In early April, law enforcement executives of China MSA discovered a batch of containers containing "gap sealing paste" during the inspection of incoming container goods. The consignee was unable to accurately explain the composition of the goods. After opening the container for inspection, it was found that 28 pieces of goods with the name "gap sealing paste" were sandwiched inside the ordinary goods. Based on their packaging identification and accompanying safety data information, it was preliminarily determined as dangerous goods.

According to the investigation, the goods involved in the case were purchased by a French company and transported by the French shipping company CMA. They were transferred to the Port through domestic ports, involving multiple institutions and personnel such as the shipper, consignee, carrier, and relevant shipping agency . The Maritime Safety Administration, in accordance with laws, regulations, and international conventions such as the 《Regulations on the Safety Management of Dangerous Chemicals》, 《the Regulations on the Safety Supervision and Management of Dangerous Goods on Board Ships》, and 《the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code》, 10 relevant person were successively questioned and investigated, and relevant evidence such as trade contracts, carrier manifest, customs declaration documents, information on the consignee and shipper, and safety data sheets for dangerous goods in both Chinese and English were obtained. The full chain of evidence proved the illegal fact that the shipper carried dangerous goods in ordinary goods.

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According to the relevant provisions of the 《Regulations on the Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals》, the laws involved in this case include:

Article 64: The shipper shall not carry hazardous chemicals in the consigned ordinary goods, and shall not conceal or falsely report hazardous chemicals as ordinary goods consigned.

Article 87: In any of the following circumstances, the competent transportation department shall order correction and impose a fine of not less than 100000 yuan but not more than 200000 yuan. If there are any illegal gains, the illegal gains shall be confiscated; Those who refuse to make corrections shall be ordered to suspend production or business for rectification; If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be pursued in accordance with the law:

Carrying hazardous chemicals or falsely reporting or concealing hazardous chemicals as ordinary goods in consignments.