China's General Office of the State Council has issued the "Opinions on Promoting High-Quality Development of Refined Oil Circulation" aimed at improving the retail management system for refined oil.

The opinions call for different measures including the formulation and strict implementation of a unified national standard for the qualification of refined oil retail operations. Approval departments should record the licensing results in relevant information systems and promptly disclose and report to relevant departments.

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In addition, an annual supervision and inspection system for refined oil retail enterprises should be established, and enterprises that refuse inspection or fail inspections should be ordered to rectify within a specified period.

The opinions also mentioned regulating online sales of refined oil, such as strictly enforcing relevant regulations on the safety management of hazardous chemicals sold online. Meanwhile, e-commerce platforms must not provide refined oil sales information publishing services for operators on their platforms.