Notice of the General Office of the National Development and Reform Commission and the General Office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs on Actively Giving Play to the Role of Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce in Supporting Private Small and Medium-sized Enterprises to Resuming Work and Production

Development and Reform Office Reform [2020] No. 175

various industry associations of the chamber of commerce:

Since the outbreak of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, the majority of industry associations and chambers of commerce have the courage to take the initiative, actively organize industry enterprises to coordinate important materials and service guarantees, guide and promote enterprises to resume work and production, and effectively serve the overall situation of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development. In accordance with the requirements of General Secretary Xi Jinping to give full play to the role of social organizations such as trade associations and chambers of commerce, to guide and help enterprises and other member units to scientifically and accurately prevent epidemics and resume production in an orderly manner, trade associations and chambers of commerce should continuously improve their political positions, strengthen their mission, give full play to the fighting fortress of the association's party organizations and the vanguard and exemplary role of party members, and make good use of the unique advantages of the association's rooted industry and close proximity to mobilize enterprises to participate in epidemic prevention and control, actively support industry enterprises, especially private small and medium-sized enterprises to resume work and production in an orderly manner, in helping enterprises to tide over the difficulties to improve the level of service and governance capacity, to achieve transformation and development, consolidate the results of reform. The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows.

1. to promote the enterprise zoning classification batch resumption of production. Industry associations and chambers of commerce may, according to the epidemic situation in different regions, provide services for industry enterprises, especially private small and medium-sized enterprises, to restore production order, support enterprises in low-risk areas to resume work and production in an all-round way, enterprises in medium-risk areas to resume work and production in an orderly manner as soon as possible, and enterprises in high-risk areas to gradually resume work and production in accordance with the epidemic situation. Involving medical and health, pharmaceutical equipment, protective materials, disinfection supplies and other epidemic prevention and control needs, water supply, gas supply, power supply, communications, sanitation, logistics and transportation and other economic and social operation needs, food, agriculture and animal husbandry, basic daily necessities, market circulation and sales, etc. Industry associations and chambers of commerce that are necessary for the lives of the masses and other important areas of national economy and people's livelihood must do their best to assist enterprises in creating conditions to resume work as soon as possible. Industry associations and chambers of commerce in other fields should actively coordinate with local governments to promote enterprises that meet the conditions for epidemic prevention to start production as soon as possible. For industry enterprises that are difficult to resume work and production in the near future, especially private small and medium-sized enterprises, industry associations and chambers of commerce should take the initiative to understand the actual difficulties of enterprises, timely reflect to the relevant departments and cooperate with coordination to solve.

2. to assist in ensuring the needs of enterprises to resume work and resume production and epidemic prevention. Industry associations and chambers of commerce may, in accordance with relevant normative requirements, strengthen communication with health and health departments, take the initiative to formulate epidemic prevention and control manuals, model epidemic prevention plans and emergency process guidelines for enterprises in their own industries, and promote the scientific and accurate implementation of various epidemic prevention and control and production safety requirements. Actively promote home office, teleconferencing, flexible employment, flexible work, peak rotation and other ways to reduce the risk of the spread of the epidemic. Industry associations and chambers of commerce can understand the summary of the industry enterprises, especially private small and medium-sized enterprises to resume production of masks and other epidemic prevention supplies needs, to all levels of joint prevention and control mechanism or material security mechanism to apply, and actively seek deployment support. Conditional industry associations and chambers of commerce can set up international and domestic procurement platforms for epidemic prevention materials, organize collective procurement by private small and medium-sized enterprises, or coordinate and integrate industry resources for their own production to meet current urgent needs. Industry associations and chambers of commerce in the field of epidemic prevention supplies should try their best to provide consulting services and technical support for enterprises to produce at full capacity, giving priority to the epidemic prevention needs of medical staff, public service industries and front-line enterprises that resume work and production.

3. and coordinate to solve the difficulties in the use and transportation of labor materials. Industry associations and chambers of commerce can actively build a docking platform for the supply and demand of labor, raw materials, energy, and transportation services, collect, sort out, and push product supply and demand and recruitment information in a timely manner, and strengthen the supply and demand with regions with large labor output, large raw material and energy supplies, and backbone logistics companies Docking to help companies stabilize employment and smooth supply chains. Associations and chambers of commerce in labor-intensive industries should promptly report to local governments or relevant departments the employment situation and employment difficulties in the industry, coordinate the implementation of rescue and relief policies, and alleviate employment tensions and employment difficulties caused by the impact of the epidemic. Encourage industry associations and chambers of commerce to carry out online vocational training for industry enterprises to help enterprises improve the quality of labor and restore production capacity as soon as possible. Associations and chambers of commerce in industries such as steel, coal, electricity, oil, natural gas and basic raw materials should advocate member companies to stabilize supply and prices, and prevent regional, time-limited shortages or sharp price increases caused by concentrated resumption of production. Industry associations and chambers of commerce in the fields of railways, civil aviation, highways, ports, logistics, warehousing and distribution, and foreign trade should actively help industry enterprises, especially private small and medium-sized enterprises, solve the problems of transportation, warehousing, distribution, and customs clearance of raw materials and products.

