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Chongqing Meteorological Information Service Management Approach

Original Language Title: 重庆市气象信息服务管理办法

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(Adopted by the 23rd Standing Committee of the Government of the People of the Republic of 24 February 2004 No. 163 of 26 February 2004 on the issuance, effective 1 April 2004)

Article 1, in order to strengthen the management of meteorological information services, regulates the publication and dissemination of meteorological information, in line with the relevant provisions of the People's Republic of China's Meteorological Act, the Zangger Meteorology Regulations and the Reclamation of the Urban Meteorological Disaster Defence Regulations, and develop this approach in the light of the actual provisions of this city.
Article II refers to meteorological information as described in the present approach, namely meteorological information, meteorological forecasting, climate forecasting, disaster weather alerts and other meteorological information.
Article 3 provides meteorological information services within the city's administration and must be subject to this approach.
Article IV is responsible for the management of meteorological information services throughout the city, and the management of meteorological information services in the district (Autonomous Regions, municipalities). The relevant authorities in the municipalities, districts (Autonomous Regions, municipalities) are responsible for the management of meteorological information services, in accordance with their responsibilities.
Article 5
(i) Provision of decision-making needs for party leadership and disaster management at all levels, as well as decision-making information on defence and national security needs;
(ii) Various short-term weather forecasts, disaster weather alerts, meteorological index forecasts, fire-risk meteorological forecasts, environmental meteorology forecasts and geological disaster meteorological forecasts, important weather reports, meteorological information, etc.;
(iii) Other professional, dedicated meteorological information for social users.
Meteorological information services are governed by classification.
Article 6. The meteorological stations affiliated with the municipal meteorological authorities are responsible for the provision of decision-making meteorological information services for municipal leadership and disaster prevention management. The meteorological stations affiliated to the district (Autonomous Regions, municipalities) are responsible for the provision of decision-making meteorological information services for district (Autonomous Regions, municipalities) leadership and disaster mitigation management, in accordance with the area of responsibility established by the municipal meteorological authorities.
In the case of sudden-on-cident weather information such as wind, storm, fire and ice, all levels of meteorological authorities should also report and inform local governments and relevant authorities in a timely manner, in accordance with the relevant provisions.
Decision-making meteorological information services required for defence and national security are implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Department of State meteorological authorities.
Decision-making meteorological information services should be accurate, timely and proactive.
Policy-making meteorological information services are unpaid.
The decision-making information provided by meteorological authorities at all levels and their respective meteorological stations is internal. In the management and use of decision-making meteorological information, the authorities, departments and units concerned should comply with national confidentiality provisions.
Article 9. Public meteorological information is published by meteorological stations affiliated with meteorological authorities, according to the following provisions:
(i) The municipal meteorological cell is responsible for the publication of public meteorological information throughout the city;
(ii) The meteorological stations in the district (Autonomous Region, city) are responsible for the publication of public meteorological information in the current administrative region;
(iii) Public meteorological information in other provinces (markets, self-government zones) and public meteorology information from abroad needs to be disseminated in the media of the city, which is published by the municipal meteorological cell.
Article 10. Other professional and dedicated meteorological information services are carried out in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Department of State meteorological authorities.
The meteorological information provided by the Meteorological Station, affiliated with Article 11, is available only for use by the system and must not be published in public or in public media.
Article 12 Scientific research units, academic groups and individuals study the forecasting findings and observations of meteorological information, which can be published or published in academic journals at all levels of meteorological information forecasting seminars and other professional meetings organized by meteorological stations, but are not made available to the public.
Article 13 provides and publishes meteorological information must use standards, normative terms and protocols consistent with the uniformity established by the Department of State meteorological authorities and be supplemented or revised in a timely manner in accordance with weather changes.
Article 14. Meteorological authorities should establish social public meteorological early warning markings in public places such as major vehicle stations, terminals, highway, large bridges and outdoor tourist landscapes, with timely launch of disaster risk warning signals such as storms, mine power, wind, temperature, typhoon.
Meteorological authorities should organize programmes for the development of public meteorological early warning markings, which are implemented after the approval of the Government of the people.
Any organization or individual shall not destroy the mark of public meteorology of society.
Article 15. Broadcasts, television stations and newspapers designated by all levels of the people's Government should be organized for specialized time or scripts to broadcast or publish public meteorological information issued by local meteorological stations on a daily basis. In addition to major disaster weather alerts, fire-level meteorological forecasts, weather forecasts that may cause geological disasters, weather forecasts that affect the quality of the environment, as well as supplementary revised meteorological forecasts should be made in a timely manner.
