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...s in production or discharging toxic and hazardous substances shall periodically conduct cleaner production audits, and report the audit results to the relevant administrative departments for environmental protection and the relevant departments for economic and trade under the local people's government at or above county level. The administrative procedures for conducting cleaner production audits shall be formulated by the relevant departments for economic and trade under the State Council jointly with the relevant administrative department for environmental protection under the State Council. Article 29 After an enterprise attains a national or local discharge threshold standard, the enterprise may enter into a voluntary agreement or agreements for further resource conservation and pollution discharge reduction with the relevant local administrative departments responsible for economics and trade, and the relevant administrative department responsible for environmental protection. The relevant local administrative departments for economics and trade, and the relevant administrative departments for environmental protection shall publicize the name of the enterprise and the results of its resource conservation and pollution control and prevention in the primary local media. Article 30 Enterprises may voluntarily submit applications for certification to state-authorized certification organizations, in accordance with the regulations promulgated pursuant to the national environmental management certification system, to qualify under the environmental management certification system standards as having improved the cleaner production tableau. Article 31 In accordance with the provisions of Article 17 of this Law, enterprises appearing on the list of names of enterprising generating significant pollution, in accordance with regulations promulgated by relevant departments responsible for environmental protection under the State Council, must periodically publicly publish the status of their discharge of their major pollutants, and submit to public supervision. Chapter 4 Inducement Measures Article 32 The Nation establishes a system of commendation and reward for cleaner production. The people's governments shall give commendations and rewards to those units and individuals that have made conspicuous achievements in the work of realizing cleaner production. Article 33 With respect to conducting cleaner production research, demonstration projects and training, implementing key national cleaner production technological innovation projects and implementing individual technological innovation projects listed in the voluntary pollutant reduction agreements entered into per the provisions of Article 29 of this Law, the above activities and projects shall fall within the scope of the support parameters of the Special Technological Development Funds set aside by the fiscal management departments of the State Council and its coordinate local people's governments at or above county level. Article 34 Funding from the Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprise Development Fund established in accordance with national regulations shall be set aside to support cleaner production for small- and medium-sized enterprises in accordance with their needs. Article 35 With respect to products produced from wastes and materials reclaimed from wastes, the taxation authorities shall reduce or exempt these from Value-Added Tax in accordance with relevant national regulations. Article 36 Expenses incurred for cleaner production auditing and training may be booked as enterprise operating costs. Chapter 5 Legal Liability Article 37 If any enterprise or individual violates the provisions contained in Article 21 of this Law or fails to affix a label stating the material composition, or fails to provide such information truthfully and accurately, the relevant departments responsible for quality and technological supervision under the people's government at or above county level shall order such party to make rectification within a specified time limit and may further impose a fine in an amount not to exceed RMB 50,000 yuan. Article 38 If any enterprise or individual violates the provisions contained in the second paragraph of Article 24 of this Law by producing or selling toxic or hazardous construction and decoration materials whose toxicity or degree of hazard exceeds the national standards therefor, such enterprise or individual shall be prosecuted in accordance with the corresponding respective administrative law, civil law or criminal law. Article 39 If any enterprise or individual violates the provisions contained in the first paragraph of Article 27 of this Law, and fails to discharge the product or package recycling obligations corresponding thereto, the relevant departments responsible for economics and trade under the people's government at or above county level shall order such party to make rectification within a specified time limit, and may further impose a fine in an amount not to exceed RMB 100,000 yuan if the party fails to make rectification. Article 40 If any enterprise or individual violates the provisions of the third paragraph contained in Article 28 of this Law, fails to implement cleaner production auditing, or has conducted cleaner production auditing but fails to accurately report the results thereof, the relevant departments responsible for environmental protection under the people's government at or above county level shall order such party to make rectification within a specified time limit, and may further impose a fine in an amount not to exceed RMB 100,000 yuan if the party fails to make rectification. Article 41 If any enterprise or individual violates the provisions contained in Article 31 of this Law, or fails to publicly publish, or fails to publicly publish in accordance with the requirements therein its pollutant discharge information, the relevant departments responsible for environmental protection under the people's government at or above county level shall publish the subject information relative to the circumstances of such party's pollutant discharge, and may further impose a fine in an amount not to exceed RMB 100,000 yuan. Chapter 6 Supplementary Articles Article 42 This law shall come into effect as of January 1, 2003 On June 29, 2002, the National People's Congress approved new and comprehensive cleaner production legislation, the Cleaner Production Promotion Law. This new law is the most significant of a number of initiatives the Chinese government has taken to establish Cleaner Production nationw...