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Original Language Title: 古生物化石保护条例实施办法

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Fossils of protection measures for the implementation of

    (Announced December 27, 2012 the Ministry the 57th since March 1, 2013) Chapter I General provisions

    Article based on the fossil Protection Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as the regulations), these measures are formulated.

    Article the Ministry responsible for national fossil preservation organization, coordination, guidance and supervision, carry out the following functions:

    (A) according to the law, administrative regulations and the relevant provisions of the State and to develop protection of paleontology fossils regulations, guidelines and policies, as well as the relevant technical standards and norms;

    (B) the Organization's establishment of a National Committee of experts on fossil, Constitution, safeguard the country's fossil Expert Committee's work in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance, and expert professional guidance and advisory role to play;

    (C) organizations to develop national fossil grading standard for examination and approval and batch release focused on the protection of paleontology fossils directory and directory of protected fossils set origin;

    (D) the limits of authority and procedures pursuant to the Ordinance, responsible for the fossil discovery, distribution, entry and exit and other related matters for approval;

    (E) establishing and managing the national archives and databases of protected fossils;

    (F) the fossil protection and management of supervision and inspection of the implementation of laws and administrative regulations, and to investigate and punish cases of serious violations;

    (G) organize fossil protection, scientific research, education and management training;

    (VIII) other duties stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.

    A third of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities within the competent authority responsible for the administration of land and resources protection of paleontology fossils organization, coordination, guidance and supervision, carry out the following functions:

    (A) implementation of fossil protection laws, regulations, rules and policies; (B) to organize and coordinate the relevant departments and units in support of national fossil Expert Committee's work in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance.

    Through the establishment of provincial fossils, such as the Committee of experts, expert professional guidance and advisory role to play;

    (C) in accordance with the Ordinance and the provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the relevant regulations to determine permissions and procedures, responsible for the Administration in the General protection of the fossils discovered, circulation and approval of entry and exit and other related matters;

    (D) the establishment and management of the administrative archives and databases of protected fossils;

    (E) supervision and inspection of fossils of conservation and management laws and regulations, the enforcement of regulations in the administrative area, investigate and punish violations;

    (F) protection of fossils within the Organization to carry out the Administrative Sciences, business education and management training;

    (G) laws and regulations, as well as other duties as prescribed by the Ministry of land and resources.

    Fourth District of city and County departments of land and resources in accordance with the Ordinance and provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the relevant provisions, is responsible for the management and protection of fossils within the administrative area supervision and inspection.

    Fifth people's Governments above the county level land and resources departments should determine the appropriate institutions and personnel protection of fossil management and supervision and inspection work.

    Sixth National fossil Expert Committee responsible for the fossil protection and management provides professional guidance and counseling, is mainly responsible for the following tasks:

    (A) participation in fossil protection and management law, the development of legislation, regulations and policies;

    (B) to protect fossils focused review opinions issued by the protection planning;

    (C) preparation of fossil protection and management of the relevant technical standards and norms;

    (D) preparation of protected fossils directory and directory of protected fossils set origin;

    (E) to establish national fossils nature reserve and involve key protected fossils geological parks, museums and other advisory services;

    (Vi) review opinions issued by the applications for fossil excavation;

    (G) to apply for inward and outward focused on the protection of paleontology fossils, were arrested for illegal entry and exit of fossils, authorities seized the fossils of issuing expert opinions;

    (H) the fossil collections for assessment rating;

    (I) the fossil protection and management of professional training;

    (J) other matters prescribed by the Ministry of land and resources.

    Office of the Ministry of land and resources to establish national fossil Expert Committee, responsible for State fossils of the day-to-day work of the Committee of experts.

    National fossil Expert Commission's statute enacted separately by the Ministry of land and resources. Provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the people's Governments in charge of land and resources departments based on actual needs, set up provincial fossil expert committees and offices, the detailed rules of the people's Governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Ministry of land and resources department.

    Provincial fossil experts receiving State fossil expert committees of professional guidance. Article seventh fossils classified as protected fossils and fossils for general protection.

    In accordance with the scientific importance, the degree of preservation of value and rarity, will focus on the protection of the fossils are divided into levels, level II and level III.

    Focused on the protection of fossil grading standard and the directory of protected fossils developed separately by the Ministry of land and resources. Article eighth protected fossils concentrated districts, where city and County land and resources administration, shall organize the preparation of protected fossils focused conservation plan, for local distribution, output of fossil, classified to protective measures, specific arrangements are made.