Upon receipt of disaster weather early warning forecasts, TV screens should place meteorological early warning markings.
Broadcasts, television stations and newspapers need time to change meteorological information, with prior consent from meteorological stations providing meteorological information.
Article 16 is responsible for the production of meteorological information stations. All levels of meteorological stations should ensure the quality of the production of meteorological information programmes.
Sections such as telecommunications, communications should guarantee the availability of public meteorological information telephones and disaster weather early warning signals.
Article 18
(i) Legal legal personality;
(ii) Specific instruments and equipment that are consistent with the national or municipal meteorological authorities for the reception and dissemination of meteorological information;
(iii) A sound management system;
(iv) There are fixed workplaces.
Article 19 disseminates units of public meteorology information, which should be concluded with meteorological stations affiliated with local meteorological authorities, and disseminate meteorological information within the scope of the agreement.
Article 20 Dissemination of meteorology forecasts requires the use of time-consuming meteorological forecasts directly provided by meteorological stations affiliated with meteorological authorities, as well as the designation of the name and timing of the stations.
Without the agreement of the meteorological station, any dissemination of media, public places may not unauthorizedly be broadcast, webcasted and altered the meteorological information they have issued.
Article 21 disseminates the views of the local meteorological authorities on their meteorological stations prior to the preparation of meteorological news stories such as important weather forecasts, weather comments or climate evaluations.
The registration system should be put in place by meteorological authorities to interview media that have a significant impact on the national economy, social development and people's lives, as well as major meteorological information such as disaster weather alerts.
No units and individuals may use false meteorological information, the terms of meteorological information that may give public misunderstandings, and disaster weather early warning signals when advertising and carrying out various activities.
The use of meteorological information to disseminate rumours and to advocate for rumours is prohibited.
Article 23, Radio, television stations and newspapers designated by the people's governments at all levels, should draw part of the direct or indirect economic gains obtained through the dissemination of meteorological information to support the development of the meteorological cause.
Other dissemination of meteorological information in the media, in public places, should be carried out on a reimbursable basis, in accordance with the principles of voluntary, equitable and mutually advantage.
Article 24 sets units for real-time meteorological elements in public places and should be subject to regular technical indicators by meteorological authorities for their meteorological elements.
Article 25. The dissemination of public meteorological information by foreign organizations in the media in my city or abroad in the Internet stations registered in my city shall be carried out in accordance with the law of the State Department's meteorological authorities and in compliance with the Meteorological Authority's provisions.
Article 26, in violation of this approach, provides that one of the following acts is liable by the meteorological authorities to put an end to the offence and to impose a fine of up to one million dollars; in the event of serious or serious consequences, a fine of up to 3,000 dollars.
(i) The illegal publication or dissemination of public meteorological information to society;
(ii) The transmission of public meteorology information to society without the use of timely meteorological information directly provided by meteorological stations owned by meteorological authorities, or the unauthorized transmission and modification of meteorological information;
(iii) In advertising and other forms of advocacy terms, the use of false meteorological information, the language of meteorological information that may give rise to misunderstandings of the public, or the disaster warning signal.
Article 27 destroys the social public meteorology early warning mark, which is corrected by the Meteorological Authorities and compensates for losses; causes serious harm, rendering disaster weather early warning signals unable to be properly transmitted by fines of up to 3,000 dollars; constitutes an offence punishable by law.
Article 28, in violation of article 15, article 16, article 17 of this approach, has been modified by the responsibility of the meteorological authorities or the relevant authorities; denial of correction or serious consequences; and administrative disposition by the competent body responsible for direct responsibility and other direct responsible persons, by law, constitutes a crime and is criminalized by law.
Article 29 staff members of the organs, in violation of confidentiality provisions, have been given administrative disposal in accordance with the provisions of the relevant legislation on confidentiality.
Article 33: Meteorological authorities and their personnel of their respective meteorological stations have one of the following acts, which are warned by the meteorological authorities or by the authorities concerned by the law and by the appropriate authorities of administrative disposition; in the event of serious consequences, giving downgradation, the administrative disposition of dismissals; and in the case of suspected crimes, transferred to the judiciary:
(i) Abuse of power, provocative fraud and unauthorized public meteorological information to society;
(ii) To play a role in slackening, misleading and mitigating meteorological information.
Article 31 does not determine administrative penalties and may apply to administrative review or administrative proceedings in accordance with the law.
Article 32 is implemented effective 1 April 2004.