The 47 state-level laws, regulations and judicial interpretations are:

Promulgation Body	Name	Explanation
State Council	Certification of Import and Export Goods' Origin	Establishes procedures for determining and recording place of origin of import/export goods, and penalties for violators
State Council, Central Military Commission	PLA Implementation of Regulation of Medicine Management	To regulate medicine supply to armed forces and improve army’s medicine supervision and management
State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission	Management of State-Owned Enterprises’ Development Strategy and Plan (Trial)	Development strategies of central government SOEs must be recorded with SASAC
	Enterprises’ State-owned Assets Property Rights Registration	SOEs, state shareholding companies, enterprises involving investment from SOEs or solely-state-funded companies, or other kinds of enterprises possessing state-owned assets, must properly apply for state-owned assets property rights registration
Supreme People’s Court	Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Delivery of Civil Court Documents	All parties to any civil trial must provide their mailing address to the court
	Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court on Handling Construction Project Contract Disputes	Illegal subcontracts issued by construction contractor are null and void. Migrant workers can directly sue the original contract holder if their wages are not paid on time.
	Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Property Seizure, Detention and Freezing in Civil Judgments	Eight types of property considered essential to life may not be seized.
	Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Property Auction and Sales in Civil Judgments	Auction is given priority in disposal of seized or frozen property. Provides three methods of evaluating and selecting auctioning unit. Court may not appoint the auctioning unit.
	Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court on Handling Technological Contract Disputes	Clarifies ownership of institution or individual technological achievement and level of court for trial of technological contract cases.
Ministry of Commerce	Temporary Administrative Rules on Beauty Industry	Beauty operators must post fixed prices.
	Temporary Rules on Management of Commercial Oil Market（2004）	Collective enterprises may operate wholesale and retail businesses; the two petroleum groups may not hold shares in newly established gas stations.
	Auction Management (2004)	Auction enterprises failing to obtain auction or business taxation certification within six months will have business license revoked; responsible commerce unit will revoke auction approval certificate.
	Implementing Rules on Issuance of Automatic Import License for Automobiles and Related Products	Detailed rules for replacement of quota system with license issuing system.
General Administration of Customs	Rules on Inspection and Management of Customs Clearers and Ratings	Customs clearer will be penalized for failure to follow regulations in completing customs documents, violation of customs supervision rules or involvement in smuggling.
	Temporary Rules on Appellate Procedure	Citizens, legal entities or other organizations holding exception to administrative action but not having applied for administrative reconsideration or proceedings, or disagreeing with administrative reconsideration but not having applied for administrative proceedings within the statutory limit, may file appeals directly to Customs.
	Rules on Management of Transport Enterprises, Vehicles and Drivers Transporting Customs-controlled Commodities on Domestic Roads (Revised in 2004)	Transport enterprises and vehicles must be registered with applicable customs entity. Drivers need not register but records of employment must be maintained.
	Regulations on Substantial Change Criteria Affecting Preferential Treatment of Import/Export Goods	Clarifies the criteria constituting substantial change in import and export goods.
Ministry of Agriculture	Provisions on Veterinary Medicine Registration	Differentiates new veterinary medicine registration from registration of imported veterinary medicine.
	Provisions on Management of Veterinary Medicine Product Ratification Number	Veterinary medicine makers must obtain ratification number from the Ministry of Agriculture before producing goods.
China Securities Regulatory Commission; China Banking Regulatory Commission	Provisions on    Management of Securities Investment Fund Trusteeship	Lower standards for establishment of securities investment fund trusteeship, allowing more banks to enter business
People’s Bank of China (PBOC)	Adjustment of Domestic Currency Export Ceiling	Cross-border currency flow increased from 6,000 yuan to 20,000 yuan fir Chinese citizens or foreigners exiting or entering the country
	Management of Foreign Exchange Deposits Reserve Fund in Financial Institutions	Financial institutions must deliver the foreign exchange deposit reserve fund into the special account of PBOC by January 15, 2005; reserve fund rate for foreign exchange deposits unified at 3%
China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC)	Management of Insurance Agencies (2004)	Addresses protection of insurer's and insured's interests; improves and strengthens supervision; enhances parent company control of agencies
	Management of Insurance Brokers	Reduces registered capital requirement for limited company
	Insurance Administration Disclosure Regulation	Establishes systems for disclosure of important information affecting the industry by commission and subordinate departments
National Development and Reform Commission, State Grain Administration, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, State Administration of Industry and Commerce, State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine	Temporary Rules on Supervision and Examination of Grain Circulation	Establishes penalties for illegal dealing in grain
National Development and Reform Commission	Pesticide Production Management (2004)	Improves supervision and management of pesticide production; shortens approval period for opening a pesticide and related goods production enterprise
State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC)	Management of Advertising Licenses	Application for advertising license needs media or method to directly publish the ad.
	Management of Print Advertisement (Revised 2004)	Regulates the issuance of print media ads in general and in specific forms.
	Implementation of Advertisement Administration Regulations (2004 Revision)	Establishes qualification and licensing requirements for advertising industry, and penalties for violators
	Temporary Rules for Hong Kong/ Macao Service Provider Doing Brand Agent Businesses on Mainland	Hong Kong and Macao service providers may serve as agents for brand registration on mainland through joint, cooperative or solely-funded ventures
State Administration of Taxation	Overdue Tax Notification (Trial)	Taxation units will regularly publish information concerning overdue taxes of taxpayers in taxation workplace or news media such as radio, TV, newspaper, magazine or Internet.
Ministry of Personnel	Professional and Technical Qualification Examination Violations	Defines actions and penalties for examinees and employees who violate rules
Ministry of Information Industry	Lightning Protection and Safety Management for Communications Networks	Telecommunication operators who fail to report or provide false reports of incidents, or whose failure to install lightning protection equipment leads to serious consequences, will take legal responsibility
Ministry of Water Resources	Management of Yellow River Estuary	Establish responsibility for development and management of estuary area; establish detailed rules for development and use of Qingshuigou River Channel and Diaokouhe Old River Channel
	Supervision and Management of Waste Water Outlets	Tightens approval requirements for industrial wastewater outlets; strengthens supervision and inspection of discharge into rivers.
State Administration of Work Safety, State Administration of Coal Mine Safety	Management of Safety Evaluation Institutions	Institutions or individuals engaged in safety evaluation must hold qualification certificate
State Energy Regulatory Commission	Hydropower Station Dam Management and Operation	Strengthens management and supervision of hydropower station dam operations
Ministry of Communications	Communication Administrative Licensing Procedures	Hearing notices must be made public for at least 10 days. Any institution or individual may report irregular or illegal actions of communication administrative licensing unit.
	Supervision, Inspection and Responsibility of Communication Administrative License
	Communication Industry Auditing（2004）	Strengthens administrative supervision of communications departments to address quality and corruption problems project construction.
	Management of Science and Technology	Encourage scientific and technological innovation; enhance management, inspection and approval of projects
	Asphalt Road Surface Construction Technology
	Road Engineering Quality Inspection and Assessment Standard
	Roadbed Design Criteria
National Development and Reform Commission	67 trade standards
State Food and Drug Administration	24 trade standards for medical instruments