    Origin protected fossils set protection plan by the seat of the provincial, autonomous regional and municipal people's Governments in charge of land and resources departments of first instance, fossils of review by the Committee of experts by the State, the local districts of the city and county governments for approval before implementation.

    Origin protected fossils set conservation planning approval to protect fossils concentrated districts, where city and County land and resources administration shall, within the 30 working days escalation Ministry of land and resources.

    Key protection of fossils set list prepared by National Committee of experts on fossil, approved by the Ministry of land and resources revealed.

    Section Nineth national fossils nature reserve and involved protected fossils geological parks, museums, the applicant should submit an application to the competent authorities concerned before seeking the views of national fossil Expert Committee.

    Tenth people's Governments above the county level land and resource administration fossil protection requirements should be integrated into the annual budget earmarked for fossil protection management, protection, investigations of sample and assessment, planning, review and consultation assessment, research, science, advocacy training, and so on.

    11th units or individuals shall have one of the following acts, by the Department of land and resources of the people's Governments above the county level shall give awards:

    (A) strict implementation of the relevant laws and regulations of the State, in fossil protection and management, scientific research, publicity and education, and has made significant achievements;

    (B) reporting or suppression of offences and the protection of protected fossils;

    (C) the lawful collection focus on fossils donated to the State-owned collection units;

    (D) found that focused on the protection of fossil reports or submitted in a timely manner;

    (E) other protection of fossils have made outstanding contribution to the work.

    12th State encourages units or individuals through donations and other means to establish fossil protection fund, dedicated to fossil protection, no unit or individual shall embezzle.

    Chapter II fossil excavation

    13th fossils discovering fossils within the nature reserve at the national level, or dig fossils in other regions involving protection of fossils, should apply to the Ministry of land and resources and obtain approval.

    Apart from the cases provided for in the preceding paragraph, the others for finding fossils, fossils should be the location of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the people's Governments in charge of land and resources departments to apply for and obtain approval.

    14th discovered fossils of the application unit, shall submit the following materials:

    (A) fossil dig application form;

    (B) the entities applying for discovering fossils of supporting documents;

    (C) the fossil excavation programme, including exploring time and place, find objects, discover the and topography, geological conditions, excavation area, the layer position and workload, to develop technology, to develop leaders and participants;

    (D) programme of palaeontological fossil specimens, including unearthing fossils of possible species, fossil specimen preservation sites and preservation conditions, measures to prevent the specimen weathered, damaged, etc;

    (E) fossils discovering natural ecological conditions for the resumption of the programme, including the area of natural ecological conditions status of natural ecological conditions, explore recovery targets and measures, restoration of natural ecological condition, natural and ecological conditions for the resumption of financing budget for the project;

    (F) the laws, regulations and other materials.

    15th article 14th provisions herein prove materials include:

    (A) the supporting documents; (B) 3 above technicians of paleontology or related engineering technology certificate, and at least 3 years fossil excavation experience.

    The leader of the excavation activity with the exception should be provided with at least 3 years of fossils discovered outside experience, should also provide paleo-advanced certificate;

    (C) facilities, equipment fit for the fossils found of supporting documents;

    (D) fossil remediation and protection technology of supporting documents;

    (E) consistent with fossil place of safe custody facilities, equipment, and supporting materials.
Same unit again in two years to explore the application, you can no longer submit these materials, but shall provide documentation of excavation activity leader.

    16th section land resources department shall within 5 working days from the date of accepting an application for excavation, the fossil is located of the province, autonomous region or municipality land and resources administration sent letters of comment.

    Provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the people's Governments in charge of land and resources departments should be heard where the fossils districts city and County departments in charge of land and resources, and in the reply comments of the Department of land and resources within 10 working days.

    17th Ministry of land and resources and the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities after the approval of the land and resources department to explore applications, approval documents should be copied to the local people's Governments at or above the county level, where the fossils of land and resources authorities.

    Article 18th unearth fossil units, change save the palaeontological fossil specimens of programmes, to develop programmes and area of natural ecological conditions for the resumption of the programme, shall be submitted to the approval of the land and resources Department of the original excavations. 19th article in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance scattered collection of fossil specimens, do not need to apply for approval. One-time head of collection activities should be collected before the start of the fossils is located in provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities of land and resources Department of sporadic collecting fossils notice.

