People's Republic of China promulgated by Decree No. 621

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　Offices of the Executive meeting of the State Council on June 13, 2012 No. 208 of the regulations adopted, promulgated and come into force October 1, 2012.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Prime Minister Wen Jiabao
On June 28, 2012 Office regulations

Chapter I General provisions article in order to strengthen the management of offices, standard Office work, guarantee the normal operation, reduce operating costs, the construction of saving institution, this Ordinance is enacted.

Article II offices management activities of the people's Governments at all levels and sectors of application of this regulation.

Third people's Governments above the county level shall promote the unified management of the level of government offices, establish and improve the management systems and standards, and allocation of resources.

Government departments should be on the Department's centralized management offices, the Executive services management systems and standards.

The Fourth Office of the State Council Department responsible for formulating rules and regulations on the management of government offices, guide subordinate government official cars, corporate receptions, public institutions such as conserving energy and resources, the competent organs of Central Government services.

Offices Department of the local people's Governments at or above the county level guidance office work related to lower levels of Government, in charge of the Government offices.

The fifth people's Governments above the county level shall strengthen the level of government departments and offices work supervision and inspection of the lower levels of Government, and timely correction of violations.

Development and reform, the people's Governments above the county level financial, audit, monitoring departments and agencies authorities shall, according to the Division of responsibilities, in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations, strengthen the authority running the funds, assets and service management supervision and inspection work; received reports of acts of violation of Office management systems, standards, shall be lawful investigation and handling.

Offices shall abide by the safeguards of the sixth official, the principle of practicing strict economy and pragmatic, efficient, open and transparent.

Article at all levels shall, in accordance with State regulations on disclosure of Government information to establish perfect running publicly financed system, regularly publish corporate hospitality, corporate car purchase and running costs, business abroad (border) fees and other administrative authorities running the financial budget and final accounts.

Organ under people's Governments at all levels should promote the eighth logistics services, official cars and corporate hospitality services, such as social reforms, establish a sound management system.
　　Chapter II administration of funds

The Nineth running organ under people's Governments and their departments at all levels should strengthen funds management, improving the efficiency of Fund utilization.

Running the funds mentioned in these regulations refers to ensure running of the funds for the purchase of goods and services.

The tenth offices Department of the people's Governments above the county level shall, in accordance with the basic requirements, combined with service management, development of physical scale and service standards.

Financial Department of the people's Governments above the county level should be based on physical scale and service standards, refer to the relevant market prices of goods and services, making bodies run quota standards and related expenditure of budget expenditure.

11th financial Department of the people's Governments above the county level should according to fixed standards for budget expenditures, combined with the level of Government duties, nature and characteristics of each sector, in accordance with the principles of total control, strictly from a tight, quota organ running budgets.

12th people's Governments above the county level shall be corporate hospitality, business acquisition and operating costs, business abroad (border) costs included in the budget management, strict control of corporate hospitality, corporate car purchase and running costs, business abroad (territory) in running the scale and proportion of the budget.

Government departments should be in accordance with the needs and operating budget to develop corporate hospitality, business acquisition and operating costs, business abroad (border) spending plan, may not be diverted from other budget funds for official entertaining, corporate acquisition and operation or business abroad (border).

13th offices competent authorities in accordance with the provisions of the people's Governments above the county level, combined with the Government organ affairs management, Office of the Organization for the harmonization of the implementation of this level of government bodies building and maintenance, official cars are outfitted with updates, logistic services, budget management of funds management in accordance with the national regulations.

14th Government departments shall, in accordance with the relevant government procurement laws, regulations, and the procurement of goods and services required to run; need to tender shall abide by the laws, regulations and provisions relating to tendering.

Government departments should buy affordable goods shall not purchase luxury, high standards of service, or the acquisition or construction of luxury office space.

15th Government departments purchase included in the centralized purchase list of centralized procurement by the Government procurement projects, shall not violate the regulations on its own or in a piecemeal manner to avoid centralized government procurement. Government agencies should establish a sound management system for centralized procurement and shortening procurement cycles, improve procurement efficiency, reduce procurement costs, ensure quality.

Government procurement of goods and services should be lower than the price of the same goods and services the average market price.

16th people's Governments above the county level shall establish Office run expenditure statistics reporting and performance appraisal systems, organize Office running cost statistics, analysis, evaluation, and so on.
　　Chapter III asset management

17th offices Department of the people's Governments above the county level in accordance with the Division of responsibilities, develop and organize the implementation of the asset management system, and accept the guidance and supervision of the financial and other relevant departments. 18th relevant organs of the people's Governments above the county level shall, in accordance with asset management requirements, level of economic and social development, energy conservation and environmental protection and the basic requirements, combined with service management, classification standard asset allocation to determine asset quantity, price, performance, and minimum age.

Government departments should be compiled based on the standard asset allocation asset allocation plan for this sector.

19th Government departments should improve the asset management system, establish and improve the asset account card and use the archives regularly inventory assets, ensure safety and integrity, and improve efficiency.

