submit annual development reports as required;

4. Failure to maintain standard conditions;

5. Violation of national laws, regulations and industrial policies;

6. Any liability accident occurs, causing adverse social impact.

If the announcement qualification is revoked, the relevant enterprises will be notified in advance and their statements and defense will be heard. The acceptance of announcement applications by enterprises whose announcement qualification is revoked will be suspended for 3 years.

(XXVI) The list of enterprises included in the announcement will serve as the basic basis for relevant policy support.

IX. Supplementary Provisions

(XXVII) Power battery manufacturers that are not included in the existing product classification types shall refer to the conditions of this specification. The relevant specifications for other types of lithium-ion batteries other than automotive lithium-ion power batteries shall be implemented in accordance with the "Lithium-ion Battery Industry Standard Conditions" of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

(XXVIII) The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shall be responsible for interpreting these standard conditions and revising them in due course according to the development of the industry.

(XXIX) These regulatory conditions shall be implemented from May 1, 2015.