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Map Regulations

Original Language Title: 地图管理条例

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People's Republic of China promulgated by Decree No. 664

                        
Map Management Ordinance of the Executive meeting of the State Council on November 11, 2015 the 111th passed, are hereby promulgated and take effect on January 1, 2016.
                            Prime Minister Li keqiang
  On November 26, 2015 map regulations

Chapter I General provisions

First in order to strengthen the management of map, safeguarding national sovereignty, security and interests, and promote the healthy development of the geographic information industry, service for economic construction, social development and people's lives, according to the People's Republic of China Law on surveying and mapping, this Ordinance is enacted.

Article in the People's Republic of China maps to the public within the territory of preparing, reviewing, publishing and Internet map services, and surveillance activities, shall comply with this regulation.

Article map should follow to safeguard State sovereignty, the principle of protection of geographic information safe, convenient for people living.

Map of compilation, review, publishing and Internet map services shall comply with the confidentiality provisions of laws and regulations. The fourth survey and mapping geographic information administrative departments under the State Council unified supervision and management is responsible for the national map.

The duties of the other relevant departments of the State Council in accordance with the provisions of the State Council, responsible for the map. Local people's Governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for managing the administration of surveying and mapping geographic information working (hereinafter the competent Department of surveying and mapping geographic information Administration) unified supervision and management is responsible for the administrative area of the map.

Local people's Governments at or above the county level Division of responsibilities under the relevant departments under the people's Governments at the corresponding level, responsibility for map work.

V people's Governments at all levels and relevant departments, should strengthen the national territory of the media publicity and education to enhance citizens ' awareness of the national territory.

Country education should be integrated into primary and secondary school teaching.

Citizens, legal persons and other organizations should use the correct map of the country.

Sixth the State encourages the development and publication of products that meet the standards and requirements of various types of maps to support geographic information science and technology innovation and industrial development, speed up industrial structural adjustment and upgrading of geographical information, promoting the further applications of geographical information.

The people's Governments above the county level shall establish geographic information resources co-construction and sharing mechanism between government departments.

People's Governments above the county level survey and mapping geographic information administrative departments should take effective measures, acquisition, processing, updating fundamental geographic information data in a timely manner through geographic information public service platform to provide geographic information public service, open sharing of geographic information data.

Chapter map compilation

Article seventh units engaged in map compilation and shall obtain the appropriate certificate of qualification of surveying and mapping, and level of qualification in map compilation work carried out within the scope of the license.

Eighth compilation maps shall conform to relevant national map standards, comply with State regulations on map content.

Maps may not indicate that the following content:

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

(B) endanger national security, harm national honor and interests;

(C) classified as State secrets;

(D) affect national unity, against ethnic customs;

(E) laws and regulations may not indicate that the other content.

Nineth compilation maps shall use the latest map information and supplements or updates in a timely manner, properly reflect the elements of location, form, name and relationship, and meet the map uses.

Preparation involves People's Republic of China border map of the world, the national map should be complete People's Republic of China territory.

Tenth drawn on the map of People's Republic of China borders and Chinese borders, the border between the States of the world, the world history between borders, shall comply with the following requirements:

(A) the People's Republic of China national boundaries, in accordance with the standards of Chinese line drawing maps;

(B) the historical boundaries of China, according to the historical data, based on the actual historical boundaries drawn;

(C) border between the countries in the world, according to national boundaries descriptive reference maps of the world;

(D) the historical boundary between countries around the world, based on historical data, based on the actual historical boundaries drawn.

Chinese line drawing of the standard sample, borders around the world drawing reference samples, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and mapping geographic information developed by the Administrative Department of the State Council, announced after the approval of the State Council.

11th a map drawn on the scope of administrative boundaries, or above the county level in China, shall conform to the standard presentation of administrative boundaries, the State Council approved the publication of the Special Administrative Region administrative region map and the other relevant regulations of the State.

Standard descriptive chart of administrative boundaries shall be formulated by the civil affairs departments and mapping geographic information developed by the Administrative Department of the State Council, announced after the approval of the State Council.

