People's Republic of China promulgated by Decree No. 594

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
The State Council on amending the publication Management Ordinance decision of Executive meeting of the State Council on March 16, 2011 the 147th through, are hereby promulgated and, as of the date of promulgation.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao


The March 19, 2011
　　The decision of the State Council on amending the regulations published

Decision of the State Council published regulations read as follows:

One, the first, tenth, 48th in the "publishing" is amended as "the publishing industry and publishing business". II, and will third article modified for: "published activities must insisted serving, and for Socialist service of direction, insisted to Marx Leninism, and Mao Zedong thought, and Deng Xiao-ping's theory and ' three a representative ' important thought for guide, implement implementation science development views, spread and accumulated benefit improve national quality, and benefit economic development and social progress of science and technology and culture knowledge, promote national excellent culture, promote international culture exchange, rich and improve people of spiritual life.

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Section three, article sixth to eighth, tenth, 11th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 20th, 32nd, 34th, 43rd to 45th, 47th, 53rd, 55th to 57th, 59th, 61st, 62nd in the "publication Administration Department" amended to "publication Administrative Department."

In section four, the seventh "can check items in connection with illegal activity," amended to read "can examine relevant goods and undertakings with the suspected unlawful activity". 12th five, be modified to "establish a publishing unit, by its organizers to the local provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities publication administrative departments apply published the people's Governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities for examination and approval by the Administrative Department, publication administrative departments under the State Council for examination and approval. Established publishing units for public institutions, should also apply for establishment and approval procedures.

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In article VI of the 14th "receipt of applications within 90 days from the date of establishing a publishing" is amended as "accepting the establishment within 60 days from the date of publication of application for". Seven, the 15th article modified as follows: "after publishing unit for the publishing license, belonging to legal persons in public institutions, at institutions with a publishing license registration authorities to register, receive certificates of legal persons in public institutions according to law belonging to enterprises, publishing license holders to register with the Administrative Department for industry and Commerce and obtain business licenses according to law.

” Section eight, the 17th is amended as: "the publishing unit changes name, sponsor or its competent organs, scope of business, capital structure, merger or Division, branch, publication of new newspapers and magazines, or newspapers, periodicals, which changes its name, in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance of 12th, 13th and approval procedures.

Publishing unit belonging to legal persons in public institutions, and shall take the documents of ratification to the registration authority for the corresponding registration procedures in public institutions belonging to enterprises, should also take the approval documents to the Administrative Department for industry and commerce registration. "Publishing entity apart from the change of the matters listed in the preceding paragraph, other changes shall be approved by the organizers and their examination and approval by the competent authorities, to the local provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities publication administrative departments to apply for registration of change and publication administrative departments under the State Council for the record. Publishing units belonging to legal persons in public institutions, and shall take the documents of ratification to the registration of institutions managing authorities for registration of change belongs to the Corporation, and shall take the approval documents to the Administrative Department for industry and Commerce for registration of change.

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Ninth, 18th revised as follows: "the publishing unit to suspend publishing activities, should be to the local provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities publication administrative departments and state the reasons and duration; publishing unit to suspend publishing activities shall not exceed 180 days. "Publishing unit terminate publishing activities, submit an application by the sponsor and approved by the competent authority approval, by the organizers to the local provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities publication Administrative Department for cancellation of registration, and publication administrative departments under the State Council for the record. Publishing unit belonging to legal persons in public institutions, and shall take the documents of ratification to the registration authority for cancellation of registration of public institutions belonging to enterprises, should also take the approval documents to the Administrative Department for industry and commerce registration cancellation.

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Ten, the 21st to 49th and amended as: "the publication administrative departments should strengthen the publishing unit the day-to-day supervision and management of publishing activities in the administrative area; the publishing unit of the organizers and authorities belongs to direct management responsibility of the publishing unit of the publishing activities, and shall cooperate with the publication administrative departments supervise owned publishing unit of the implementation of the regulation. "Publishers and publication import entities should follow the publication administrative departments under the State Council, would engage in publishing activities and the import of publications to the publication administrative departments to submit written reports.

” Article XI the 22nd to 21st, one paragraph is added as the second paragraph: "the publishing unit and its employees shall not use published making other improper benefits.

” Article 12, article 23rd to 22nd and amended as: "the publishing unit shall, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State to the national library, the version library and publication administrative departments of the State Council of China sent free samples.

” Under article 13, the 29th to the 28th, the first paragraph is amended as: "the publication must be in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State containing the author, Publisher, printer or copy, the Publisher's name, address, number, serial number or the version number, cataloguing in publication data, date of publication, of periodicals, as well as other related matters.

” One paragraph is added as a third paragraph: "publication language must be in accordance with national law and relevant standards and specifications.

” Article 14, the 31st to 30th, amended to read: "secondary school textbooks in primary schools shall be formulated by the Administrative Department of education examined, the issuance of units shall have to adapt textbooks published by the publication and distribution business needs capital, organization and personnel conditions, and published textbooks approved by the administrative departments of the State Council, offering qualification. Into the scope of government procurement of primary school textbooks in middle schools, its units in accordance with the People's Republic of China identified the relevant provisions of the law on government procurement. No other entity or individual may engage in secondary school textbooks for primary publication and distribution business.

