出版管理条例 REGULATIONS ON PUBLICATION ADMINISTRATION

of the people's government of the province， or autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government in which it is located for registration of changes which shall be submitted by the latter to the department of publication administration under the State Council for the record.

　　Article 17 Upon termination of activities of publication by a publication unit， its registration shall be revoked by the department of publication administration of the people's government of the province， or autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government in which it is located and the same shall be submitted to the department of publication administration under the State Council for the record.

　　Article 18 Failure of a book publishing house， audio-visual publishing house or electronic publication publishing house to engage in activities of publication on expiration of 180 days starting from the date of registration and failure of a newspaper office or periodical office to produce the newspaper or periodical on expiration of 90 days starting from the date of registration， the registration organ shall revoke the said registration and report the same to the department of publication administration under the State Council for the record.

　　For occurrence of circumstances listed in the preceding paragraph due to force majeure and other justifiable reasons， the publication unit may apply to the registration organ for extension.

　　Article 19 The annual publication plans and major subject（topic） selections involving national security and societal stability of book publishing houses， audio-visual publishing houses and electronic publication publishing houses shall be reported by the departments of publication administration of the people's governments of provinces， autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in which they are located to the department of publication administration under the State Council for the record. Specific measures shall be worked out by the department of publication administration under the State Council.

　　Article 20

The competent departments of administration of local people's governments at the county level and above prescribed by the department of publication administration under the State Council and the people's governments of provinces， autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall strengthen routine supervision and administration over the activities of publication by the publication units. The publication units should submit reports in writing on their activities of publication to the departments of publication administration in compliance wit the provisions of the department of publication administration under the State Council.

　　Article 21 The publication units are not permitted to sell or transfer in other forms to any unit or individual the names of their respective units， book serial numbers， publication numbers or copyright numbers， nor are they permitted to lease the names and publication numbers of their respective units.

　　Article 22 Before the circulation of its publication， a publication unit should， in compliance with the relevant provisions of the State， send sample copies free of charge to Beijing Library， China Copy Library and the department of publication administration under the State Council.

　　Chapter III Publication of Publications

　　Article 23 Any citizen may， in compliance with the provisions of these Regulations， express freely his or her views and wishes on affairs of the State， economic and cultural causes and social affairs in a publication， and freely publish his or her results in scientific research， literary and artistic creations and other cultural activities.

　　Article 24 The publication units shall practise the editor responsibility system and ensure that the contents carried in the publications are in compliance with the provisions of these Regulations.

　　Legitimate publications are protected by law. Any organization or individual must not illegally interfere， obstruct or disrupt the publication of publications.

　　Article 25 No publication shall contain the following contents：

　　（1） anything that goes against the basic principles determined by the Constitution；

　　（2） anything that endangers the unification， sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country；

　　（3） anything that endangers state security， reputation and interests；

　　（4） anything that instigates national separatism， infringes on the customs and habits of minority nationalities and disrupt solidarity of nationalities；

　　（5） anything that discloses state secrets；

　　（6） anything that publicizes pornography and superstition or plays up violence， endangers social ethics and the fine traditions of national culture；

　　（7） anything that insults or slanders others； and

　　（8） any other contents prohibited by the provisions of laws and regulations.

　　Article 26 Publications with juveniles as targets must not contain contents which induce juveniles to imitate acts against social ethics and illegal criminal acts and must not contain contents of terror and cruelty which impair the physical and mental health of juveniles.

　　Article 27 For untruth and injustice in the contents of a publication resulting in the infringement on the lawful rights and interests of a citizen， a legal person or another organization， its publication unit should openly make corrections， remove the adverse effects and bear civil responsibility in accordance with law.

　　For untruth and injustice in the contents of the works published in a newspaper or periodical resulting in the infringement on the lawful rights and interests of a citizen， a legal person or another organization， the concerned party has the right to demand a correction or an answer to the questioning， and the publication unit concerned should publish it in its coming issue of the newspaper or periodical； in case of refusal to publis

h the same， the concerned party may bring a suit to a people's court.

　　Article 28 Publications must， in accordance with relevant provisions of the State， carry the names and addresses of the authors， publishers， printers or duplicators and distributes， book numbers， publication numbers or copyright numbers， date of publication， duration and other relevant particulars.

　　The specification， size， format， binding and decoration and proof-reading of a publication must comply with the requirements of the State standards and specifications to ensure the quality of the publication.

　　Article 29 No unit or individual shall publish a publication by forging or imitating the name of a publication unit or the name of a newspaper or periodical.

　　Article 30 Textbooks for middle schools and primary schools shall be examined and finalized by or examined and finalized in an organized way by the department of education administration under the State Council and the publication， printing and distribution thereof shall be undertaken by the publishing， printing and distribution units designated by the department of publication administration under the State Council or the departments of publication administration of the people's governments of provinces， autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

　　Chapter IV Printing or Duplication and Distribution of Publications

　　Article 31 Units engaging in the business of publication printing or duplication should， in accordance with relevant provisions of the State， apply to the departments of publication administration of the people's governments of provinces， autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in which they are located， and upon being granted permission after examination and verification， enter into registration at the public security organ and the department of industry and commerce administration in accordance with law before they can engage in the printing or duplication of publications.

　　No printing of newspapers， periodicals and books and no duplication of audio-visual products and electronic publications shall be undertaken without being granted permission and entering into registration in compliance with law.

　　Article 32 Publication units entrusting printing or duplicating units in printing or duplicating publications must produce relevant certification in compliance with the provisions of the State for the printing or duplication of publications. No printing or duplicating units shall accept the trust of non-publication units or individuals for the printing of newspapers， periodicals and books or the duplication of audio-visual products and electronic publications. No printing or duplicating units shall engage in the printing and circulation of newspapers， periodicals and books， or the duplication and distribution of audio-visual products and electronic publications without authorization.

　　Article 33 Printing or duplicating units may， upon approval of the departments of publication administration of the people's governments of provinces， autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government， accept printing and duplicating businesses for external publications； however， all products should be shipped out of the country and no domestic circulation shall be permitted.

　　The contents of publications to be printed or duplicated for external trust shall go through the examination and verification of the departments of publication administration of the people's governments of provinces， autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the

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