    About land and resources administration of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities should be supported. Sporadic collection units shall in accordance with sporadic collecting fossils tell of content acquisition activities in the book.

    Absolutely necessary to change the sporadic acquisition plan, gathering leaders fossils located shall be notified promptly of any changes of the provincial, autonomous regional and municipal people's Governments in charge of land and resources department.

    Article 20th Sino-foreign cooperative research projects carried out, needed in the People's Republic of China area and People's Republic of China jurisdiction other sea discovered fossils, fossil excavation of an application by the Chinese side proposed to the Ministry of land and resources, discover the leader held by Chinese officials, explore the fossils to the Chinese.

    21st construction project site selection, should avoid the occurrence area of protected fossils; cannot be avoided, should take the necessary protective measures, or in accordance with the relevant provisions of the regulations by the Department of land and resources of the people's Governments above the county level shall organize the implementation of rescue excavations.

    22nd discovered fossils to production, resulting in the loss of life of others, excavation units should take the necessary remedial measures, and bear the liability.

    Chapter three fossil collection

    Article 23rd fossils collected by lawful collection focus on fossils in the following ways:

    (A) to explore;

    (B) the transfer, Exchange and donation in accordance with law;

    (C) accept escrow, displayed;

    (D) land and resource administration specified collection;

    (E) the provisions of laws and regulations in other ways.

    Any unit or individual is allowed to collect illegal access or do not prove the lawful origin of fossils.

    Article 24th collections of fossils of the unit shall meet the collection requirements as prescribed by the regulations to ensure safety of its collection of fossils. According to the conditions of collection, the fossil collection is divided into a, b, and c levels. Fossil collection units level, assessed by the National Committee of experts on fossil and assessments on a regular basis.

    National fossil expert committees should be grading and assessment results reported to the Ministry of land and resources.

    Grading and assessment of results should be published on a regular basis, as the land and resources administration of the people's Governments above the county level collections unit manages an important basis for supervision and inspection.

    25th serie a fossil collection units shall comply with the following conditions:

    (A) there is a permanent exhibition site, private galleries and places of custody;

    (B) the fossil collection, restoration and display of the place and ancillary facilities area of not less than 2000 square meters;

    (C) paleontology with the relevant research professional or related professional and technical personnel of no less than 20 people;

    (D) prevent fossil natural destruction of technology, process and complete facilities, such as fire alarm equipment;

    (E) complete Fossil records and database system;

    (F) complete Fossil collection, registration, storage, custody, use, cancellation and asset, security and other aspects of management systems;

    (VII) have a stable source of funding, established the annual protection of special funds.

    26th serie b fossil collections unit shall comply with the following conditions:

    (A) there is a permanent exhibition site, private galleries and places of custody;

    (B) the fossil collection, restoration and display of the place and ancillary facilities area of not less than 1000 square meters;

    (C) paleontology with the relevant research professional or related professional and technical personnel of no less than 10 people;

    (D) prevent fossil natural destruction of technology, process and complete facilities, such as fire alarm equipment;

    (E) has a fairly complete Fossil records and database system;

    (F) fairly complete Fossil collection, registration, storage, custody, use, cancellation and asset, security and other aspects of management systems;

    (VII) have a stable source of funding, can guarantee normal operation.

    27th c fossil collections unit shall comply with the following conditions:

    (A) there is a permanent exhibition site, private galleries and places of custody;

    (B) the fossil collections, exhibition place and ancillary facilities area of not less than 300 square meters;

    (C) paleontology with the relevant research professional or related professional and technical personnel of not less than 3 persons;

    (D) prevent fossil natural destruction of technologies, processes and facilities, such as fire alarm equipment;

    (E) establish the fossil records and databases;

    (F) established a fossil collection, registration, storage, custody, use, cancellation and asset, security and other aspects of management systems;

    (VII) have a stable source of funding, can maintain normal operation. 28th fossil type specimens of the collection unit, shall comply with the conditions of class-a collection of fossils collected. Type specimen collection level key protection units of fossil, shall comply with the class b fossil collections collection conditions. Collection of grade II or grade III focused on the protection of paleontology fossils units shall comply with c-level collection of fossils collected condition.

