The State Council issued a notice on July 10 aimed at further standardizing charges by industrial association, further improving the related supervision mechanism and bearing zero tolerance for illegal charges, in an effort to promote the healthy and orderly development of industrial associations.

According to the notice, illegal charges of industrial associations should be completely cleaned up and cancelled.

Industrial association charges should be further standardized and made more transparent.

A long-term supervision mechanism for industrial association charges should be established and improved, the notice said.