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Section XV, the 32nd to 31st, by deleting in the first paragraph of "public security organs". 16, modified after the merging of the 36th, 37th and 35th: "units engaged in the General publication distributing business, the local governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the publication administrative departments for review, publication administrative departments under the State Council for approval.

Publication administrative departments under the State Council shall, within 60 days from the date of acceptance of the application, the decision to approve or disapprove.

"To engage in the publication wholesaling business unit shall be by the people's Governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and publication Administrative Department of audit license.

"In publications retail business unit or individual shall be by the people's Governments at the county level and publication administrative departments audit permission. "To engage in the publication chain operations business unit, in the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities within the scope of business, shall be subject to its headquarters in provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities publication administrative departments approved cross-province or nationwide operations shall be subject to its home province, autonomous region or municipality published after approval by the Administrative Department, publication administrative departments under the State Council for approval.

Publication administrative departments under the State Council shall, within 60 days from the date of acceptance of the application, the decision to approve or disapprove. "Engaging in the publication distributing business unit or individual approved by the publication administrative departments, made the publication business license, and the industry and commerce administration departments to obtain business licenses after, before engaging in the publication distributing business.

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17, the addition of an article, as the 36th "through information networks such as the Internet units or individual engaging in the publication distributing business, shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance to the publication license. "Providing online trading platform operators should apply through the Internet trading platform for engaging in the publication distributing business units or individual business subject to review, verify that its publication license.

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　 18, the addition of an article, as the 37th: "engaging in the publication distributing business unit or individual change business registration in the publication, or merger, merger, Division, should be in accordance with the provisions of article 35th of the Ordinance for approval procedures, and approval documents to the Administrative Department for industry and commerce registration. "The unit or individual engaging in the publication distributing business termination of business activities, should be to the Administrative Department for industry and commerce to cancel the registration, and to the original publication of the executive departments.

” Article 19, the 39th is revised as follows: "States allow establishment of books, newspapers, periodicals, electronic publication distributing business ventures, Sino-foreign joint ventures and foreign-funded enterprises.

” 41st article 20, be modified to: "publications import business from established publication import entities operating pursuant to this Ordinance; other entity or individual may engage in publication import business.

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21, the 42nd paragraph second amended to "meet the publication administrative departments under the State Council found that the organizers and authorities", the fourth amendment "with imported publications content review", the deletion of the second paragraph. 22, the addition of an article, as the 44th article: "publication import entities changes its name, scope of business, capital structure, organizers or their competent authorities, merger or Division, to set up branches, shall, in accordance with the provisions of this section 42nd, 43rd and approval procedures, and approval documents to the Administrative Department for industry and commerce registration.

” Under article 23, the 46th to 47th, amended to read: "distributing imported publications must purchase from a lawfully established publication import entities.

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24, the addition of a chapter, a sixth chapter, chapter entitled "supervision and management."

25, the addition of an article, as the 50th: "publication administrative departments shall perform the following duties:

"(A) on the publication's publishing, printing, copying, distribution, import unit for the supervision and implementation of the access and exit management;

"(B) to regulate the publishing activities, to investigate the acts in violation of this Ordinance;

"(C) to regulate the content and quality of publications; "(D) publishes practitioners according to relevant regulations of the State administration.

” 26, the addition of an article, as the 51st article: "publication Administrative Department in accordance with the relevant regulations and standards, the content of the publication, editing and proofreading, printing or copying, binding and layout design of quality supervision and inspection.

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　 27, the addition of an article, as the 52nd article: "publication administrative departments of the State Council published comprehensive assessment methods, classification of the publishing unit comprehensive assessment. "Publications of the publishing, printing, or copying, distribution and import business unit no longer meets the conditions of a statutory administrative license, and published by the Administrative Department of a rectification; overdue correction, by the original issuing authorities annul of an administrative license.

” 28, the addition of an article, as the 53rd: "national work of publishing units engaged in publishing technology system of professional qualification of personnel; published by professional and technical personnel national professional qualification examinations to obtain professional qualifications. Specific measures shall be formulated by the State Council human resources and Social Security Department, publication administrative departments of the State Council work out.

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29, the 49th to 55th and amended as: "the State supports, encourages the publication of excellent, focused on the publication of the following:

"(A) basic principles of elaboration and dissemination of the Constitution has a major role;

"(B) to promote the Socialist core value system, among the people in patriotism, collectivism, socialism and national unity and promoting social morality, professional ethics and family virtues are important;

"(C) to promote national culture and promote international cultural exchanges played an important role;

"(D) to promote cultural innovations, reflect new scientific and cultural achievements at home and abroad have made significant contributions;

"(E) to serve agriculture, rural areas and farmers, and promote a culture of public service has a major role; "(Vi) other important values, scientific or cultural value.

