What Is the Printing Industry?

The printing industry is a huge industry system, and it is also an industry system with a long history. Since the invention of ancient China's printing technology, printing technology has been stepping into production and living step by step, and has grown and developed step by step, forming a whole large industry.

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At the Third Green Printing Technology Exchange Conference held in May 2012, the Director of the Printing and Distribution Management Department of the General Administration of Press and Publication

China's printing industry has initially formed three major printing industry belts: the Pearl River Delta printing industry belt with Guangdong as the center, the Yangtze River Delta printing industry belt with Shanghai and Jiangsu and Zhejiang as the center, and the Beijing-Tianjin area with the center.

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Printing Industry Regulation Name

Regulations of the Printing Industry

Printing Industry Regulatory Information

State Council Order No. 315

Adopted by the 43rd Executive Meeting of the State Council on July 26, 2001

Date of promulgation: 20010802 Date of implementation: 20010802 Issued by: State Council

Chapter 1 of the Printing Industry

General

Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in order to strengthen the management of the printing industry, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the operators of the printing industry and public interests, and promote the construction of socialist spiritual civilization and material civilization.

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

The publications referred to in these regulations include newspapers, periodicals, books, maps, new years pictures, pictures, calendars, picture albums and audiovisual products, and bound covers of electronic publications.

The printed materials for packaging and decoration referred to in these regulations include trademarks, advertisements, and printed materials such as paper, metal, and plastic used as product packaging and decoration.

Other printed matters referred to in these regulations include documents, materials, charts, tickets, certificates, business cards, etc.

The printing operations referred to in these regulations include business typesetting, plate making, printing, binding, copying, photocopying, printing and other activities.

Article 3 Printing industry operators must abide by relevant laws, regulations and rules, and stress social benefits.

The printing of publications, printed matter of packaging and decoration, and other printed matter containing reactionary, obscene, superstitious content and other content explicitly prohibited by the state is prohibited.

Article 4 The publishing administrative department of the State Council is responsible for the supervision and administration of the printing industry across the country. The administrative departments in charge of publishing management of local people's governments at or above the county level (hereinafter referred to as the publishing administrative departments) are responsible for the supervision and management of the printing industry within their respective administrative areas.

The public security departments, administrative departments for industry and commerce, and other relevant departments of the people's governments at and above the county level are responsible for the relevant supervision and management of the printing industry within their respective responsibilities.

Article 5 Operators of the printing industry shall establish and improve the printing verification system, printing registration system, printed matter storage system, printed matter delivery system, and defective products destruction system for printing activities. The specific measures shall be formulated by the publishing administrative department of the State Council in conjunction with the public security department of the State Council.

Operators of the printing industry shall, when discovering illegal acts in the printing business activities, report to the public security department or the publishing administrative department in a timely manner.

Article 6 Social organizations in the printing industry shall implement self-discipline management in accordance with their articles of association and under the guidance of the publishing administration.

Printing Industry Chapter 2

The establishment of a printing company

Article 7 The State implements a printing business license system. Without obtaining a printing business license in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation, no unit or individual may engage in printing business activities.

Article 8 The establishment of a printing enterprise shall meet the following requirements:

(1) the name and articles of association of the enterprise;

(2) having a certain business scope;

(3) There are production and business premises that meet the needs of the business scope, and necessary production and business conditions such as capital and equipment;

(4) There are organizations and personnel that meet the needs of the business scope;

(5) Other conditions stipulated by relevant laws and administrative regulations.

Except for the approval of the establishment of a printing enterprise, in addition to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, it shall also conform to the state's plan for the total number, structure and layout of printing enterprises.

Article 9 The establishment of an enterprise engaged in printing, publications, packaging and decoration printed matter, and other printed matter operations shall apply to the publishing administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government. Among them, the establishment of an enterprise specializing in business card printing shall apply to the county The people's government's publishing administrative department made an application. The applicant shall obtain a printing business license upon examination and approval; and apply to the public security department with a printing business license in accordance with relevant state regulations. After approval, after obtaining a special industry license, the applicant shall hold a printing business license and a special industry license. The administrative department for industry and commerce applied for registration and obtained a business license.

