Promulgation Body |
Name |
Explanation |
State Council |
Certification of Import and Export Goods' Origin |
Establishes procedures for determining and recording place of origin of import/export goods, and penalties for violators |
State Council, Central Military Commission |
PLA Implementation of Regulation of Medicine Management |
To regulate medicine supply to armed forces and improve army’s medicine supervision and management |
State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission |
Management of State-Owned Enterprises’ Development Strategy and Plan (Trial) |
Development strategies of central government SOEs must be recorded with SASAC |
Enterprises’ State-owned Assets Property Rights Registration |
SOEs, state shareholding companies, enterprises involving investment from SOEs or solely-state-funded companies, or other kinds of enterprises possessing state-owned assets, must properly apply for state-owned assets property rights registration |
Supreme People’s Court |
Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Delivery of Civil Court Documents |
All parties to any civil trial must provide their mailing address to the court |
Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court on Handling Construction Project Contract Disputes |
Illegal subcontracts issued by construction contractor are null and void. Migrant workers can directly sue the original contract holder if their wages are not paid on time. |
Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Property Seizure, Detention and Freezing in Civil Judgments |
Eight types of property considered essential to life may not be seized. |
Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Property Auction and Sales in Civil Judgments |
Auction is given priority in disposal of seized or frozen property. Provides three methods of evaluating and selecting auctioning unit. Court may not appoint the auctioning unit. |
Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court on Handling Technological Contract Disputes |
Clarifies ownership of institution or individual technological achievement and level of court for trial of technological contract cases. |
Ministry of Commerce |
Temporary Administrative Rules on Beauty Industry |
Beauty operators must post fixed prices. |
Temporary Rules on Management of Commercial Oil Market(2004)
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Collective enterprises may operate wholesale and retail businesses; the two petroleum groups may not hold shares in newly established gas stations. |
Auction Management (2004) |
Auction enterprises failing to obtain auction or business taxation certification within six months will have business license revoked; responsible commerce unit will revoke auction approval certificate. |
Implementing Rules on Issuance of Automatic Import License for Automobiles and Related Products |
Detailed rules for replacement of quota system with license issuing system. |
General Administration of Customs |
Rules on Inspection and Management of Customs Clearers and Ratings
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Customs clearer will be penalized for failure to follow regulations in completing customs documents, violation of customs supervision rules or involvement in smuggling. |
Temporary Rules on Appellate Procedure |
Citizens, legal entities or other organizations holding exception to administrative action but not having applied for administrative reconsideration or proceedings, or disagreeing with administrative reconsideration but not having applied for administrative proceedings within the statutory limit, may file appeals directly to Customs. |
Rules on Management of Transport Enterprises, Vehicles and Drivers Transporting Customs-controlled Commodities on Domestic Roads (Revised in 2004) |
Transport enterprises and vehicles must be registered with applicable customs entity. Drivers need not register but records of employment must be maintained. |
Regulations on Substantial Change Criteria Affecting Preferential Treatment of Import/Export Goods |
Clarifies the criteria constituting substantial change in import and export goods. |
Ministry of Agriculture |
Provisions on Veterinary Medicine Registration |
Differentiates new veterinary medicine registration from registration of imported veterinary medicine.
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Provisions on Management of Veterinary Medicine Product Ratification Number |
Veterinary medicine makers must obtain ratification number from the Ministry of Agriculture before producing goods. |
China Securities Regulatory Commission; China Banking Regulatory Commission |
Provisions on Management of Securities Investment Fund Trusteeship |
Lower standards for establishment of securities investment fund trusteeship, allowing more banks to enter business |
People’s Bank of China (PBOC) |
Adjustment of Domestic Currency Export Ceiling |
Cross-border currency flow increased from 6,000 yuan to 20,000 yuan fir Chinese citizens or foreigners exiting or entering the country
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Management of Foreign Exchange Deposits Reserve Fund in Financial Institutions |
Financial institutions must deliver the foreign exchange deposit reserve fund into the special account of PBOC by January 15, 2005; reserve fund rate for foreign exchange deposits unified at 3% |
China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) |
Management of Insurance Agencies (2004) |
Addresses protection of insurer's and insured's interests; improves and strengthens supervision; enhances parent company control of agencies |
Management of Insurance Brokers |
Reduces registered capital requirement for limited company |
Insurance Administration Disclosure Regulation |
Establishes systems for disclosure of important information affecting the industry by commission and subordinate departments |
National Development and Reform Commission, State Grain Administration, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, State Administration of Industry and Commerce, State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine |
Temporary Rules on Supervision and Examination of Grain Circulation |
Establishes penalties for illegal dealing in grain |
National Development and Reform Commission |
Pesticide Production Management (2004) |
Improves supervision and management of pesticide production; shortens approval period for opening a pesticide and related goods production enterprise |