” 30, the 52nd to 58th, amended to read: "for the development, prosperity, publishing industry and publishing business units and individuals who make an important contribution, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State grant awards.

” 31, and will 54th article to 60th article, modified for: "published administrative competent sector or other about sector of staff, using positions Shang of convenience received others property or other benefits, approved not meet statutory established conditions of published, and printing or copy, and imports, and issued units, or not perform supervision duties, or found violations not investigation, caused serious consequences of, law give downgraded until fired of disposition; constitute crime of, in accordance with criminal on bribery crime, and abuse crime, and Of the crime of dereliction of duty or other provisions, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

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Under article 32, the 55th to 57th, 59th in the "fine of between 50,000 yuan and 10,000 yuan," amended to "may be fined not more than 50,000 yuan."

Article 33, the 59th to 65th, added, as the first: "the publishing unit of the delegate did not obtain publications print or copy licensed unit of printed, reproduced or publications".

The fourth to the fifth item, amended to read: "printed, copied or distributed unit or individual printing or duplicating and distributing publications name was not published".

The fifth to the sixth item, amended to read: "publishing, printing, distribution, publishing, printing, distribution without legal approval of school textbooks for primary and non-determined in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance or of units engaged in textbooks for primary and Middle School Publishing and distribution businesses".

34, and will 60th article to 66th article, modified for: "published units has following behavior one of of, by published administrative competent sector ordered stop violations, give warning, confiscated illegal business of publications, and illegal proceeds, illegal business amount 10,000 yuan above of, and at illegal business amount 5 times times above 10 times times following of fine; illegal business amount insufficient 10,000 yuan of, can at 50,000 yuan following of fine; plot serious of, ordered deadline closed reorganization or by original sent card organ revoked license:

"(A) sell or otherwise transfer the publishing unit's name, layout number, serial number, version number, or to rent out the unit's name, serial number; "(Ii) published from making other improper benefits.

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Section 35, the 61st to 67th, deleting the first item in the "journal"; an additional, as the sixth item: "publishing units without authorization to suspend publishing for more than 180 days".

Add a, as the seventh item: "a publication distributing entity, publication import entities do not change approval formalities in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance".

Add a, as the eighth: "publication do not conform to the quality requirements and standards." Under article 36, the 64th to 70th and amended as: "in violation of this Ordinance, was sentenced to revoke a permit administrative penalty, institutions should be in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State registration authorities or Administrative Department for industry and commerce to cancel the registration or registration of change fails to go through, by the registration authorities revoked the registration of public institutions or by the Administrative Department for industry and commerce shall revoke business licenses.

” Under article 37, the 65th to 71st, one paragraph is added, as the second paragraph: "publishes practitioners in violation of these regulations, if the circumstances are serious, the original permit issuing authority shall revoke the certificate.

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Under article 38, the 67th to 73rd and amended as: "administrative regulations on audio and video products and electronic publications of the publication, reproduction, import, release otherwise provided, to apply its provisions. "Accept foreign institution or individual gift publication management approach, subscribers to order management, Web publishing and approval of foreign publications and management approach, by publication administrative departments of the State Council in accordance with the principles of this separately.

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This decision shall come into force as of the date of.



The publishing Management Ordinance be amended accordingly pursuant to this decision and the serial numbers and adjust articles accordingly, republished.

Published regulations

(December 25, 2001 People's Republic of China promulgated by Decree No. 343, published March 19, 2011, the State Council concerning the revision of the decision to modify the publication Management Ordinance) Chapter I General provisions article in order to strengthen the management of publishing activities, development and prosperity of socialism with Chinese characteristics and publishing industry and the publishing industry, guarantees citizens the right to exercise freedom of the press, promoting the construction of socialist spiritual civilization and material civilization, according to the Constitution, the regulations are formulated.

Article in the People's Republic of China engaged in publishing activities, this Regulation shall apply.

Publishing activities mentioned in these regulations, including publications of the publishing, printing, copying, importing or distributed.

The publication mentioned in these regulations refers to newspapers, periodicals, books, audio and video products and electronic publications.

Third article published activities must insisted serving, and for Socialist service of direction, insisted to Marx Leninism, and Mao Zedong thought, and Deng Xiao-ping's theory and "three a representative" important thought for guide, implement implementation science development views, spread and accumulated benefit improve national quality, and benefit economic development and social progress of science and technology and culture knowledge, promote national excellent culture, promote international culture exchange, rich and improve people of spiritual life.

Fourth engage in publishing activities, social benefits should be placed in the first place, realizing the combination of social and economic benefits.

Article citizens shall exercise the right to freedom of the press, people's Governments at various levels shall be protected.

Citizen at the time of exercise of the right to freedom of the press, must abide by the Constitution and the law, not against basic principles of the Constitution and must not harm national, social and collective interests and legitimate freedoms and rights of other citizens. Article sixth publication administrative departments under the State Council is responsible for the supervision and administration of publishing activities throughout the country.

