(July 1, 2004 the Ministry of culture issued as of July 1, 2004, 31st) Chapter I General provisions article in order to strengthen the management on the level of social art grading activities, safeguard the interests of candidates and promote standardization of examination of social art, community artistic level the quality of examination work, promote the healthy development of community arts education, these measures are formulated.
    Level grading article art society (hereinafter "art test") refers to qualify according to these measures levels of social art grading authority (hereinafter "agency examination of art"), passed the exam on the level of learning the art of Arts personnel evaluation and guidance activities.
    Article must be based on universal arts education examination of art, for the purpose of improving the national quality, follow the rules of art education, uphold the principle of open, just, fair and voluntary exam, put social benefit first.
    Second chapter management institutions fourth article Ministry of culture is responsible for national art test level of planning, and coordination and supervision management work, perform following functions: (a) organization developed and implement implementation art test level of policy, and regulations; (ii) developed national art test level work planning, determine art test level institutions of total, and layout, and structure; (three) approval across province (autonomous regions, and municipalities) opened art test level activities of art test level institutions; (four) implementation and guide implementation on national art test level activities of supervision check;
    (E) Organization on the Agency's assessment examination of art work (vi) is responsible for grading the national community arts organizations manage work of the Steering Committee of experts; (VII) coordinating the work of the relevant departments of the art grading to research and decide on important matters.
    Fifth Administrative Department of culture of local people's Governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the administrative implementation of State about the examination of policies, regulations, supervision and inspection of the art grading activities.
    The provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities and cultural Administrative Department is responsible for the approval of art grading activities to take place in the administrative area of Arts examination bodies. Sixth National Steering Committee for the expert examination of socio-artistic level is under the leadership of the Ministry of culture of the art grading agencies, experts appointed by the Ministry of culture, for a term of four years. Its duties is: (a) carried out art test level work about policy, and regulations, aspects of research; (ii) validation art test level professional directory, and art test level standard, and art test level syllabus; (three) developed art test level examiner qualification finds standard, validation art test level examiner qualification; (four) developed art test level counselling teachers qualification finds standard, guide art test level counselling teachers of training work; (five) developed art test level institutions assessment standard; (six) argument application units opened art test level activities of qualification,
    Results and provide written proof to the approving authority.
    Seventh article national social art level test level Center, is in Ministry of culture led and national social art level test level work experts Guide Committee guide Xia of art test level work service institutions, perform following duties: (a) publicity art test level of policy, and regulations, released art test level work information; (ii) issued social art level test level examiner qualification certificate; (three) producer social art level test level certificate; (four) organization coordination art test level counselling teachers of training work;
    (E) organize theoretical research, academic exchange, and examination of art performances show activity; (vi) complete other work assigned by the Ministry of culture.
    Chapter III examination of art institutions and grading examiner article eighth art institutions is based on these measures qualified as a start-up activity examination of art art school, professional arts organizations, professional associations, and art institutions.
    Nineth article application opened art test level activities of units, should has following conditions: (a) independent of corporate qualification; (ii) main business and application opened of art test level professional related, and has good of art, and academic standard and social reputation; (three) since series and official published issued of art test level textbook; (four) application opened of art test level professional must has this units of corresponding professional of examiner, and this units of examiner should accounted for examiner total of two-thirds above;
    (E) meet the needs of Arts examination venues and facilities; (vi) dedicated to the examination of the work of art institutions and a sound regulatory framework.
    Article tenth across provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) of start-up activity examination of art, Ministry of culture for approval; application in location of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities within the administrative area of start-up activity examination of art, report the people's Governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the cultural administration departments for approval, and by the cultural administration of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities reported to the Ministry of culture, for the record. 11th approval authority shall from the date of acceptance of the application in the 20th, and whether to approve the decision in writing. Cannot make a decision in the 20th, charge approved by the approving authority, can extend the 10th and shall inform applicants of the reasons for the extension.
