The total amount fined or confiscated stood at 9.1 billion yuan.

Fourteen company executives including Gao Junfang, board chairwoman, and others who bear direct responsibility were banned from engaging in drug production or marketing activities for life, according to the State Drug Administration.

Those suspected of crimes related to the case will be held criminally responsible by judicial organs, it said.

On July 29, Changchun police said 18 people from the company, including Gao, were arrested on suspicion of involvement in producing and selling vaccines of inferior quality.

Also on Tuesday, China's top securities regulator imposed a fine of 600,000 yuan on the company and a fine of 300,000 yuan each on four executives bearing direct responsibility based on investigation results and the Securities Law, said a statement published on the China's Securities Regulatory Commission website on Tuesday.

The CSRC also said it will give the four executives, including Gao, a lifetime ban on undertaking any securitiesrelated activities or holding posts of director, supervisor or senior manager of a listed company.