[Li Qiang signed an order of the State Council to announce the "Regulations on Market Supervision and Administration Offices"] Premier Li Qiang of the State Council recently signed an order of the State Council to announce the "Regulations on Market Supervision and Administration Offices" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"), which will come into effect on November 1, 2026. The "Regulations" aim to strengthen the construction and management of market supervision and management offices, better exert the role of market supervision and management functions, and serve high-quality economic and social development. There are 19 articles in the Regulations, which mainly stipulate the following contents. The first is to clarify the basic principles of work. It is stipulated that the work of the market supervision and administration office shall adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, adhere to the people-centered approach, adhere to administration in accordance with the law, ensure safety, and serve development. The second is to straighten out the management system and mechanism and optimize the staffing of the organization. It is clarified that the Market Supervision and Management Office is an agency dispatched by the market supervision department of the county-level people's government, and performs responsibilities such as registration of individual industrial and commercial households within its jurisdiction, daily supervision of food production and operations, handling of complaints and reports in the field of market supervision, and investigation and punishment of illegal activities. It is stipulated that market supervision and administration offices should be established according to economic regions, and staffing should adapt to the economic and social development and duty performance needs of the jurisdiction. It is stipulated that the people's governments at the county level should establish and improve the working mechanism of integrating market supervision and management offices into the unified command and coordination of towns and streets, and strengthen communication and coordination with township people's governments and street offices in terms of joint supervision, complaint and reporting handling, etc. The third is to standardize supervision, strengthen services, and optimize the business environment. The market supervision and administration offices are required to carry out supervision activities in accordance with the law, strictly standardize fair and civilized law enforcement, avoid or minimize the impact on the normal production and operation activities of business entities, and accept social supervision. It is stipulated that market supervision and administration offices should enhance their service awareness, strengthen communication with business entities and consumers within their jurisdiction, make their service systems public, and provide standardized, convenient and efficient government services. (Xinhua News Agency)