12th on the map represents important geographic information and data, important geographic information and data should be published according to law.

13th compilation of surveying and mapping results involving State secrets, it shall be used by the competent Department of surveying and mapping geographic information administration departments, or provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities keep confidential the competent administrative Department of survey and mapping geographic information technology of surveying and mapping results.

14th administrative departments of people's Governments above the county level survey and mapping geographic information should be released to public welfare map available for free use. Competent Department of surveying and mapping geographic information administration the people's Governments above the county level shall organize a collection relative to the map of the Administrative Division, geographical names, traffic, water, vegetation, public facilities, residential areas and other changes, is used to periodically update the public map.

Departments and units concerned shall provide updated information in a timely manner.

Chapter map review

15th State applies a mapping system. Public map shall be submitted to have the right to audit the competent administrative Department of survey and mapping geographic information.

However, area map, street map, subway route map and other information except the simple map.

Map audit shall not charge a fee.

16th article published map of, by published units trial; show or posted not belongs to publications of map of, by show who or posted who trial; imports not belongs to publications of map or attached map graphics of products of, by imports who trial; imports belongs to publications of map, in accordance with published Management Ordinance of about provides implementation; export not belongs to publications of map or attached map graphics of products of, by export who trial; production attached map graphics of products of, by producers trial.

Approval shall submit the following materials:

(A) map approval application form;

(B) the map drawings or samples need to be audited;

(C) unit of the map mapping certificates. Import does not belong to the publication of maps and map products, just prior to the submission of the material provisions of the first and second paragraph.

Compilation of surveying and mapping results involving State secrets, should also submit the certificate of security technology.

17th mapping geographic information administrative departments under the State Council is responsible for the audit of the following map:

(A) the national map and, mainly, for two or more provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the administrative structure of the map;

(B) Hong Kong S.A.R. maps, Macau S.A.R. maps and maps of Taiwan;

(C) the map of the world, and mainly for foreign maps;

(D) historical maps. 18th of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of surveying and mapping geographic information administrative departments in charge of audit, mainly in the administrative area within the map.

Among them, mainly in the districts do not involve border map within the administrative areas of Shanghai, established by the competent Department of surveying and mapping geographic information administration municipal people's Government is responsible for auditing.

19th article has the right to audit the competent administrative departments shall receive map of surveying and mapping geographic information within 20 working days from the date on which the assessment of the application, examination and decision.

Current events of high publicity maps, currency books and newspapers plug attached map shall receive map within 7 working days from the date on which the assessment of the application, examination and decision.

Special circumstances such as emergency support using the map, should be sent. Map of the 20th involving professional content, should be in accordance with the competent Department of surveying and mapping geographic information administration under the State Council in conjunction with the audit the audit based on relevant departments. No specific audit basis, the Department of survey and mapping geographic information has the right to audit the Administration seek the advice of relevant departments, relevant departments shall, from the date of receipt of the consultation materials made within 20 working days.

Comment time is not calculated on the map within the audit period.

Maps, historical maps, news of the world poster map there is no clear audit basis shall be formulated by the competent Department of surveying and mapping geographic information administration Ministry of Foreign Affairs for approval.

21st map submit in accordance with the following provisions, have the right to audit issued by the competent Department of surveying and mapping geographic information administration map of approved documents, and indicate the drawing number:

(A) comply with the relevant national map standards, complete People's Republic of China territory;

(B) the historical boundaries, borders, boundaries, administrative boundaries or scope, an important geographic information data, place names are in line with State regulations on map;

(C) may not indicate that do not contain the map content.

Approved map files and review, shall have the right to audit the competent Department of surveying and mapping geographic information Administration website or other media timely notice. 22nd as approved map, map or map place significant labeling of product drawing number.

Among them, belong to publications, should be on the copyright page callout drawing number.