The duties of the other relevant departments of the State Council in accordance with the provisions of the State Council, responsible for the supervision and administration of publishing activities. Local people's Governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for publishing Management Department (hereinafter referred to as publication Administrative Department) is responsible for the supervision and management work of the publishing activities in the administrative area.

Relevant departments under the people's Governments at and above the county level within their respective areas of responsibility, are responsible for the supervision and administration of publishing activities.

Article seventh publication administrative departments has been made according to suspicions of illegal evidence or report suspected illegal publications, printing or copying, importing, distribution and other activities when investigating, you can check the items relating to suspected illegal activity, and locations; for evidence of illegal activity-related items, can be sealed up or seized.

Eighth of the publishing industry organization in accordance with its Statute, publication Administrative Department, under the guidance of self-regulation.

Chapter II establishment and management the publishing unit of the Nineth newspapers, periodicals, books, audio and video products and electronic publications published by the Publisher.

Publishing Unit mentioned in these regulations, including the newspaper, periodical, book publishers such as electronic publications, audio-video publishing house and press.

Corporate publishing newspapers and magazines, not to set up a newspaper, periodical, the establishment of the Newsroom, editorial considered publishing unit.

Tenth publication administrative departments under the State Council to develop the national publishing units total, structure, layout planning, guide and coordinate the development of publishing industry and publishing.

11th established publishing units, subject to the following conditions:

(A) published the name and articles of Association;

(B) meet the publication administrative departments under the State Council found that the organizers and authorities;

(C) determining the scope of business;

(D) has more than 300,000 yuan registered capital and fixed place of work;

(E) meet the needs of business organizations and meet the qualifications provided for by the State of the editing and publishing professionals;

(Vi) other conditions stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.
Approval to set up publishing unit, except in accordance with the conditions set out in the preceding paragraph, shall conform to the national total, structure, layout, planning on publishing unit.

Article 12th publishing unit, by its organizers to the local provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities publication administrative departments apply published the people's Governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities for examination and approval by the Administrative Department, publication administrative departments under the State Council for examination and approval.

Established publishing units for public institutions, should also apply for establishment and approval procedures.

13th to set up the publishing unit of the application shall contain the following particulars:

(A) the Publisher's name and address;

(B) the publishing unit of the sponsor and the name, address of the competent authority;

(C) the publishing unit of the legal representative or principal responsible for proof of name, address and qualifications;

(D) publish the sources and amount of units.

Establishment of the Editorial Department of a newspaper, periodical or newspaper, editorial, the application shall set forth the newspaper or periodical names, periodicals, or Folio, printed version, open places.

Application shall be attached with the publishing unit of the Constitution and the establishment of the publishing unit of the organizers and relevant documents by the competent authorities.

Article 14th publication administrative departments under the State Council shall accept the establishment within 60 days from the date of publication of application for, the decision to approve or disapprove, and by provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities publication administrative departments notify the organizers in writing; not approved, reasons shall be given. 15th to set up the publishing unit of the organizer shall, within 60 days from the date of receipt of the approval decision to the local governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the publication registered with the competent administrative authorities, for the publishing license.

Registration by publication administrative departments under the State Council.

Publishers receive a publishing license, belonging to legal persons in public institutions, at institutions with a publishing license registration authorities to register, receive certificates of legal persons in public institutions according to law belonging to enterprises, publishing license holders to register with the Administrative Department for industry and Commerce and obtain business licenses according to law.

16th newspaper, periodical and book publishing house, audio-video publishing house and the publishing of electronic publications should be qualified as legal persons, after they have been approved and registered, qualified as a legal person, with all of its property independently assume civil liability of legal persons.

In accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of section Nineth, regarded as the publishing unit of the Newsroom, editorial does not have legal personality, its civil liability borne by the organizers. 17th publishing unit changes name, sponsor or its competent organs, scope of business, capital structure, merger or Division, branch, publication of new newspapers and magazines, or newspapers, periodicals, which changes its name, in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance of 12th, 13th and approval procedures.

Publishing unit belonging to legal persons in public institutions, and shall take the documents of ratification to the registration authority for the corresponding registration procedures in public institutions belonging to enterprises, should also take the approval documents to the Administrative Department for industry and commerce registration. Publishing Unit apart from the change of the matters listed in the preceding paragraph, other changes shall be approved by the organizers and their examination and approval by the competent authorities, to the local provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities publication administrative departments to apply for registration of change and publication administrative departments under the State Council for the record.

Publishing units belonging to legal persons in public institutions, and shall take the documents of ratification to the registration of institutions managing authorities for registration of change belongs to the Corporation, and shall take the approval documents to the Administrative Department for industry and Commerce for registration of change.

18th publishing unit to suspend publishing activities, should be to the local provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities publication administrative departments and state the reasons and duration; publishing unit to suspend publishing activities shall not exceed 180 days. Publisher termination of publishing activities, submit an application by the sponsor and approved by the competent authority approval, by the organizers to the local provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities publication Administrative Department for cancellation of registration, and publication administrative departments under the State Council for the record.

