印刷业管理条例 REGULATIONS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY

国务院令第212号
（Promulgated by Decree No. 212 of the State Council of the People's Republic of China on March 8， 1997）
颁布日期：19970308 　实施日期：19970501 　颁布单位：国务院

　　Chapter I General Provisions

　　Article 1 These Regulations are formulated with a view to strengthening the administration of the printing industry， safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of the operators of the printing industry and the public interest of society and promoting socialist material civilization and spiritual civilization.

　　Article 2 These Regulations apply to the printing operations of publications， printed matters for packaging and decoration and other printed matters.

　　The publications referred to in these Regulations include newspapers， periodicals， books， maps， new year paintings， pictures， calendars， pictorial albums as well as the decorative covers of audio-visual products and electronic publications.

　　The printed matters for packaging and decoration referred to in these Regulations include trademark signs， colour packaging boxes（bags）， paper packages， printed iron cans and advertising publicity materials with introduction of products as their contents， etc.

　　The other printed matters referred to in these Regulations include documents， materials， diagrams and tables， vouchers and name cards， etc.

　　The printing operations referred to in these Regulations mean type setting， plate making， printing， binding and mounting， duplicating， photocopying and typing， etc.

　　Article 3 Operators of the printing industry must comply with the relevant laws， regulations and other rules of the State concerning the administration of the printing industry， improve quality and continuously satisfy the requirements of society.

　　Printing of publications， printed matters for packaging and decoration and other printed matters containing reactionary， obscene and superstitious contents and such other contents the printing of which are categorically prohibited by the orders of the State is banned.

　　Article 4 The department of information and publication administration under the State Council shall be responsible for the supervision and control of the printing industry pursuant to the provisions of these Regulations； among which the supervision and control of the printing operations of printed matters for packaging and decoration shall be the responsibility of the organs authorized by the State Council. The department of public security and the department of industry and commerce administration under the State Council shall be responsible for the supervision and control of the printing industry within their respective domain of responsibilities.

　　The departments of administration responsible for information and publications and printed matters for packaging and decoration of local people's governments at or above the county level and their responsibilities shall be determined by the people's governments of provinces， autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

　　Article 5 Social institutions of the printing industry shall exercise self-disciplined management in accordance with their constitutions and under the guidance of competent departments.

　　Chapter II Establishment of Printing Enterprises

　　Article 6 The State practises licensing system of printing operations. Any unit and individual shall not engage in printing operations without approval.

　　Article 7 The establishment of a printing enterprise requires the following qualifications：

　　（1） name of the enterprise and its constitution；

　　（2） defined business scope；

　　（3） site of production operations and such conditions for production operations as the necessary equipment；

　　（4） organization and personnel which meet the requirements of its business scope； and

　　（5） other conditions prescribed b

y relevant laws and regulations.

　　Examination and approval of the establishment of a printing enterprise shall， in addition to the provisions of the preceding paragraph， comply with the State plan concerning the aggregate， structure and distribution of printing enterprises.

　　Article 8 For the establishment of a printing enterprise for publications， an application shall be submitted to the department of information and publication administration of the people's government of the province， or autonomous region， or municipality directly under the Central Government of the locality wherein it is to be located and a license for printing publications obtained upon examination and approval， and an application submitted to the department of public security in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State on presentation of the license for printing publications and upon verification， approval and obtaining the license for special trade， an application submitted to the department of industry and commerce administration for registration on presentation of the license for printing publications and the license for special trade and publications can be printed only upon obtaining the business license.

　　Article 9 For the establishment of a printing enterprise for printed matters for packaging and decoration， an application shall be submitted to the department of administration of printed matters for packaging and decoration designated by the people's government of the province， or autonomous region， or municipality directly under the Central Government of the locality wherein it is to be located and a license for printing printed matters for packaging and decoration obtained upon examination and approval， and an application submitted to the department of public security in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State on presentation of the license for printing printed matters for packaging and decoration and the license for special trade obtained upon examination and approval， and an application submitted to the department of industry and commerce administration on presentation of the license for printing printed matters for packaging and decoration and the license for special trade for registration and printed matters for packaging and decoration can be printed only upon obtaining the business license.

　　Article 10 For the printing enterprise already established for printed matters for packaging and decoration to apply for concurrent printing operations of publications， an application shall be submitted to the department of information and publication administration of the province， or autonomous region， or municipality directly under the Central Government of the locality wherein it is located and the license for printing publications obtained upon examination and approval， and an application submitted to the department of public security and the department of industry and commerce administration in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State for change in registration and printing of publications can only be undertaken upon verification and approval.

　　Article 11 For the printing enterprise already established for publications to apply for concurrent printing operations of printed matters for packaging and decoration， an application shall be submitted to the department of administration of printed matters for packaging and decoration designated by the people's government of the province， or autonomous region， or municipality directly under the Central Government of the locality wherein it is located， and the license for printing printed matters for packaging and decoration obtained upon examination and approval， an application submitted to the department of public security and the department of industry and commerce administration in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State for change in registration and printing of printed matters for packaging and decoration

can only be undertaken upon verification and approval.

　　Article 12 Any enterprise or individual applying for printing operations of other printed matters shall submit an application to the department of information and publication administration of the local people's government at or above the county level of the locality wherein it or he or she is located and obtain the license for printing other printed matters upon examination and approval， and submit an application to the department of public security in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State on presentation of the license for printing other printed matters and obtain the license for special trade upon examination and approval， and submit an application to the department of industry and commerce administration on presentation of the license for printing other printed matters and the license for special trade for registration and operations can only be started on obtaining the business license.

　　Printing enterprises having obtained the license for printing publications or the license for printing printed matters for packaging and decoration can engage in printing operations of other printed matters prescribed by these Regulations.

　　Article 13 Establishment of Chinese-foreign equity joint ventures and Chinese-foreign contractual joint ventures for the printing of publications or other printed matters should complete other formalities according to law upon the consent of the department of information and publication administration of the people's government of the province， or autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government of the locality wherein the said enterprise is to be located and upon examination and approval by the department of information and publication administration under the State Council after the ap

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