Individuals are not allowed to engage in the printing business activities of publications, packaging and decoration printed matter; if individuals are engaged in other printed business operations, they shall go through the examination and approval procedures in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

Article 10 When the publication administrative department accepts an application for the establishment of a printing business, it shall make a decision on approval or disapproval within 60 days from the date of receipt of the application. If the application for establishment is approved, a printing business license shall be issued; if the application for establishment is not approved, the applicant shall be notified and the reasons shall be explained.

The printing business license shall indicate the type of printing business activities undertaken by the printing enterprise.

The printing business license shall not be sold, leased, lent or transferred in other forms.

Article 11 A printing business operator who applies for concurrent operation or change of publication, packaging and decoration printed matter, or other printed printing business activities, or merges with other printing business operators, or establishes a new printing business operator as a result of merger or division, shall Go through the formalities in accordance with Article 9 of these regulations.

Operators of the printing industry who change major registration items such as name, legal representative or person in charge, domicile or place of business, or terminate printing business activities, shall apply for change registration and cancellation registration with the public security department and industry and commerce administrative department that originally registered. For the record, the publishing administrative department that was originally approved to be established is on file.

Article 12 The state allows the establishment of Chinese-foreign joint venture printing enterprises, Chinese-foreign cooperative printing enterprises, and the establishment of foreign-funded enterprises engaged in packaging and printing business. The specific measures shall be formulated by the publishing administrative department of the State Council in conjunction with the competent foreign economic and trade department of the State Council.

Article 13 To set up a printing factory (institution) within a unit, it is necessary to go through registration formalities with the publishing administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level, and file a record with the public security department in accordance with relevant state regulations; In the case of a state secret print, registration procedures shall also be handled with the security department.

The printing factory (house) established within the unit shall not engage in printing business activities; those engaged in printing business activities must go through the formalities in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

Chapter 3 of the Printing Industry

Printing of publications

Article 14 The State encourages enterprises engaged in the operation of publication printing to timely print publications that reflect new and outstanding cultural achievements at home and abroad, and attach importance to printing traditional cultural products and valuable academic works.

Article 15 Enterprises engaged in the business of publication printing shall not print publications that are explicitly prohibited by the state and those published by non-publishing units.

Article 16 When printing a publication, the entrusted printing unit and printing enterprise shall sign a printing contract in accordance with relevant state regulations.

Article 17 If a printing enterprise accepts printing books and periodicals entrusted by a publishing unit, it must verify and store the printing entrustment stamped by the publishing unit, and report to the publishing administrative department of the people s government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality where the publishing unit is located before printing; Where a printing enterprise accepts the entrustment of a publishing unit other than the province, autonomous region, or municipality in which it is located to print books or periodicals, the printing power of attorney must also be reported to the publishing administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality where the printing enterprise is located for the record. The printing power of attorney shall be standardized by the publishing administrative department of the State Council, and shall be uniformly printed by the publishing administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government.

Where a printing enterprise accepts a print unit's entrustment to print a newspaper, it must verify the newspaper's publishing license; if it accepts a print unit's entrustment to print newspapers or periodicals, it must also verify the documents approved by the competent publishing administrative department for the publication of additional editions and additional publications.

Article 18 If a printing enterprise accepts an entrusted printing of internal information publications, it must verify the permit issued by the publishing administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level.

When printing enterprises accept entrusted printing of internal information publications of religious content, they must verify the approval documents of the religious affairs administrations of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the central government and the permits issued by the publishing administrative departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities.

The publishing administrative department shall make a decision on whether to issue a permit within 30 days from the date of receiving an application for printing internal information publications or printing internal information publications of religious content, and notify the applicant; if no decision is made within the time limit, it shall be deemed as Printed for consent.

Article 19 Printing companies accepting entrusted printing of overseas publications must hold legal proof of copyright and be approved by the publishing administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government; all printed overseas publications must be transported out of the country, and must not be in China. Issue and distribute.

Article 20 The entrusted printing unit must publish the name, address, book number, issue number or edition number, publication date or period of the publishing unit on the entrusted printing publication in accordance with the relevant regulations of the state. Name and address, and other related matters.