Publishing unit belonging to legal persons in public institutions, and shall take the documents of ratification to the registration authority for cancellation of registration of public institutions belonging to enterprises, should also take the approval documents to the Administrative Department for industry and commerce registration cancellation.

Article 19th book publishers, audio-video publishing house press and electronic publications from 180 days after the date of registration is not to engage in publishing activities, newspapers, periodicals published 90 days after the date of registration is not newspaper, periodical, published by the original registration cancellation of registration by the Administrative Department, and publication administrative departments under the State Council for the record.

Due to force majeure or other valid reasons listed in the preceding paragraph, publishers may apply to the competent administrative Department of the publication of the original registration delays. 20th Press books, audio and video publishing house and electronic publications published annual plans and involves national security, social stability and other major development projects, should be the local provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities published after approval by the Administrative Department published by the State administrative departments involving major development projects, publications that are not filed before publication, and may not be published.

Specific measures shall be formulated by the publication administrative departments under the State Council.

Journal of major development projects should be filing formalities in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

21st publishing unit to any other unit or individual to sell or otherwise transfer the unit's name, number, version number, serial number, or page, and you may not rent the unit's name and serial number.

Publishing unit and its employees shall not use published making other improper benefits.

Published 22nd unit shall, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State to the national library, the version library and publication administrative departments of the State Council of China sent free samples.
　　

Chapter III publication published

Article 23rd citizens may, in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, to express themselves freely in the publication on national affairs, economic and cultural undertakings and Social Affairs of the views and wishes, freely, engage in scientific research, literary and artistic creation and other cultural activities.

Legal publications are protected by law, and no organization or individual may illegally interfere with, prevent, destroy the publishing of publications.

Article 24th publication editorial responsibility system, protect the content of publications published in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.

25th article of any publication may not contain the following:

(A) against the basic principles of the Constitution;

(B) harm national unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity;

(C) divulge State secrets, endangered national security or harm national honor and national interests;

(D) incitement to ethnic hatred or ethnic discrimination, undermining national unity, or violate the national customs and habits;

(E) promote cults and superstition;

(Vi) disturb social order and undermine social stability;

(VII) promoting obscenity, gambling, violence, or abet crimes;

(VIII) insult or slander others, infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests;

(I) endanger social morality or national cultural traditions;

(J) the laws, administrative regulations and other contents prohibited by State regulations.

Article 26th publication targeted to minors must not have induced the copy violation of public morality of minors and criminal behaviour shall not contain horror, cruelty, prejudice the physical and mental health of minors.

27th publication of inaccurate or unfair, the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons or other organizations against, its publishing unit should be publicly corrected, remove, and bear other civil liabilities according to law.

Works published in newspapers and periodicals content inaccurate or unfair, the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons or other organizations against, parties have the right to request correction or reply about publishing unit, publishing unit concerned shall, in its recent publication of newspapers, periodicals published; refused to publish it, the parties may initiate litigation to the people's Court.

28th publication must be in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State containing the author, Publisher, printer or copy, the Publisher's name, address, number, serial number or the version number, cataloguing in publication data, date of publication, of periodicals, as well as other related matters.

Publication of the specification, size, layout, layout, proofing, should be in line with national standards and specifications, to ensure the quality of publications.

Publication language must be in accordance with national law and relevant standards and specifications.

Article 29th of any unit and individual shall forge, fake name or newspaper publishing unit, publishing of the journal name publications. Article 30th high school textbooks in primary schools shall be formulated by the Administrative Department of education examined, the issuance of units shall have to adapt textbooks published by the publication and distribution business needs capital, organization and personnel conditions, and published textbooks approved by the administrative departments of the State Council, offering qualification. Into the scope of government procurement of primary school textbooks in middle schools, its units in accordance with the People's Republic of China identified the relevant provisions of the law on government procurement.

No other entity or individual may engage in secondary school textbooks for primary publication and distribution business.

Fourth chapter publications printed or copied and the 31st issue of units engaged in publication printing/reproduction services, should be to the local provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities published application to the administrative authority and approval, license, and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State administration for industry and commerce to handle relevant formalities, to be engaged in the publication of printed or copied.

Without permission and go through the relevant formalities, shall print newspaper, periodical, book, and may not copy audio and video products and electronic publications.

Article 32nd publishing unit trust without obtaining publications print copies or printed copy licensed unit or publication.

Publishing Unit commissioned the printing or reproduction of printed, reproduced or publications, must provide the State printing or reproducing publications relevant evidence, and a contract with a printing or copying.

Printing or copying shall not accept non-publishing units or individuals entrusted the printing of newspapers, periodicals, books or copied audio and video products and electronic publications, it may not print, newspaper, periodical, book, reproduced or distributed audio and video products and electronic publications.
33rd printing or copying the local provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the approval of the Administrative Department for publication under, you can undertake the publication of printed, reproduced or business outside, but printing or copying of foreign publications must transport the exit, not in issue.

Foreign delegates of publications to print or copy content, and should be by the people's Governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and publication administrative departments audited.