    However, except in the following circumstances:

    (A) established in the producing areas of paleontological fossils and geological Park Museum (Exhibition Hall), science needs to collect locally excavated fossils;

    (B) the fossil research institutions, colleges and universities, due to the need for scientific research, teaching, and hold fossils in a specimen bank;

    (C) other circumstances as stipulated by the Ministry of land and resources.

    Of units specified in the preceding paragraph for collecting and preserving protection of fossils, should take the necessary measures of protection.

    Article 29th fossils collected fossil records should be established, and the collection of protected fossils record local people's Governments above the county-level departments of land and resources. Fossils collected in the archives of the entity collection of fossils to describe and label, and changes made to file in a timely manner according to collection changes.

    Fossil collections unit is responsible for the authenticity of the fossil records of the entity.

    Collection unit change of the legal representative, should go through the collection of fossil records transfer procedures. Article 30th Ministry of land and resources is responsible for the development of fossil records and database-building standards, establishing and managing the national archives and databases of protected fossils.

    Local people's Governments at or above the county level land and resources authorities are responsible for establishing and managing the administrative archives and databases of protected fossils. 31st article focused on the protection of fossil theft or loss and collection units should be immediately reported to the local public security organs, as well as to the local people's Governments above the county level report of the Department of land and resources. Competent departments of land and resources of the people's Governments above the county level shall, within 24 hours of step by step reported to the Ministry of land and resources.

    Shall immediately inform the Customs General Administration of the Ministry of land and resources, preventing the loss of protected fossils outside China.

    32nd national fossil Expert Committee organized experts to fossils collected every three years an evaluation, and based on the assessment results, adjust the collection units level.

    Collection units for grading and disagrees with the findings, can apply to the State fossil Expert Committee organized experts to reassess. Article 33rd fossils collected shall, before January 31 of each year to the local districts and County land and resources departments to submit annual reports.

    Annual report should include the units the previous year, collections, personnel and institutional changes in specimens as well as exhibitions at home and abroad, security, science education, scientific research, financial management, and so on. Districts of the city and County land and resources administration shall, before February 28 of each year, the previous year's annual reports of escalation of fossil collections within the administrative area units of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the people's Governments in charge of land and resources departments.

    The provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the people's Governments in charge of land and resources departments should be summarized and submitted to the Ministry of land and resources before March 31 of each year.

    Competent departments of land and resources of the people's Governments above the county level shall of fossils collected by the field inspection. 34th State to encourage units and individuals of the regulations before the coming into force of the collection focuses on the protection of paleontology fossils, within the prescribed period to the seat of the provincial, autonomous regional and municipal people's Governments in charge of land and resources departments to register.

    The provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the people's Governments in charge of land and resources departments should be registered into the administration of protected fossils archives and databases.
35th State encourages units or individuals to lawful collection focus on fossils delegates meet the conditions of collection units for safekeeping or display.

    36th Ministry of land and resources, or provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the people's Governments in charge of land and resources departments should organize experts to public security, industry and commerce administration, the Customs and Excise Department seized has reason to suspect that goods belonging to the fossils for identification, whether issued by fossil evidence. Public security, industry and commerce administration, the Customs and Excise Department confiscated fossils are received by departments in charge of land and resources at the same level.

    Receive voucher issued by relevant departments of land and resources, and will receive the collection of fossils meet the conditions of collection units.

    The fourth chapter fossil distribution 37th has not been approved to protect fossils no flow.

    Countries encourage units and individuals to lawful collection focus on fossils donated to eligible collection unit of the collection.

    Article 38th collections of units may not be focused on the protection of paleontology fossils transfer, Exchange and donation to the units and individuals who do not meet the conditions of collection.

    Collection units transfer, Exchange, or donation of protected fossils, an application shall be submitted to the Ministry of land and resources, and submit the following materials:

    (A) the application form for circulation of protected fossils;

    (B) the transfer, Exchange, donation contracts;

    (C) transfer, exchange of list of fossils, gifts and photos;

    (D) the receiver in accordance with the regulations of the corresponding fossil collecting documentation of conditions.

    Ministry of land and resources should be made within 20 working days from the date of receipt of the application whether to approve the decision.

    Approved by the Ministry of land and resources prior to the transfer, Exchange, or donation application shall consult the relevant collection unit is located in provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities views of the land and resources administration; upon approval of the application, informed about the collections unit is located should be provincial, autonomous regional and municipal people's Governments in charge of land and resources department. 39th trade general protection of paleontology fossils, should be based on the provisions of people's Governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, specified by the local people's Governments at or above the county level sites.

