Medical Device Violation Penalties

Legal analysis: increased penalties for violations involving medical devices, at the same time, according to the degree of social harm of violations set different levels of penalties, to ensure that the legal responsibility for balanced and equal punishment.

One is the quality and safety of illegal acts to increase penalties, up to 30 times the value of the amount of fines;

The second is to increase the industry and market barring penalties, depending on the circumstances of the violation of the law on the offenders to revocation of licenses, prohibited from engaging in related activities for a certain period of time, and do not accept the relevant permit applications and other penalties;

The third is to increase the "punishment to the person". The third is to increase the measures of "punishment to the person", and impose penalties such as confiscation of income, fines, and prohibition of engaging in relevant activities for five years to life on the relevant responsible persons of serious violation units.

Legal basis: Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 3 If a crime is expressly provided for in the law, it shall be convicted and sentenced in accordance with the law; if a crime is not expressly provided for in the law, it shall not be convicted and sentenced.

Article 4 Anyone who commits a crime is equal in the application of the law. No one shall be allowed privileges beyond the law.

Article 5 The severity of the penalty shall be commensurate with the crime committed and the criminal responsibility borne by the criminal.

Article 6 This Law shall apply to anyone who commits a crime within the territory of the People's Republic of China*** and the State of China, except where the law makes special provision. This Law shall also apply to anyone who commits a crime on board a ship or aircraft of the People's Republic of China*** and the State. A crime is considered to have been committed in the territory of the People's Republic of China if one of the acts or results of the crime occurs in the territory of the People's Republic of China.