The client shall obtain authorization of the copyright owner and to register with the competent administration of copyrights.

34th printing or copying unit shall complete the publication of printed, reproduced or within 2 years from the date, save a publication to take samples for future reference. 35th units engaged in the General publication distributing business, the local governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the publication administrative departments for review, publication administrative departments under the State Council for approval.

Publication administrative departments under the State Council shall, within 60 days from the date of acceptance of the application, the decision to approve or disapprove.

To engage in the publication wholesaling business unit shall be by the people's Governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and publication Administrative Department of audit license.

Publications retail business unit or individual shall be by the people's Governments at the county level and publication administrative departments audit permission. To engage in the publication chain operations business unit, in the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities within the scope of business, shall be subject to its headquarters in provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities publication administrative departments approved cross-province or nationwide operations shall be subject to its home province, autonomous region or municipality published after approval by the Administrative Department, publication administrative departments under the State Council for approval.

Publication administrative departments under the State Council shall, within 60 days from the date of acceptance of the application, the decision to approve or disapprove.

Engaging in the publication distributing business unit or individual approved by the publication administrative departments, made the publication business license, and the industry and commerce administration departments to obtain business licenses after, before engaging in the publication distributing business.

36th via Internet or in other information networks engaging in the publication distributing business units or individual businesses, should be in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance the publication license.

Providing online trading platform operators should apply through the Internet trading platform for engaging in the publication distributing business units or individual business subject to review, verify that its publication license.

37th engages in publication distributing business unit or individual change business registration in the publication, or merger, merger, Division, should be in accordance with the provisions of article 35th of the Ordinance for approval procedures, and approval documents to the Administrative Department for industry and commerce registration.

The unit or individual engaging in the publication distributing business termination of business activities, should be to the Administrative Department for industry and commerce to cancel the registration, and to the original publication of the executive departments.

Article 38th publishing entity may issue publications of the publishing entities, may issue publications of other publishing entities.

39th State to permit the establishment of books, newspapers, periodicals, electronic publication distributing business ventures, Sino-foreign joint ventures and foreign-funded enterprises.

40th printing or copying, the issuance of units shall not print or copy, have one of the following publications:

(A) section 25th, 26th content prohibited by the Ordinance;

(B) illegal imports;

(C) counterfeiting, forgery and publishing unit names or names of newspapers, periodicals;

(Iv) name was not published;

(E) secondary schools without legal approval of textbooks in primary schools;

(Vi) infringement of copyright.

Fifth chapter publications import 41st publication import business from established publication import entities operating pursuant to this Ordinance; other entity or individual may engage in publication import business.

42nd established publication import entities, subject to the following conditions:

(A) the name and the articles which include publication import;

(B) meet the publication administrative departments under the State Council found that the organizers and authorities;

(C) determining the scope of business;

(D) with imported publications content review;

(E) with the publication of appropriate funds for imports;

(Vi) have a fixed place of business;

(VII) other conditions stipulated by laws, administrative regulations and the State.

43rd established publication import entities, shall apply to the publication Administration Department under the State Council, after examination and approval, publication issued by the administrative departments of the State Council made the publication import license, certified to the Administrative Department for industry and commerce business license according to law.

Established publication import entities, should also be in accordance with the foreign trade law, administrative regulations going through corresponding formalities.

44th publication import entities change name, scope of business, capital structure, organizers or their competent authorities, merger or Division, to set up branches, shall, in accordance with the provisions of this section 42nd, 43rd and approval procedures, and approval documents to the Administrative Department for industry and commerce registration.

Article 45th publication import entities imported publications, shall not contain content prohibited by this section 25th, 26th. Publication import entities responsible for content review of publications on imports. Competent administrative Department of people's Governments above provincial level publishing publication import entities can be imported direct censorship of publications. Publication import entities cannot determine whether imported publications containing this section 25th, 26th prohibited content, may request the competent administrative Department of people's Governments above provincial level publishing for content review.

Competent administrative Department of people's Governments above provincial level published upon the request of publication import entities, content review of publications on imports can be standard approved by the State Council Department in charge of price charged.

Publication administrative departments under the State Council can prohibit imports of certain publications. 46th publication import entities shall import publications list of publications to be imported before competent administrative Department of people's Governments above provincial publishing record; people's Governments above provincial level publication administrative departments found to have banned the import of or suspend the import of publications, shall promptly notify the publication import entities and inform the customs.

Informed the ban or suspension of the import of publications, publication import entities shall import, the Customs shall not be released.

Publications specific measures for import record keeping by publication administrative departments under the State Council.

47th article of distributing imported publications must purchase from a lawfully established publication import entities. 48th publication import entities in conducting overseas publications exhibitions must be reported to the publication administrative departments under the State Council for approval.

Without permission, no unit or individual is allowed to hold foreign publications exhibitions.

Publications need to sell outside of the exhibition in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be in accordance with the relevant provisions of the relevant procedures.