23rd national primary and secondary schools teaching map shall be formulated by the Administrative Department of education in conjunction with the mapping of geographic information Administration Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of organizations examined local primary and secondary schools teaching map, the people's Governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the administrative departments of education in conjunction with the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of surveying and mapping geographic information organization authorized by the Administrative Department.

24th no unit or individual is allowed to publish, displaying, publishing, sales, import and export maps fail to comply with the relevant national standards and regulations shall not be carried, the materials do not comply with the relevant national standards and set map entry and exit.

Import, export maps, map shall be submitted to customs for approval document and drawing number.

25th map approved by the audit and approval shall be in accordance with the relevant provisions to the jurisdiction of the competent Department of surveying and mapping geographic information Administration sent free samples.

The fourth chapter map publishing

26th the people's Governments above the county level shall publish administrative departments should strengthen supervision and administration of publishing activities, the map publishing offences investigated and dealt with according to law.

27th a publishing unit is engaged in publishing activities should have the publication administrative departments of the State Council approved the map publishing business, and published in accordance with the relevant provisions of the regulations for the approval procedures.

28th publishing unit as needed, may be inserted in a publication by the approval of the map.

The 29th article of any published map units may not be published without the approval of school teaching.

Article 30th publishers publishing maps should be 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.

31st map copyright protection, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the copyright laws and regulations.

The fifth chapter of the Internet map service

The 32nd State encouragement and support units to carry out geographic information development and utilization of Internet map services and value-added services.

The people's Governments above the county level shall strengthen the policy of Internet map services support and supervision and management.

33rd Internet map service unit provides to the public location location of geographical information, upload mark and map database development services, shall obtain a corresponding qualification of surveying and mapping.

Internet map service units engaged in Internet publishing activities, administrative authorities shall be published by the State Council for examination and approval.

34th Internet map service unit storing map data server should be located in the People's Republic of China territory, map data and develop the Internet safety management systems and security measures.

Competent administrative departments of people's Governments above the county level survey and mapping geographic information shall, jointly with relevant departments to step up supervision of Internet data security.

35th Internet map service entities collect and use users ' personal information, should express the collection, use the purposes, methods and scope of information, and agreed by the user.

Internet map service entities need to collect and use personal information shall publicize the rules governing collection, use, and shall not be disclosed, altered, sold or illegally providing the user's personal information to others.

Internet map service units should take measures and other measures necessary to prevent a user's personal information from leakage, loss. Article 36th Internet map services units are used to map database and other databases shall not be stored, recorded in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State on the map may not indicate that content.

Internet map services units and realizing its site map information contained may not indicate that transmission of content shall immediately stop the transmission, keep records, survey and mapping geographic information and the people's Governments above the county level administrative departments, publication administrative departments, network security and information technology departments, and other relevant departments report.

37th no unit or individual is allowed to upload annotations via the Internet in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State on the map may not indicate that content.

38th Internet map service units should use the map approved according to law, strengthen the verification of proof of what's new Internet map, and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State surveying and mapping geographic information to the State administrative departments or provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the competent administrative Department of survey and mapping geographic information for the record.

39th Internet map service units at work get involve State secrets, trade secret information, shall be kept confidential.

40th Internet map service units shall improve their self-discipline, advance the credit system construction, and improve service levels.

41st Internet map service activities shall apply the provisions of this chapter; not provided for in this chapter and other relevant provisions of this Regulation shall apply.

The sixth chapter, supervision and inspection

42nd people's Government above the county level and their departments concerned shall strengthen the map compilation, publication, display, publication, production, sale, import, export and other supervision and inspection activities.

43rd people's Governments above the county level survey and mapping geographic information administrative departments, publication Administrative Department and other relevant departments according to law when conducting supervision and inspection, and the right to take the following measures:

(A) the place to conduct inspections of suspected map violations committed;

(B) consult and copy the relevant contracts, bills, books and so on;

(C) the attachment, arrest suspected illegal map, map of products and to implement map illegal equipment, tools, materials, and so on.

44th state survey and mapping geographic information administrative departments, publication administrative departments under the State Council shall establish a sound map supervision and management information system, information sharing to facilitate public enquiries.