The Rules and Regulations at Local Levels:

Promulgation Unit	Name
Beijing	Implementation of PRC Animal Epidemic Prevention Law
	Implementation of PRC Road Traffic Safety Law
	Management of Animals Used in Experiments (2004 Revision)
Jilin Province	Management of Rural Roads
	Meteorological Regulations
	Regulations on Promoting the Development of Scientific and Technological Enterprises
Shanghai	Unified Procedures for Investigation and Administration of Penalties in Culture Sector
Jiangsu Province	Salary Payment Regulation
	Implementations of PRC Road Traffic Safety Law
Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province	Funeral and Interment Management Regulations for Minority Ethnic Groups Such as Hui
Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province	Suzhou Watercourse Management
Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province	Xuzhou Sea Route Management
Zhejiang Province	Rules Ensuring Township Low Rent Housing Availability
	Management of Provincial Maps
	Regulations on Farmers' Professional Cooperation
Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province	Management of Environment Protection in Service Sector
Anhui Province	Implementation of PRC Fishery Law (2004 Revision)
Huainan City, Anhui Province	Lightning Damage Prevention Regulations
Fujian Province	Ethnic and Folk Culture Protection
	Females Worker Protection
Jiangxi Province	Implementation of Administrative License Supervision
	Management of Mining of Regulated Minerals
	Regulations Delineating People’s Congress Standing Committee Participation and Decision-making Authority in Major Events
	Ancient and Famous Tree Protection
Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province	Establishment and Management of People’s Aerial Defense
	Nanchang Economic and Technological Development Zone Regulations
Jinan City, Shandong Province	Regulations on Conferring Title as Honorary Citizen
	Management and Control of Fireworks
Zhengzhou City, Henan Province	Temporary Regulation on Basic Medical Insurance for Township Employees (Illnesses Covered and Management of Participating Clinics)
	Temporary Regulations on Medical Insurance Coverage of Serious Diseases in Retirees from Bankrupt or Troubled Zhengzhou State-owned Enterprises
Hunan Province	Management of Construction Project Costs
Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province	Management of Institution Staff Members (Trial)
	Temporary Regulations on Institution Staff Members’ Social Security
Guizhou Province	Animal Epidemic Prevention
	Poverty Relief Fund Auditing
	Management of Forest Seedlings
	Regulations Concerning the Rights and Interests of Outside Investors
Yunnan Province	Network and Information System Security Supervision
Shaanxi Province	Private Education Regulations
Qinghai Province	Temporary Regulations Controlling Gathering of Caterpillar Fungus
	Temporary Regulations on Provision for Five-Guarantee Households* in Agricultural and Pastoral Areas

*"Five-guarantee households" are those comprising of old people without children, orphans or handicapped people who are unable to work and without financial resources. Collective units provide their food, clothing, housing, medical care, funeral expenses (or schooling for orphans).

(Chinacourt.org January 4, 2005)