State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) |
Management of Advertising Licenses |
Application for advertising license needs media or method to directly publish the ad. |
Management of Print Advertisement (Revised 2004) |
Regulates the issuance of print media ads in general and in specific forms. |
Implementation of Advertisement Administration Regulations (2004 Revision) |
Establishes qualification and licensing requirements for advertising industry, and penalties for violators |
Temporary Rules for Hong Kong/ Macao Service Provider Doing Brand Agent Businesses on Mainland |
Hong Kong and Macao service providers may serve as agents for brand registration on mainland through joint, cooperative or solely-funded ventures |
State Administration of Taxation |
Overdue Tax Notification (Trial) |
Taxation units will regularly publish information concerning overdue taxes of taxpayers in taxation workplace or news media such as radio, TV, newspaper, magazine or Internet. |
Ministry of Personnel |
Professional and Technical Qualification Examination Violations |
Defines actions and penalties for examinees and employees who violate rules |
Ministry of Information Industry |
Lightning Protection and Safety Management for Communications Networks |
Telecommunication operators who fail to report or provide false reports of incidents, or whose failure to install lightning protection equipment leads to serious consequences, will take legal responsibility |
Ministry of Water Resources |
Management of Yellow River Estuary |
Establish responsibility for development and management of estuary area; establish detailed rules for development and use of Qingshuigou River Channel and Diaokouhe Old River Channel |
Supervision and Management of Waste Water Outlets |
Tightens approval requirements for industrial wastewater outlets; strengthens supervision and inspection of discharge into rivers. |
State Administration of Work Safety, State Administration of Coal Mine Safety |
Management of Safety Evaluation Institutions |
Institutions or individuals engaged in safety evaluation must hold qualification certificate |
State Energy Regulatory Commission |
Hydropower Station Dam Management and Operation |
Strengthens management and supervision of hydropower station dam operations |
Ministry of Communications |
Communication Administrative Licensing Procedures |
Hearing notices must be made public for at least 10 days. Any institution or individual may report irregular or illegal actions of communication administrative licensing unit. |
Supervision, Inspection and Responsibility of Communication Administrative License |
Communication Industry Auditing(2004) |
Strengthens administrative supervision of communications departments to address quality and corruption problems project construction. |
Management of Science and Technology |
Encourage scientific and technological innovation; enhance management, inspection and approval of projects |
Asphalt Road Surface Construction Technology |
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Road Engineering Quality Inspection and Assessment Standard |
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Roadbed Design Criteria |
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National Development and Reform Commission |
67 trade standards |
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State Food and Drug Administration |
24 trade standards for medical instruments |
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Promulgation Unit |
Name |
Beijing |
Implementation of PRC Animal Epidemic Prevention Law |
Implementation of PRC Road Traffic Safety Law |
Management of Animals Used in Experiments (2004 Revision) |
Jilin Province |
Management of Rural Roads |
Meteorological Regulations |
Regulations on Promoting the Development of Scientific and Technological Enterprises |
Shanghai |
Unified Procedures for Investigation and Administration of Penalties in Culture Sector |
Jiangsu Province |
Salary Payment Regulation |
Implementations of PRC Road Traffic Safety Law |
Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province |
Funeral and Interment Management Regulations for Minority Ethnic Groups Such as Hui |
Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province |
Suzhou Watercourse Management |
Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province |
Xuzhou Sea Route Management |
Zhejiang Province |
Rules Ensuring Township Low Rent Housing Availability |
Management of Provincial Maps |
Regulations on Farmers' Professional Cooperation |
Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province |
Management of Environment Protection in Service Sector |
Anhui Province |
Implementation of PRC Fishery Law (2004 Revision) |
Huainan City, Anhui Province |
Lightning Damage Prevention Regulations |
Fujian Province |
Ethnic and Folk Culture Protection |
Females Worker Protection |
Jiangxi Province |
Implementation of Administrative License Supervision |
Management of Mining of Regulated Minerals |
Regulations Delineating People’s Congress Standing Committee Participation and Decision-making Authority in Major Events |
Ancient and Famous Tree Protection |
Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province |
Establishment and Management of People’s Aerial Defense |
Nanchang Economic and Technological Development Zone Regulations |
Jinan City, Shandong Province |
Regulations on Conferring Title as Honorary Citizen |
Management and Control of Fireworks |
Zhengzhou City, Henan Province |
Temporary Regulation on Basic Medical Insurance for Township Employees (Illnesses Covered and Management of Participating Clinics) |
Temporary Regulations on Medical Insurance Coverage of Serious Diseases in Retirees from Bankrupt or Troubled Zhengzhou State-owned Enterprises |
Hunan Province |
Management of Construction Project Costs |
Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province |
Management of Institution Staff Members (Trial) |
Temporary Regulations on Institution Staff Members’ Social Security |
Guizhou Province |
Animal Epidemic Prevention |
Poverty Relief Fund Auditing |
Management of Forest Seedlings |
Regulations Concerning the Rights and Interests of Outside Investors |
Yunnan Province |
Network and Information System Security Supervision |
Shaanxi Province |
Private Education Regulations |
Qinghai Province |
Temporary Regulations Controlling Gathering of Caterpillar Fungus |
Temporary Regulations on Provision for Five-Guarantee Households* in Agricultural and Pastoral Areas |