The China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) has issued a notice setting deadlines for implementing electronic monitoring for imported essential drugs.

Imported drugs in domestic packaging must comply with electronic monitoring requirements by the end of November 2013, and all other imported drugs by the end of March 2014. The implementation of electronic monitoring is to be done in accordance with the former State Food and Drug Administration notice "on the issuance of guidance on electronic drug supervision." (State Food and Drug Administration [2010] No. 283)