    Local people's Governments at or above the county level land and resources departments should strengthen supervision of general protection of fossils within the administrative area of the sale. 40th collections of units is no longer of general protection of paleontology fossils, it may flow.

    State-owned collections of units are no longer general protection of fossils, should be located, provinces, autonomous regions and municipal people's Governments in charge of land and resources departments fossil solution, by the seat of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities designated by the Ministry of land and resources authorities state-owned collections collections, according to the circulation.

    Fifth chapter fossils of inward and outward Fossils of the 41st Ministry of land and resources of the national coordinated exit activities.

    Land and resources administration of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, shall, before December 31 of each year, the relevant units within the administrative area of the next annual fossil exit plan totals reported to the Ministry of land and resources.

    Section 42nd protected fossils out of the country unit or individual should submit the following materials to the Ministry of land and resources:

    (A) fossil exit application form; (B) apply for an exit list of fossils and photos.

    List of fossils include specimens specimen number, name, protection levels, place of origin, explore, explore, sample size, and collection unit;

    (C) foreign partners and credit;

    (D) joint research contract or the exhibition contract;

    (V) exit fossils of protection measures;

    (F) leave fossils contingency protection plan;

    (G) leave the fossil proof of insurance;

    (VIII) other materials provided by the Ministry of land and resources.

    Article 43rd normally protect fossils out of the country for entities or individuals should be located, provincial, autonomous regional and municipal people's Governments in charge of land and resources departments to submit the following documents:

    (A) fossil exit application form; (B) apply for an exit list of fossils and photos.

    Specimens of fossil list includes name, country of origin, the sample size and quantity, etc.

    44th article protected by approved to focus on fossils from entering, applicants shall settle the customs formalities of entry date to apply to the Ministry of land and resources within the 5th entry verification, submitted leave fossils on verification of entry application form.

    Article 45th fossils outside of temporary entry, cooperation within units or individuals should be based on the provisions of the Ordinance apply to the Ministry of land and resources verification, registration, submit the following documents:

    (A) fossils outside temporary entry verification application form;

    (B) contracts; (C) the entry list and photos of fossils.

    List of fossils including specimen name, species, number, size, origin, etc;

    (D) lawful exit of approved foreign fossil evidence.

    Article 46th overseas fossils in the domestic exhibition, collaborative research or teaching activities ended, by units or individuals to apply to the Ministry of land and resources in the territory to verify, submit the following documents:

    (A) the fossils of complex overseas outbound application form; (B) the complex exit list of fossils and pictures.

    List of fossils including specimen name, species, number, size, origin, etc;

    (C) the Ministry of land and resources that the fossils back to verification, registration certificates. 47th seized abroad has reason to suspect that goods belonging to the fossils in China, Ministry of land and resources should identify national fossil experts Committee of the organization. The illegal exit of fossils, Ministry of land and resources at the State Department Foreign Affairs, public security, Customs Department carried out with the support and cooperation of recourse.

    Fossils recovered, by the Ministry of land and resources to meet the appropriate conditions of collection units collection. 48th going abroad for legitimate reasons such as scientific research, cultural exchanges of fossils, duration of stay abroad exceeded the approved period, approved to land and resources authorities shall order the applicant in the territory to recover and exit within the fossils.

    Fails to recover, in accordance with the measures on the relevant provisions of the illegal exit of fossils.

    The sixth chapter legal liability

    49th people's Governments above the county level land and resources administration and staff of one of the following acts, ordered by the higher people's Governments in charge of land and resources departments to correct; it fails to the direct responsible person in charge and other direct liable persons shall be given administrative sanctions:

    (A) these measures are not in accordance with the provisions and implementation of protected fossils focused conservation plan;

    (B) these measures are not in accordance with the provisions of the establishment and management of fossils of archives and databases;

    (C) fails to comply with the provisions of these measures will focus on protection of fossil theft or loss report of the Ministry of land and resources;

    (D) other acts that does not perform its functions of supervision. 50th unauthorized discover fossils or discovering fossils of the excavations that are not in accordance with the approved programme, land and resources administration to order the suspension of the people's Government above the county level to explore, rectified within the confiscated fossils unearthed, and a fine.

