On February 5th, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Promoting the High Quality Development of Finished Oil Circulation" (referred to as the "Opinions"), aiming to further improve the management system of finished oil circulation and promote the high-quality development of finished oil circulation.
The Opinion covers five aspects, namely improving the management system of refined oil circulation, perfecting the cross departmental supervision mechanism of refined oil circulation, strengthening the supervision of key areas of refined oil circulation, promoting the modernization and guarantee measures of refined oil circulation. A total of 21 specific measures are proposed to strengthen the compliance supervision of the refined oil circulation field and promote the market to develop towards compliance.
The Opinion proposes to implement record management for wholesale and warehousing operations of refined oil products, and to formulate and strictly implement nationwide unified qualification admission standards for retail operations of refined oil products. Urge enterprises to strictly implement the regulations on the management of finished oil ledger, and promote the credit grading and classification management of finished oil operating enterprises. E-commerce platforms are not allowed to provide sales information publishing services for refined oil products to operators within the platform. It is prohibited to issue approval certificates for retail operations of refined oil products to e-commerce platforms.
The Opinion requires that local governments at all levels establish a cross departmental joint supervision mechanism for the circulation of refined oil products, and implement local regulatory responsibilities. Strengthen safety production supervision, enhance environmental compliance management, and strengthen quality measurement supervision. Strictly crack down on illegal and irregular activities in the circulation of refined oil products.
In addition, the Opinion encourages large backbone enterprises to further extend their retail system to rural and remote areas, and supports the upgrading and transformation of rural gas stations. Support the establishment of convenience stores at gas stations according to station requirements, launch car services, and improve the service level of the branches. Encourage localities with conditions to promote the use of technologies such as big data and the Internet of Things, advance the construction of smart gas stations and big data management systems for refined oil circulation, accelerate the construction of a full chain, traceable and dynamic supervision system covering wholesale, warehousing, transportation, retail and other links, and improve the digital supervision efficiency and service level in the field of refined oil circulation.
