Photo：internet BEIJING Authentic Rayshawn Jenkins Jersey , April 20 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature began Monday reviewing a draft amendment to the Advertisement Law that proposes a ban on baby formula and tobacco advertising.
"Dairy products, drinks and other food advertisements that claim to partly or completely substitute mother's milk shall be banned from mass media or public venues," said the draft.
The draft revision was submitted to the bimonthly legislative session of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, which will run from Monday to Friday.
The proposal stipulates that advertisers, clients, agents and publishers that violate the rule could be fined up to 1 million yuan (163 Authentic Forrest Lamp Jersey ,260 U.S. dollars).
Many champion breastfeeding as the best source of nutrition for newborns, as it improves their immune systems and reduces the likelihood of obesity in adulthood.
However, only 28 percent of infants younger than 6 months were exclusively breastfed in China in 2008, well below the global average of about 40 percent, according to figures released by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
The government has introduced measures to revive the practice, such as encouraging businesses to offer new mothers dedicated rooms for breastfeeding and pumping.
The State Council aims to raise the exclusive breast feeding rate to 50 percent by 2020 Authentic Dan Feeney Jersey , as outlined in its program for the development of women and children.
A tobacco advertising restriction is another notable change to the 21-year-old Advertisement Law.
An earlier revision submitted for a second reading in December prohibited all forms of tobacco ads except for those posted and displayed in tobacco product shops and business-to-business advertising by tobacco producers to tobacco product sellers. It had listed mass media and public venues where tobacco ads would be banned.
In Monday's draft, however, the provision was summarized in one sentence: "Tobacco advertisements are forbidden from transmission via mass media and in public places."
As the world's largest tobacco maker and consumer, there are more than 300 million smokers and another 740 million people exposed to second-hand smoke in China.
According to a report released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention last May, 6.9 percent of junior school students smoked and 48.5 percent of students between 13 and 15 years old had seen a tobacco advertisement the previous month. In a survey conducted among children aged five and six, 85 percent could identify at least one cigarette brand.
A complete ban on tobacco ads has been a hot topic since China signed the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in 2003 Authentic Mike Williams Jersey , which requires signatories to "comprehensively ban all tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship."
However, a full ban has yet to be enacted, in a country where tobacco production is still a major source of income for some farmers.
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New measures were unveiled on Thursday aimed at ensuring the quality of Chinese products sold overseas.
Such merchandise has been increasingly snapped up by foreign customers but remains clouded by concerns over quality and intellectual property rights.
The State Council announced the decision, which involves 10 departments, as part of a nationwide drive to crack down on violations of intellectual property rights and to target producers of counterfeit goods.
A three-year plan will address key products exported to Africa, Arab nations, Latin America and countries and regions along the China-proposed Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road－transcontinental initiatives prioritizing unimpeded trade and connectivity.
Cross-border law enforcement coordination will be improved Authentic Keenan Allen Jersey , including monitoring, evidence collection and judicial assistance, according to a State Council document.
The document calls for efforts to further help Chinese companies to invest and operate overseas and to expand product marketing. It also seeks strengthened negotiations and communications on IPR protection, a key issue for Western countries concerned about counterfeit goods.
The document adds that China will improve IPR coordination and cooperation with countries including the United States. It will also draw up and carry out a working plan for such cooperation with the European Union this year.
China became the world's largest exporter of goods in 2009, and it overtook the US to become the world's largest trading nation in 2013.
Products produced by Chinese companies, including Lenovo and Huawei Authentic Melvin Ingram Jersey , have been bought by more foreign consumers, especially in developing countries, according to China's National Image Global Survey 2014.
But Chinese brands are hindered by concerns over low quality and food safety problems, according to the survey, released last month.
Chai Yu, an expert on Latin American economic studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Authentic Joey Bosa Jersey , said China is aiming to prevent companies from encountering blind competition through continued lowering of prices and quality in the global market.
For example, the Latin American market is a huge one for Chinese products, and improved quality would help to build Chinese brands' reputation and the country's image abroad, Chai said.
Huang Wei, a researcher at the academy's Institute of World Economics and Politics, said the new measures will encourage Chinese enterprises to upgrade business and to guarantee product quality.
The urgency of such a task is highlighted by the announcement of the Silk Road initiatives amid lingering concerns over dumping of Chinese products Authentic Melvin Gordon Jersey , Huang said.
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