    Fossils nature reserve at the national level, the national geological park and focused on protecting illegal excavation of the fossil set origin, fined a maximum of between 500,000 yuan and 300,000 yuan; illegal excavations in other regions, fined a maximum of between 300,000 yuan and 200,000 yuan.

    Without approval or not in accordance with the approved programme of excavation dig fossils, activities contravening public security management by the public security organs shall be subject to administrative penalties for public security constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

    Excavations that are not in accordance with the approved programmes to explore fossils, in serious cases, authorizes the fossils discovered by the decision of the land and resources administration revoked the permission to explore.

    51st units or individuals in production and construction activities found in fossils does not report, the people's Governments above the county level land and resources administration of construction project implementation units of 10,000 yuan fine; damage caused fossils, the violator shall bear corresponding legal responsibility.

    52nd article paleontology fossil excavations units not according to provides transfer paleontology fossil of, by approved excavations of land resources competent sector ordered deadline corrected; late not corrected, or caused paleontology fossil damaged of, involved general protection paleontology fossil of, at 100,000 yuan above 200,000 yuan following fine; involved focus protection paleontology fossil of, at 200,000 yuan above 500,000 yuan following fine; directly is responsible for of competent personnel and other directly responsibility personnel constitute crime of, law held criminal.

    53rd article collection units not meet this approach provides of collection conditions collection paleontology fossil of, by County above government land resources competent sector ordered deadline corrected; late not corrected of, at 50,000 yuan above 100,000 yuan following of fine; has serious effect its collection of focus protection paleontology fossil security of, by land resources Department specified meet this approach provides of collection conditions of collection units on behalf of collection, on behalf of collection of costs by original collection units bear.

    54th unit or individual in violation of the regulations, collect illegally obtained or is unable to prove lawful source focus on fossils, confiscated by the Department of land and resources of the people's Governments above the county level about the fossils, and fines of between 30,000 yuan. 55th article paleontology fossil collection units Zhijian without approved transfer, and Exchange, and gift its collection of focus protection paleontology fossil of, by County above government land resources competent sector ordered deadline corrected; has illegal proceeds of, confiscated illegal proceeds; late not corrected of, involved three level focus protection paleontology fossil of, on about collection units at 50,000 yuan above 100,000 yuan following fine; involved two level focus protection paleontology fossil of, on about collection units at 100,000 yuan above 150,000 yuan following fine
Involving levels of protected fossils, the collection unit Department fined 150,000 yuan and 200,000 yuan.

    56th article State-owned collection units will its collection of focus protection paleontology fossil illegal transfer, and Exchange, and gift to non-State-owned collection units or personal of, by County above government land resources competent sector ordered deadline corrected; late not corrected of, involved three level focus protection paleontology fossil of, on State-owned collection units at 200,000 yuan above 300,000 yuan following fine; involved two level focus protection paleontology fossil of, on State-owned collection units at 300,000 yuan above 400,000 yuan following fine

    Involving levels of protected fossils, the State collected more than 400,000 yuan and 500,000 yuan fine, the directly responsible person in charge and other direct liable persons shall be given sanctions constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law. 57th article units or personal will its collection of focus protection paleontology fossil transfer, and Exchange, and gift, and pledge to foreigners or foreign organization of, by County above government land resources competent sector ordered deadline recovered, involved three level focus protection paleontology fossil of, on units at 100,000 yuan above 300,000 yuan following fine, on personal at 20,000 yuan above 30,000 yuan following fine; involved two level focus protection paleontology fossil of, on units at 300,000 yuan above 400,000 yuan following fine,

    Individual penalty of between 50,000 yuan and 30,000 yuan involved level of protected fossils, the unit shall be fined a maximum of between 500,000 yuan and 400,000 Yuan on individual fines of between 50,000 yuan and 100,000 Yuan; has illegally obtained, confiscation of illegal income constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

    Article 58th fossil expert violate the provisions of laws and regulations and these rules, review, appraisal and evaluation of work carried out, contrary to professional ethics, harm national interests, should not serve as the State fossil Expert Committee or provincial fossil experts members of the Committee constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

    The seventh chapter by-laws

    59th the fossil excavation as provided herein to the application tables, sporadic collecting fossils tell book circulation, focused on the protection of paleontology fossils, fossils and exit the application form application form, exit fossils entry verification application forms, fossils outside temporary entry verification application forms, fossils of complex overseas exit application form application format developed by the Ministry of land and resources. 60th these measures come into force on March 1, 2013.