The printing enterprise shall keep a sample of the publication accepted for printing for inspection within 2 years from the date of completing the printing of the publication.

Article 21 A printing enterprise shall not pirate publications, sell, reprint without authorization, or accept a third party to print and print entrusted publications, and shall not sell, rent, print, etc. Lend or otherwise transfer to other units or individuals.

Article 22 Printing enterprises shall not subscribe or sell publications, and shall not impersonate or misappropriate others to print or sell publications.

Chapter 4 of the Printing Industry

Printing of packaging and decoration prints

Article 23 An enterprise engaged in the printing of packaging and decoration printed materials shall not print counterfeit or forged registered trademark marks, and shall not print advertising and promotional materials that are likely to be misleading to consumers and printed materials used as packaging and decoration of products.

Article 24 When a printing enterprise accepts the entrusted printing of a registered trademark mark, it shall verify the copy of the "Trademark Registration Certificate" signed by the county-level industrial and commercial administration at the place where the trademark registrant is located, and check the registered trademark pattern provided by the client; accept the registration Where a trademark is entrusted by a licensed user to print a registered trademark logo, the printing enterprise shall also verify the registered trademark license contract. The printing enterprise shall keep a copy of the "Trademark Registration Certificate", a registered trademark pattern, and a copy of the registered trademark license contract signed by the industrial and commercial administrative department for verification and verification for inspection.

If the state has other regulations on the printing of registered trademarks, printing enterprises shall also comply with its regulations.

Article 25 Where a printing enterprise accepts entrusted printing of advertising propaganda materials or printed materials used as product packaging and decoration, it shall verify the business license of the entrusted printing unit or the resident identity card of the individual; The qualification certificate for advertising business shall be verified.

Article 26 When a printing enterprise accepts an entrustment to print printed materials for packaging and decoration, it shall deliver all the finished products, semi-finished products, waste products, printing plates, paper types, negatives, and originals to the entrusted printing unit or individual, and shall not keep them without authorization.

Article 27 If a printing enterprise accepts an entrusted printing of overseas packaging and decoration printed matter, it must be filed with the publishing administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality in which it is located in advance;

Chapter 5 of the Printing Industry

Printing of other prints

Article 28 Printing of documents, materials, and charts marked with confidentiality shall be handled in accordance with the relevant laws, regulations or rules of the state.

Article 29 When printing notices, notices, work permits for major events, permits, and tickets for circulation in the society, the entrusting printing unit must issue a certificate from the competent department and go through the printing approval procedures with the public security department where the printing enterprise is located in accordance with relevant state regulations. , Printing at a printing company designated by the public security department. The printing enterprise designated by the public security department must verify the certificate of the competent department and the public security department's certificate of proof, and keep a copy of the certificate of the competent department and the public security department's certificate of proof for 2 years for inspection; and may not entrust others to print the above printed materials .

Special certificates such as valuable or non-valuable tickets used by printing institutions, groups, troops, enterprises and institutions, or printed with the unit's name, introduction letter, work permit, membership card, pass card, degree certificate, academic certificate, or other academic certificate If so, the entrusted printing unit must issue a certificate of entrusted printing. The printing company must verify the entrusted printing certificate.

Printing enterprises shall not retain samples and proofs of the first two printed copies; if it is necessary to retain samples or proofs due to business reference, they shall obtain the consent of the entrusted printing unit and stamp the "prints" and "proofs" on the retained printings. And keep it in a safe place.

Article 30 Printing companies that accept entrusted printing of religious articles must verify the approval documents of the religious affairs management department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the central government and the approval stamp issued by the publishing administration of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality; The publishing administrative department of the people's government shall, within 10 days from the date of receiving the application for printing religious supplies, make a decision on whether to issue a permit and notify the applicant; if no decision is made within the time limit, it shall be deemed to have consented to printing.

Article 31 Individuals engaged in other printed matter business operations shall not print documents, materials, charts, etc. marked with confidentiality, shall not print notices, notices, work permits for major events, permits, tickets for circulation in society, or printing agencies, Valuable or invaluable tickets used internally by groups, troops, enterprises, and institutions shall not be printed with the unit's name, letter of introduction, work permit, membership card, pass card, degree certificate, academic certificate, or other academic certificate, and other religious certificates shall not be printed. Supplies.

