On Sept. 3 the State Council Work Safety Committee Office held a video meeting
to advance inspection and rectification of so-called fake new-energy refueling
stations. Local authorities were directed to follow Hubei’s model to leave no
gaps and carry out deep, thorough verification of suspected sites. The office
ordered strengthened whole-chain joint enforcement, clear assignment of
enforcement responsibilities by violation type, unified enforcement standards,
tightened discretionary rules and enhanced inter-agency case consultation,
maintaining a high-pressure, punish-all approach with penalties proportional to
offenses. It also mandated strict implementation of cross-department regulation
of refined oil products, regularized sweeps of illegal refueling points
(including fake new-energy sites), expanded sources and methods for tip-offs and
inspections, and improved clue transfer, information-sharing and joint-handling
mechanisms to bolster coordinated supervision, verification and enforcement and
prevent rebound.
