中华人民共和国邮政法实施细则 RULES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POSTAL LAW OF THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA

g postal business， conveniently accessible to passengers， shall be provided in relatively larger railway stations， airports， ports and hotels； the postal enterprises shall provide various postal services.

　　Article 18 Any unit that， for the needs of construction， requisitions， demolishes or removes a postal enterprise and its branch offices or the postal installations shall consult with the local postal enterprise； and， under the condition that the normal operations of postal correspondence are guaranteed， the said unit shall remove the postal enterprise and its branch offices as well as the postal installations to a proper place， or rebuild them， and the expenses thus entailed shall be borne by the unit that conducts the requisition， demolition and removing.

　　Chapter III Categories of Postal Business

　　Article 19 Postal enterprises shall handle the posting and delivery of domestic and international postal materials as well as the express delivery of postal materials. Domestic postal materials refer to the postal materials exchanged within the territory of the People's Republic of China； those posted to or from the regions of Hong Kong， Macao， and Taiwan are called postal materials of the regions of Hong Kong， Macao and Taiwan； international postal materials refer to the postal materials exchanged between the People's Republic of China and other countries or regions， and postal materials transmitted by way of the territory of China.

　　Article 20 Distribution business of domestic newspapers and magazines refers to the business of distributing newspapers and magazines entrusted by newspaper and magazine offices to the postal enterprises.

　　Article 21 When newspaper and magazine offices entrust the postal enterprises with the distribution of newspapers and magazines， they shall， in accordance with the scope of the distribution of newspapers and magazines， present to the appointed postal enterprises or the bureaus for distribution of postal newspapers and magazines， certifications of having obtained the approval for publication by the competent departmen

t concerned and the registration certificate for newspapers and periodicals. The postal enterprises， which have the capacity for handling distribution business， shall sign contracts for the distribution of newspapers and magazines with the newspaper and magazine offices concerned in accordance with the pertinent provisions of the State， and in conformity with the principles of equality and mutual benefit， of achieving unanimity through consultation， and of equal prices and non-gratuitousness.

　　Article 22 Postal savings and postal remittances， which are financial businesses handled by postal enterprises for the purpose of accumulating funds for the State and facilitating economic transactions， shall be under the unified administration of the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and shall， in accordance with the pertinent provisions of the State， accept the guidance of the People's Bank of China in financial businesses. All relevant banks shall provide conveniences for the businesses of postal savings and postal remittances conducted by the postal enterprises.

　　Article 23 The specific categories of postal businesses and the classification of postal materials shall be stipulated by the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications.

　　Chapter IV Postal Rates of Postal Services and Postage Certificates

　　Article 24 The basic postal rates of postal services refer to the postal rates for the domestic ordinary letters and postcards； the non-basic postal rates refer to the postal rates of postal services other than the basic postal rates.

　　The basic postal rates of postal services shall be stipulated by the competent department for the administration of commodity prices under the State Council， and then be submitted to the State Council for approval； the non-basic postal rates shall be stipulated by the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications.

　　Article 25 The basis for the formulation and adjustment of postal rates of postal services shall be as follows：

　　（1） to meet the social needs， on the condition that the cost expenses of enterprises of postal correspondence and their capacity for development are guaranteed；

　　（2） to adjust postal rates of domestic postal services in the light of the changes in defrayment；

　　（3） to adjust postal rates of international postal services in accordance with the provisions of the Universal Postal Union， the international and domestic cost expenses， and the changes in exchange rates for Renminbi （RMB）。

　　Article 26 Postage certificates issued by the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and used as securities indicating that the charges or fees for postal materials have already been paid shall include postage stamps， the postage stamp patterns printed on stamped envelopes， stamped postcards， stamped aerograms， and the “postage-paid” marking printed with a checking machine.

　　Article 27 The international reply-coupons issued by the Universal Postal Union may， in accordance with the international unified provisions， be converted into postage stamps equal to a specific category of postal rates for a specific class of weight； however， such international reply-coupons shall not be converted into cash.

　　Article 28 Where the making of facsimiles of stamp patterns is necessitated by work， it must be submitted， in accordance with the pertinent provisions for the making of facsimiles of postage stamp patterns， to the competent department for postage stamps under the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications， or to the administrative bureau of post and telecommunications concerned， for examination and approval. No printing unit may undertake the printing of unapproved facsimiles of stamp patterns or matters similar to postage stamps.

　　Article 29 Envelopes to be printed for use in correspondence must conform to the standards stipulated by the State， and the printing of such envelopes shall be supervised by the

local administrative bureaus of post and telecommunications.

　　Article 30 Postcards to be printed must conform with the specification standards stipulated by the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications.

　　Postal enterprises at or above the county level may， with the approval of the administrative bureaus of post and telecommunications， print and distribute postcards with the inscription： “The People's Postal Service of China” printed on them； if the printing of postcards is conducted by other units， the printing operation shall be under the supervision of the local administrative bureaus of post and telecommunications， but the postcards shall not carry the inscription “The People's Postal Service of China”

　　Chapter V The Posting and Delivery of Postal Materials and the Compensation for Losses

　　Article 31 Ordinary letters to be sent by compulsory service-men from places where they are stationed shall be posted and delivered free of charge， but other army men shall not post letters free of charge. Measures for the administration of affairs concerning the posting and delivery of ordinary letters by compulsory servicemen shall be formulated by the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications in conjunction with the department concerned of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

　　Article 32 Users shall， in handling in or posting postal materials， comply with the provisions stipulated by the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications concerning the contents of postal materials， the specifications for packaging and sealing， the writing forms， and the correct writing of post codes； especially the envelopes used by users for letters to be posted must meet the standards stipulated by the State； the surface or cover of postal materials and also the vouchers of postal services shall not be printed （written） or stuck with any words or any other objects which have nothing to do with the postal materials； the facade of postage certificates shall not be smeared， or covered with any other objects； no forged， facsimiled， cut and pieced together， or processed for decontamination postal certificates may be used.

　　Article 33 It shall be forbidden to post and deliver or to insert in postal materials the following objects：

　　（1） articles forbidden by law to be put in circulation or to be posted and delivered；

　　（2） reactionary newspapers， magazines， and propaganda materials， or pornographic articles；

　　（3）explosive， combustible， corrosive， radioactive， poisonous， or any other dangerous articles；

　　（4） articles that are harmful to public sanitation；

　　（5） perishables；

　　（6） various species of live animals；

　　（7） various currencies；

　　（8） articles that are not fit for delivery by post；

　　（9） articles that are not properly packed so that they might jeopardize personal safety， or contaminate or damage other postal materials or equipment.

　　The articles mentioned in the preceding paragraph， which meet the provisions of the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications for delivery with special approval， may be accepted and posted on the condition that safety is guaranteed.

　　Article 34 Article to be posted and delivered in the country with restricted quantities shall be stipulated by the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications in conjunction with the departments concerned under the State Council.

　　Article 35 With respect to articles posted or delivered in violation of the pertinent provisions for forbidding or restricting their posting and delivery， the postal enterprises or their branch offices shall， in accordance with their categories， natures， or quantities， handle

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