Recently, we have found through user complaints that a few users have used the function of WeChat to release marketing information about various types of medicines, such as antigen reagent test kits and fever-reducing medicines, and that there are many people who inflate the prices and even engage in fraudulent behaviors, which poses a certain threat to the life and health safety of users.
According to relevant laws and regulations, the new coronavirus test reagent is managed as a Class III medical device. Individuals can not engage in the third class of medical devices (including Class II) business activities, individuals in the circle of friends and other online platforms to sell the new coronary antigen kit is illegal.
On March 30, 2020, the State Drug Administration issued China's Regulatory Requirements and Standards for New Coronavirus Detection Reagents and Protective Gear, which manages new coronavirus detection reagents as Class III medical devices.
Article 42 of the "Regulations for the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices", engaged in the operation of Class III medical devices, the business enterprise shall apply to the municipal people's government in charge of drug supervision and management of the municipal government of the district where it is located to apply for a license to operate and to submit the relevant information that meets the conditions set out in Article 40 of these regulations.
Additionally, according to the requirements of the Notice of the Comprehensive Department of the State Drug Administration on Doing a Good Job in the Quality and Safety Supervision of New Coronavirus Antigen Detection Reagents, during the period of prevention and control of the epidemic, the retail pharmacies and medical device operators that have obtained a drug license or a medical device license and have the appropriate storage conditions can sell the new Coronavirus Antigen Detection Reagents.
The use of WeChat personal accounts to release marketing information such as antigen detection reagents and medicines violates relevant laws and regulations, as well as the Code of Practice for the Use of WeChat Personal Accounts, and WeChat's security team will resolutely deal with and crack down on violations of the law.
In order to regulate the information release behavior of WeChat personal accounts and protect the information security and legitimate rights and interests of WeChat users, the WeChat team will, in accordance with the requirements of relevant national laws and regulations, as well as the Tencent WeChat Software License and Service Agreement and the Code for the Use of Personal Accounts, take measures against any violation, depending on the severity of the violation, in accordance with the requirements of relevant national laws and regulations. In addition, we will take steps to deal with the seriousness of the violation.