45th competent administrative departments of people's Governments above the county level survey and mapping geographic information should be based on national standards and technical regulations, strengthening the mapping quality supervision and management.

Map compilation, publication, display, publication, production, sale, import, export unit shall establish and improve map quality responsibility system and take effective measures to ensure the quality of maps.

46th no units and individuals to map violations have the right to report it.

Receiving the report or relevant departments of people's Governments shall promptly investigate and deal with according to law, and the informer confidential.

The seventh chapter legal liability

47th, relevant departments of the people's Governments above the county level and violation of the provisions of this Ordinance, any of the following acts, and monitored by the competent authority or authorities shall be ordered to correct serious cases to the direct responsible person in charge and other direct liable persons shall be given administrative sanctions directly in charge of personnel and other persons directly responsible for the acts constitute a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with law:

(A) does not make a decision on the administrative license according to law or approval document;

(B) violation is found or received reports of violations are not investigated;

(C) other acts that did not perform their duties in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.

48th in violation of the provisions of this Ordinance, without mapping certificates or beyond the scope of surveying qualification license map drawing activity or activity of Internet map services, in accordance with the People's Republic of China Law on surveying and mapping the relevant provisions for punishment.

49th in violation of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be sent without approval shall be ordered to correct and given a warning, confiscate the illegal map or map graphics products, and may be fined not more than 100,000 Yuan; has illegally obtained, confiscation of illegal income constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

50th in violation of these regulations, does not need to be submitted for review, the map does not comply with the relevant national standards and regulations shall be ordered to correct and given a warning, confiscate the illegal map or map graphics products, and may be fined not more than 100,000 Yuan; has illegally obtained, confiscation of illegal gains in serious cases, to inform the community constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

51st article violation this Ordinance provides, by audit not meet national about standard and provides of map not according to audit requirements modified that to social public of, ordered corrected, give warning, confiscated illegal map or attached map graphics of products, can at 100,000 yuan following of fine; has illegal proceeds of, confiscated illegal proceeds; plot serious of, ordered closed reorganization, reduced qualification grade or revoked mapping qualification certificate, can to social informed; constitute crime of, law held criminal.

52nd article violation this Ordinance provides, fraud, and forged application material cheat map audit approved file, or forged, and take with map audit approved file and trial figure, of, ordered stop violations, give warning, confiscated illegal map and attached map graphics of products, and at 100,000 yuan above 200,000 yuan following of fine; has illegal proceeds of, confiscated illegal proceeds; plot serious of, ordered closed reorganization, reduced qualification grade or revoked mapping qualification certificate; constitute crime of, law held criminal.

53rd in violation of the provisions of this Ordinance, no significant mark in the appropriate location on the map, drawing, or not in accordance with the relevant provisions to the samples, correction, warning in serious cases, to order the rectification, lower level of qualification or certificate revocation surveying and mapping.

54th article violation this Ordinance provides, Internet map service units using without law audit approved of map provides service, or not on Internet map added content for verification proofing of, ordered corrected, give warning, can at 200,000 yuan following of fine; has illegal proceeds of, confiscated illegal proceeds; plot serious of, ordered closed reorganization, reduced qualification grade or revoked mapping qualification certificate; constitute crime of, law held criminal.

55th in violation of these regulations through the Internet, upload annotations contained in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State on the map may not indicate that the content shall be ordered to correct, given a warning and may be fined not more than 100,000 yuan constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

56th article of the Ordinance reduced qualification level administrative penalties, revocation mapping certificates, certificates of qualification issued by the Department; other administrative punishment by the competent administrative Department of people's Governments above the county level survey and mapping geographic information decision.

The eighth chapter supplementary articles

57th army unit management of maps and charts prepared by management in accordance with the provisions of the State Council and the Central Military Commission. 58th article this Ordinance shall enter into force on January 1, 2016. Released on July 10, 1995, of the State Council of the People's Republic of China map compilation and publication regulations repealed simultaneously.