The sixth chapter supervision and management article 49th publication administrative departments should strengthen the publishing unit the day-to-day supervision and management of publishing activities in the administrative area; the publishing unit of the organizers and authorities belongs to direct management responsibility of the publishing unit of the publishing activities, and shall cooperate with the publication administrative departments supervise owned publishing unit of the implementation of the regulation.

Publisher and publication import entities should follow the publication administrative departments under the State Council, would engage in publishing activities and the import of publications to the publication administrative departments to submit written reports.

50th publication administrative authorities perform the following duties:

(A) on the publication's publishing, printing, copying, distribution, import unit for the supervision and implementation of the access and exit management;

(B) to regulate the publishing activities, to investigate the acts in violation of this Ordinance;

(C) to regulate the content and quality of publications;

(D) publishes practitioners according to relevant regulations of the State administration.

51st publication Administrative Department in accordance with the relevant regulations and standards, the content of the publication, editing and proofreading, printing or copying, binding and layout design of quality supervision and inspection.

52nd publication administrative departments of the State Council published comprehensive assessment methods, classification of the publishing unit comprehensive assessment.

Publication publishing, printing, or copying, distribution and import business unit no longer meets the conditions of a statutory administrative license, and published by the Administrative Department of a rectification; overdue correction, by the original issuing authorities annul of an administrative license. 53rd State published in the publishing unit is engaged in professional and technical personnel working in the implementation of vocational qualification system; published by professional and technical personnel national professional qualification examinations to obtain professional qualifications.

Specific measures shall be formulated by the State Council human resources and Social Security Department, publication administrative departments of the State Council work out.

Seventh chapter to protect and reward 54th State formulates relevant policies to protect, promote the development and prosperity of the publishing industry and publishing.

55th State supports and encourages the following excellent publication of, key publications:

(A) basic principles of elaboration and dissemination of the Constitution has a major role;

(B) to promote the Socialist core value system, among the people in patriotism, collectivism, socialism and national unity and promoting social morality, professional ethics and family virtues are important;

(C) to promote national culture and promote international cultural exchanges played an important role;

(D) to promote cultural innovations, reflect new scientific and cultural achievements at home and abroad have made significant contributions;

(E) to serve agriculture, rural areas and farmers, and promote a culture of public service has a major role;

(Vi) other important values, scientific or cultural value.

56th National publishing textbooks, to protect it.

State support of minority languages and Braille publications published.

Country in ethnic minority areas, border areas, the economically underdeveloped regions and rural publications, preferential policies.

57th issued by newspapers and magazines referred to the postal sector, postal enterprises shall ensure in accordance with the contract and timely and accurate release.

Carriage of publications by transport enterprises, facilitating the transport of publications should be.
Article 58th for the development, prosperity, publishing industry and publishing business units and individuals who make an important contribution, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State grant awards.

Article 59th of unlawful interference, deter and destroy publication, printing or copying, importing, distributing, published the people's Governments at or above the county level administrative departments and other departments concerned shall take prompt measures to stop it. Eighth chapter legal responsibility 60th article published administrative competent sector or other about sector of staff, using positions Shang of convenience received others property or other benefits, approved not meet statutory established conditions of published, and printing or copy, and imports, and issued units, or not perform supervision duties, or found violations not investigation, caused serious consequences of, law give downgraded until fired of disposition; constitute crime of, in accordance with criminal on bribery crime, and abuse crime, and negligence crime or other crime of provides,

Criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law. 61st article without approved, unauthorized established publications of published, and printing or copy, and imports, and issued units, or unauthorized engaged in publications of published, and printing or copy, and imports, and issued business, fake published units name or forged, and fake newspaper, and journals name published publications of, by published administrative competent sector, and business administration sector in accordance with statutory terms be banned; in accordance with criminal on illegal business crime of provides, law held criminal; is enough criminal punishment of, confiscated publications, and

Illegal gains and special tools and equipment engaged in illegal activities, illegal turnover of more than 10,000 yuan, and the illegal business 5 times more than 10 times the amount of a fine, illegal turnover of less than 10,000 yuan, and may be fined not more than 50,000 Yuan; that infringes others ' legal rights and interests, he shall bear civil liability.

62nd article has following behavior one of, committed criminal law of, in accordance with criminal about provides, law held criminal; is enough criminal punishment of, by published administrative competent sector ordered deadline closed reorganization, confiscated publications, and illegal proceeds, illegal business amount 10,000 yuan above of, and at illegal business amount 5 times times above 10 times times following of fine; illegal business amount insufficient 10,000 yuan of, can at 50,000 yuan following of fine; plot serious of, by original sent card organ revoked license:

(A) the publication, import of this Ordinance containing 25th, 26th publication prohibited content;

(B) knows or should know the publication containing this section 25th, 26th against content that could be printed, reproduced or distributed;

(C) knows or should know other publications containing the article 25th, 26th publication prohibited content and offers to sell or otherwise transfer the publishing unit's name and number, serial number, version number, layout, or renting out the name, serial number of the unit.