4. provide professional and high-quality support services. Industry associations and chambers of commerce can prepare policy guidelines for the resumption of work and production and self-help guidelines for private small and medium-sized enterprises, and build an online policy consultation platform to help guide enterprises to understand and make good use of various preferential policies such as full tax relief and deferred payment, assistance to stabilize jobs, labor and employment, financial support, rent subsidies, etc. To help enterprises reduce their losses in import and export trade, foreign contracted projects and participation in international exhibitions and exhibitions, to provide enterprises in need with services such as force majeure factual proof, legal consultation, dispute mediation, supply and demand docking, to provide guidance for enterprises to deal with international economic disputes caused by the epidemic, and to provide support in opening up the international market. Guide and coordinate large manufacturing and commercial enterprises to carry out supply chain financial cooperation with upstream and downstream private small and medium-sized enterprises, actively seek support from local governments, financial institutions or leading enterprises in the industry, and ease the financial pressure of enterprises through multiple channels. The Chamber of Commerce of trade associations in the financial sector should advocate financial institutions to fully implement support policies such as lowering loan interest rates and deferring principal and interest payments, and increase support for credit and bond issuance to industries and enterprises in areas greatly affected by the epidemic. Organize legal experts to provide legal assistance and advisory services to private small and medium-sized enterprises to help deal with legal issues such as contract performance and labor relations caused by the epidemic. Build a platform for information exchange among members, smooth communication mechanisms, exchange experiences and practices, and give full play to the role of group heating.

5. precise measures to help troubled enterprises. We will establish a mechanism to help enterprises resume work and production, timely sort out the list of private small and medium-sized enterprises in the industry that have been seriously affected by the epidemic and are on the verge of bankruptcy, actively interface with relevant departments, and assist the government in carrying out precise support according to the degree of damage, especially for private small and medium-sized enterprises with strong innovation ability and great development potential. Industry associations and chambers of commerce can organize expert teams to tailor solutions for difficult enterprises, and provide professional consulting services in dealing with risks, transformation and upgrading, and technological innovation. Coordinate state-owned properties, entrepreneurial innovation demonstration bases, etc. to implement rent reductions and exemptions for more difficult enterprises, especially private small and medium-sized enterprises. Commercial real estate, property services and other areas of industry associations and chambers of commerce to advocate member enterprises to reduce the operating difficulties of small and medium-sized businesses rent. Encourage industry associations and chambers of commerce to halve or waive the 2020 membership fee for private small and medium-sized enterprises and enterprises in Wuhan and other regions seriously affected by the epidemic.

6. timely reflection of industry demands strongly support government decision-making. Industry associations and chambers of commerce should strengthen their research on industry enterprises through telephone surveys, online interviews and other means to track and understand the impact and impact of the epidemic on the industry and the field in a timely manner. Accurately map the inventory and production capacity of enterprises, strengthen the monitoring of market operation and risk early warning, investigate the implementation of supporting policies such as tax reduction and deferred payment, assistance to stabilize jobs, labor and employment, financial support, rent subsidies, etc., and timely feedback information to relevant departments for decision-making reference. Study in advance the impact on industry enterprises, especially private small and medium-sized enterprises, of the industrial chain supporting difficulties, operating difficulties and financing difficulties that may arise after the end of the epidemic, and propose risk response plans. Catering and retail, hotel tourism, film and television entertainment, education and training, animal husbandry, transportation and other industries that are greatly affected by the epidemic, associations and chambers of commerce should provide timely guidance on the development of the industry, actively reflect the damage of the industry to the relevant departments, put forward policy suggestions to help the industry tide over the difficulties, and assist the government in introducing supporting policies to boost market confidence.

7. consciously maintain the industry market order. Industry associations and chambers of commerce should further strengthen industry self-discipline, standardize the behavior of industry enterprises, guide and promote enterprises to strictly abide by the Price Law, Product Quality Law and other laws and regulations, operate in good faith in accordance with the law, do not drive up prices, do not collude with price increases, and organize industry enterprises not to hesitate to sell, No purchase, no deliberate hoarding, and cooperate with relevant departments to severely crack down on illegal and criminal activities such as manufacturing and selling of counterfeit drugs, medical devices, effectively prevent counterfeit and shoddy products from being marketed and circulated, and actively maintain market order. We will implement a self-commitment system for enterprise product standards, quality and safety, and strengthen the social responsibility of private small and medium-sized enterprises.

8. innovation and promotion of new models and new formats. Industry associations and chambers of commerce should study in depth the new formats and models that were created in this field during the epidemic. Help industry enterprises, especially private small and medium-sized enterprises, make full use of the Internet, artificial intelligence, big data and other technologies to achieve intelligent production, online sales, remote services, network office, and improve the level of information management. Support the development of cloud manufacturing and cloud service platforms for small and medium-sized enterprises. Promote new methods such as online live sales, contactless services, and "no-drop-off" transportation in the industry, and guide enterprises to make good use of the Internet of Things, online shopping, takeaway ordering, online entertainment and other digital economy and platform economic development opportunities. Promote the transformation and upgrading of the industry.

9. actively do a good job of public opinion propaganda and guidance. Industry associations and chambers of commerce should make full use of websites, newspapers, and "two micro and one end" and other propaganda media to in-depth publicize the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council in the industry, interpret policy trends in a timely manner and implement them. Actively explore, widely publicize, praise and reward member enterprises in the epidemic prevention and control, donations, resumption of production and other aspects of advanced models and touching deeds, sum up good experience and practices, boost morale, boost confidence, fully demonstrate unity, in the same boat, together to overcome the difficulties of the good spirit of the good outlook. For trade associations and chambers of commerce that have performed outstandingly in participating in epidemic prevention and control and supporting the resumption of work and production, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and other departments will give appropriate forms of notification and praise, organize media coverage, and use this as an important basis for the evaluation of social organizations and other work.

Office of the National Development and Reform Commission

General Office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs

27 February 2020