    Approved by the issuance of the certificate of qualification examination of levels of social art; approved, shall state the reasons in writing. Approval authority before making a decision, applicant's application materials should be submitted to the National Steering Committee for the expert examination of community art to demonstrate.
    Argument does not count the time required during the term of approval, but should be required to inform the applicant in writing. 12th activity examination of applications for operating arts unit shall submit the following materials: (a) the application.
    Applications in the should contains Ming intends opened of art test level professional, set examination room range, test level work institutions and head of basic situation, opened funds of number and source, charges project and standard, content; applications by application units of statutory representative people signed; (ii) corporate qualification proved file; (three) test level work institutions of composition and work rules; (four) test level work institutions main head of proved file; (five) test level work institutions office locations and exam site right of proved file;
    (Vi) wrote and published the art of the examination materials; (VII) to be employed by the examiner's examination of art materials and (VIII) other related material required by the approval authority. 13th the applicant shall receive the certificate of qualification examination of socio-artistic level within 30th of, take the certificate to the local people's Government price control Department for fee license, and to the seat of the Ministry of culture and the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and cultural administration departments.
    Administrative departments of culture shall issue a registration certificate.
    The applicant obtained a qualification examination of socio-artistic level and the local people's Government price control Department charges, with the permission of start-up activity examination of art.
    Article 14th consecutive 2-year examination of art not art grading activities carried out, the examination and approval authorities recover the social Arts certificate of qualification examination. Agency examination of art discontinued activities examination of art, since the most recent grading activities within 60 days from the date of the end of art, to submit to the approval authority to discontinue reporting and return the certificate of qualification examination of socio-artistic level.
    Agency examination of art without surrendering the certificate of qualification examination of levels of social art, run by the approval authority to cancel its art grading activities.
    15th art examination the examiner must obtain a certificate of the level of social art examination the examiner qualifications, appointed by the institutions examination of art.
    16th article has following conditions of professionals can through art test level institutions to national social art level test level work experts Guide Committee application social art level test level examiner qualification certificate: (a) 10 years above professional art learning experience; (ii) 5 years above by application professional of art or art education work experience; (three) good of model, and teaching guide and the appreciation capacity; (four) good of political quality, and moral cultivation.
    17th chapter fourth grading management institutions must set up a permanent working body examination of art, full-time personnel, in accordance with the approved activity examination of professional examination of art Organization art. 18th examination of art institutions in the organization before the event to the public examination of art grading programs. Examination brochure content shall not exceed the approval authority for the approval of the examination for professional range and set the examination room, and standard fees and charges must be marked.
    Examination before the film was released record shall be submitted to the approving authority, the approving authority shall issue a registration certificate. 19th Arts examination bodies may entrust relevant host art grading activities.
    Sponsored shall meet the following conditions: (a) the independent corporate qualification, (ii) engaged in arts education, performing arts, art training, professional examination of art research and the art of business, (iii) the art grading activities carried out the necessary material conditions and (iv) good social credibility. Art grading agencies must sign cooperation agreement with the Organizer, specify the rights and obligations of both parties.
    Sponsor must fall within the provisions of the cooperation agreement, and examination institutions carry out activities in the name of art, art examination bodies to sponsor and assume legal liability for acts related to the examination of art. Article 20th commissioned examination of art organized by hosting art grading activities shall be from the date of entry into force of the cooperation agreement in the 20th, will sponsor and organizer of the cooperation agreement where provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the cultural administration departments.
    Administrative departments of culture shall issue a registration certificate. 21st art examination Office shall carry out arts activities within the 5th day before the examination, examination time, place of examination, examinee number, examination arrangements and other approval authorities and examination room examination of art sites and cultural administration departments. Examination room in the provincial capital (autonomous regions, municipalities) city, and provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) cultural administration departments; the examination room in other cities, reported to the local cultural administration departments; in the examination room in the County area and reported to local counties (cities) of cultural administration departments.