Idle assets of government departments should be centrally by the the level of government transfers or take public auction disposition, proceeds of disposition should be turned over to the State Treasury. 20th organ under the people's Government above the county level should be the level of Government implementation of unified management.

General town planning, detailed planning should take into consideration Government land and space needs.

Offices Department of the people's Governments above the county level should be integrated, intensive use of the land.

Demand for Government Authority released land, land and resources of the people's Governments above the county level departments should strictly and in accordance with the relevant land management laws, rules and regulations for land clearance.

21st people's Governments above the county level shall establish and improve office space management system, on the level of Government Office building a unified deployment, unified registration; conditions, can be the level of Government Office building a unified building.

Government departments of office space construction and maintenance should be strictly enforced Government Office building construction and maintenance standards, in line with simple and practical, energy saving and environmental protection, safety and security requirements; office space use and maintenance should be strictly enforced Government Office space property service standards.

The 22nd Government departments over the approved area of office space, Office space construction, adjustment and revocation set aside office space back, should be determined by the level of Government timely, uniform transfers.

All levels of people's Governments and their staff to retire or relocate, whose office space should be timely, and transfers.

The 23rd Government departments may not rent, lend space or change the function space using; without the approval of the people's Governments at the corresponding level, may not rent office space. 24th offices Department jointly with other relevant departments of the State Council official cars equipped with management, regularly publishes government official cars used cars directory, is responsible for the official car of Central Government Administration.

Management of enforcement of official cars are equipped with specific provisions formulated by the financial authorities and the departments concerned under the State Council.

Local people's Governments at or above the county level official car sector is responsible for the level of government business car management, guidance and supervision of lower-level government official car management.

25th article Government the sector should strictly implementation corporate with car prepared and equipped with standard, established sound corporate with car equipped with update management system, shall not Super prepared, and Super standard equipped with corporate with car or Super standard rental vehicles, shall not for corporate with car increased high-end configuration or luxury Interior, shall not borrowed, and occupied subordinate units and other units of vehicles, shall not accept Enterprise institutions and personal donation of vehicles.

26th Government departments of official vehicles should be centralized management, control, and establish a sound corporate registration and statistical reporting systems.

Government departments should be on official cars fuel consumption cycle accounting and maintenance expenses.
　　The fourth chapter service management

27th offices Department of the people's Governments above the county level should make a unified rear-service management system to determine logistical services and standards, strengthen logistical services to the departments of this level of government guidance and supervision, and economical use of logistics resources rational allocation.

Government departments should establish and improve logistics management system of the Department shall not exceed prescribed standards for projects and the provision of logistical services.

28th people's Governments at various levels shall, in accordance with simplified etiquette, pragmatic working principles of thrift and standardize official entertaining. Office of the State Council Department responsible for developing government office reception system and the central State organs, reception standards. Local people's Governments at or above the county level should be combined with local conditions, determine the scope and standards of official reception.

Government departments and corporate hospitality management institutions should strictly adhere to official reception systems and standards.

Local people's Governments at or above the county level corporate hospitality management agency is responsible for managing the Government reception work, guide the work of lower-level government official reception.

29th Conference on people's Governments and their departments at all levels should strengthen management, control the quantity, size and duration of the session, making full use of internal space and Conference is held, such as video, network video, save on Conference spending.

30th Government departments should implement the relevant powers of country (border) provision of departmental staff abroad for the public () in the subject matter, content, review the necessity and the schedule control for overseas (territory) group and the number of personnel, in the country (territory), residence time, investigation of the cause has nothing to do with the Department's operational work and training.
　　The fifth chapter legal liability

31st in violation of the provisions of this Ordinance, against violation of Office management system, standard report acts of lawful investigation and handling is not timely, the authorities shall order rectification in serious cases, by appointment and removal or organs for liable persons shall be given administrative sanctions.

32nd in violation of the provisions of this Ordinance, any of the following circumstances, the authorities ordered corrective action and appointment and removal or the supervisory organs of persons given warning; if the heavier, given demerits or demerit; serious, demotion or dismissal:

(A) over budget, over the standard cost corporate hospitality, business acquisition and operating costs, business abroad (border), or diverted from other budget funds for official entertaining, official cars to buy and run, went abroad for the public (border);

(B) purchasing luxuries, above-standard services or to the acquisition or construction of luxury office space;

(C) the lease or loan of office space, change the function space used or leased office space without authorization;

(D) super compilation, Super standard official cars or standard hire vehicles, or configured for official cars increased high-end, Luxury interiors, or borrowed vehicles, occupied the lower unit, other units or accept the enterprises, institutions, and individuals donated vehicles;

(V) or standard outside the project logistics;

(Vi) arrangement has nothing to do with the Department's operational work abroad (border) of study or training.

Article 33rd offices offices management activities of the management personnel in abuse, negligence, malpractice or corruption shall be given disciplinary action constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.
　　The sixth chapter supplementary articles

Article 34th Office management activities of other State organs and relevant people's organizations, reference to these regulations. 35th article of the regulations come into force on October 1, 2012.