63rd article has following behavior one of of, by published administrative competent sector ordered stop violations, confiscated publications, and illegal proceeds, illegal business amount 10,000 yuan above of, and at illegal business amount 5 times times above 10 times times following of fine; illegal business amount insufficient 10,000 yuan of, can at 50,000 yuan following of fine; plot serious of, ordered deadline closed reorganization or by original sent card organ revoked license:

(A) the importation, printing or reproduction and distribution publication administrative departments under the State Council prohibiting the import of publications;

(B) printing or copying in smuggling of foreign publications;

(C) distributing imported publications from the publication import entities purchase under this Ordinance.

64th smuggling publications, in accordance with the provisions of the criminal law on the crime of smuggling, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law; not serious enough for criminal punishment, by customs administrative penalties in accordance with the provisions of the Customs Act.

65th under any of the following acts, published by the Administrative Department of publications, confiscated illegal gains, illegal turnover of more than 10,000 yuan, and the illegal operation of up to 5 times more than 10 times the amount fined illegal turnover of less than 10,000 yuan, and may be fined not more than 50,000 yuan in serious cases, ordered rectification or the original permit issuing authority shall revoke the license:

(A) the publishing unit of the delegate did not obtain publications print copies or printed copy licensed unit or publication;

(B) printing or copying unit without printed copies or printing or copying a publication license;

(C) printing or copying units accept non-publishing units and individuals entrust printing or reproducing publications;

(D) printing or copying does not comply with the statutory procedures for printing or copying of foreign publications, printing or copying of foreign publications are not all transport out of the country;

(E) printed, copied or distributed unit or individual printing or publication of the name of Department of reproduction and distribution are not publishing unit;

(F) publishing, printing, distribution, publishing, printing, distribution without legal approval of school textbooks for primary and non-determined in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance or of units engaged in textbooks for primary and Middle School Publishing and distribution business.

66th article published units has following behavior one of of, by published administrative competent sector ordered stop violations, give warning, confiscated illegal business of publications, and illegal proceeds, illegal business amount 10,000 yuan above of, and at illegal business amount 5 times times above 10 times times following of fine; illegal business amount insufficient 10,000 yuan of, can at 50,000 yuan following of fine; plot serious of, ordered deadline closed reorganization or by original sent card organ revoked license:

(A) sell or otherwise transfer the publishing unit's name, layout number, serial number, version number, or to rent out the unit's name, serial number;

(B) publishing activities for other improper gain.

67th under any of the following acts, published by the Administrative Department of correction is given a warning in serious cases, ordered rectification or the original permit issuing authority shall revoke the license:

(A) publishing unit changes name, sponsor, or their competent authorities, the scope of business, merger or Division, publication of new newspapers and magazines, or newspapers and periodicals to change name, and publishing unit of the change some other items, is not in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance to publish the administrative authority approval, change of the registration;

(B) the publishing unit published its annual plan and are not related to national security, social stability and other major development projects for the record;

(C) publishing unit delivered the samples of publications that are not in accordance with these regulations;

(D) printing or copying material that is not in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance retained for future reference;

(E) publication import entities does not keep a record of its import list of publications submitted;

(Vi) published without authorization to suspend publishing for more than 180 days;

(VII) a publication distributing entity, publication import entities do not change approval formalities in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance;

(H) the publication do not conform to the quality requirements and standards.

68th without approval, foreign publications exhibition, organized, and published by the Administrative Department shall be ordered to stop illegal activities, publications, confiscated illegal gains in serious and ordered rectification or by the issuing authority to revoke the licence.

69th printing or copying, the wholesale, retail, lease, distribute contains this section 25th, 26th publication prohibited content or other illegal publications, the Parties designated by the description, to the sources of illegal publications, verified, publications, confiscated illegal income, be given a mitigated punishment or be exempted from other administrative punishment.

70th in violation of this Ordinance, was sentenced to revoke a permit administrative penalty, institutions should be in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State registration authorities or Administrative Department for industry and commerce to cancel the registration or registration of change fails to go through, by the registration authorities revoked the registration of public institutions or by the Administrative Department for industry and commerce shall revoke business licenses.

71st in violation of this Ordinance is punishable by revocation of permits of administrative punishment, its legal representative or principal responsible from the date the license was revoked within the 10 years may not be published, printed, reproduced or imported, issuing the legal representative or principal responsible person of the unit.

Publishes practitioners in violation of these regulations, if the circumstances are serious, the original permit issuing authority shall revoke the certificate.

72nd administrative penalties in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance to a fine, in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and administrative regulations, the implementation of separation of penalty decisions from collection of penalty; the fines collected must be turned over to the State Treasury.

Nineth chapter supplementary articles article 73rd of administrative regulations on audio and video products and electronic publications publication, reproduction, import, release otherwise provided, apply its provisions.

Accept foreign institution or individual gift publication management approach, subscribers to order management, Web publishing and approval of foreign publications and management approach, by publication administrative departments of the State Council in accordance with the principles of this separately. 74th these regulations come into force on February 1, 2002. Published regulations promulgated by the State Council on January 2, 1997 repealed simultaneously.