    Administrative departments of culture should be proof of filing, and is responsible for supervision and inspection of the art grading activities. 22nd art grading shall be determined in accordance with certified Arts examination syllabus.

    23rd venue for their medical examination the examiner from art examination agencies.
    In the same room should have at least 1 major examiner.
    Medical examination the examiner shall obtain a certificate of the level of social art examination the examiner qualifications, for inspection.
    Examiner only in the level of social art examiner certification examination carried out by appointed institutions enshrined in art practice exam grading activities.
    24th medical examination the examiner shall, in accordance with published standards examination of art art to assess the appropriate level of the candidates and propositions. 25th avoidance system in the implementation of the examination room. Relationship between relatives, teachers and students with the candidates could affect the test fair interviewer, should take the initiative to withdraw. Candidates, or guardians of the minor candidates for examiners withdrawal, verified by the head of the examination before implementation.
    Should be avoided and not evasive, verified, test result is invalid.
    26th art candidates who offer professional level exams, by issuing the appropriate level of examination of art of the certificate examination of social art. Agency examination of art from the art end of grading activities within 60 days from the date of issuance certificate examination of art home to the list of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and cultural administration departments.
    Administrative departments of culture shall issue a registration certificate. 27th art grading examiner and its working bodies of the agency appointed principals, location changes, shall from the date of change in the 20th, reported to the approval authority for the record.
    Approval authority shall issue a registration certificate. 28th Ministry of culture to arts institutions assessment system examination, the results announced to the public.
    Specific measures shall be formulated separately.
    Fifth chapter penalty provisions article 29th unauthorized or disguised cases of start-up activity examination of art, by the cultural Administrative Department in charge shall command them to stop illegal activities and to refund the fees charged, announced the test is invalid, and a fine of 10000 Yuan more than 30000 Yuan fine. 30th article art test level institutions has following behavior one of of, by culture administrative sector be warning, ordered corrected and sentenced 1000 Yuan above 3000 Yuan following of fine: (a) not by provides reported approval organ record that released test level brochure of; (ii) Organization art test level activities not by provides will test level time, and test level locations, and candidates number, and examination room arrangements, situation reported culture administrative sector record of; (three) art test level activities end Hou not by provides will issued art test level certificate of list reported culture administrative sector record of
    And (iv) grading examiner and the examination work of art institutions in charge, office location has changed, is not required to approve the record. 31st article art test level institutions has following behavior one of of, by culture administrative sector ordered stop test level activities, announced exam invalid, and sentenced 2000 Yuan above 5000 Yuan following fine; candidates so by of loss by art test level institutions compensation: (a) not by approved of art test level professional organization art test level activities of; (ii) practice test examiner and behavior not meet 23rd article and 24th article provides of; (three) not by provides requirements implemented avoided of; (four) test level process in the engages in, and
    To deception. 32nd article art test level institutions has following behavior one of of, by culture administrative sector ordered corrected, give stop 1 years art test level activities of punishment; plot serious of, canceled opened art test level activities qualification, collection social art level test level qualification certificate: (a) delegate hosted units not by provides reported culture administrative sector record or delegate of hosted units not meet provides of; (ii) issued without producer of social art level test level certificate of; (three) to was announced exam invalid of candidates issued
    Examination certificate of the level of social art; (d) unauthorized, broadening the range of setting examination without authorization; (e) violation of the price management Department of the approved standard rates of; (vi) obstruct, resist administrative staff supervision and inspection.
    Article 33rd cultural Administrative Department staff of any of the following acts, penalties constitute a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law: (a) in violation of this regulation, approval does not meet the conditions of the art grading agencies without authorization, (ii) does not carry out its oversight responsibilities, not investigated violations of the art grading bodies; (c) the terms used favoritism, bribery.
    Sixth chapter supplementary articles article 34th explain these measures by the Ministry of culture. 35th article of the rules take effect on July 1, 2004.
                                                                                        Released on May 17, 2002, the Ministry of culture of the community art examination regulations repealed simultaneously.