Article 32 Anyone who accepts an entrustment to print other printed materials overseas must first file with the publishing administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government for registration; all other printed materials must be transported out of the country and not sold in China.

Article 33 Printing enterprises and individuals engaged in other printed matter printing operations shall not pirate other printed matters of others, do not sell, reprint without authorization, or accept other commissioned prints commissioned by third parties, and shall not print other printed matters commissioned Paper, printed negatives, etc. are sold, leased, lent or otherwise transferred to other units or individuals.

Chapter 6 of the Printing Industry

Penalties

Article 34 Anyone who, in violation of the provisions of these Regulations, establishes a printing enterprise or engages in printing business activities without authorization shall be banned by the public security department and the administrative department for industry and commerce in accordance with legal functions and powers, and confiscation of printed matter and illegal income, and special tools and equipment for illegal activities If the illegal turnover is more than 10,000 yuan, a fine of 5 times or more and less than 10 times shall be imposed concurrently; if the illegal turnover is less than 10,000 yuan, a fine of not less than 10,000 yuan but less than 50,000 yuan shall be imposed; Investigate criminal responsibility according to law.

Any printing factory (institution) established within the unit who fails to go through the formalities in accordance with the provisions of Chapter II of these regulations and engages in printing business activities shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

Article 35 If a printing business operator violates the provisions of these regulations and commits one of the following acts, the publishing administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level shall order the suspension of illegal acts, order the suspension of business for rectification, confiscation of printed matter and illegal income, and illegal business turnover1 If the amount is more than 10,000 yuan, a fine of 5 to 10 times the illegal business amount shall be imposed concurrently; if the amount of illegal business is less than 10,000 yuan, a fine of 10,000 to 50,000 yuan shall be imposed concurrently; if the circumstances are serious, the original issuing authority shall Revocation of license; if a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law:

(1) without the permission of the publishing administrative department, concurrently operating or changing publications, packaging and decoration printed matter, or other printed matter, or merging other printing industry operators without authorization;

(2) the establishment of a new printing industry operator due to merger or division fails to go through the formalities in accordance with the provisions of these regulations;

(3) Selling, renting, lending, or transferring printing business licenses in other forms.

Article 36 Printing operators who knowingly or should know that they contain publications, packaging and decoration printed matter or other printed matters that are prohibited from printing in accordance with Article 3 of these Regulations, or print publications that are prohibited by the state or by non-publishing entities For publications issued by local people's governments at or above the county level, administrative departments and public security departments shall order them to suspend business for rectification in accordance with their statutory functions, confiscate printed matter and illegal gains, and those with illegal business turnover of more than 10,000 yuan shall be imposed at least 5 times and 10 times the illegal business turnover The following fines shall be imposed; if the illegal turnover is less than 10,000 yuan, a fine of 10,000 yuan to 50,000 yuan shall be imposed; if the circumstances are serious, the license shall be revoked by the original issuing authority; if a crime is constituted, criminal liability shall be investigated according to law.

Article 37 If a printing business operator commits one of the following acts, the local people s government at or above the county level shall order the publishing administrative department and the public security department to make corrections and give warnings in accordance with the statutory functions and powers; Authorities revoke license:

(1) Failure to establish a printing verification system, a printing registration system, a printed matter storage system, a printed matter delivery system, and a defective product destruction system for printing activities;

(2) failing to report to the public security department or the publishing administrative department in a timely manner when illegal activities are found in the printing business activities;

(3) Changing the name, legal representative or person-in-charge, residence or place of business, or other major registration matters, or terminating printing business activities, without filing with the publishing administrative department that was originally approved for registration;

(4) Failure to keep materials for inspection in accordance with the provisions of these regulations.

If the establishment of a printing factory (institution) in the unit violates the provisions of these Regulations and fails to go through the registration formalities with the publishing administrative department and the confidentiality department of the local people's government at or above the county level and file the record with the public security department in accordance with relevant state regulations, the place at or above the county level The people's government's publishing administrative department, security work department, and public security department ordered corrections and issued warnings in accordance with statutory functions and powers; if the circumstances were serious, they were ordered to suspend business for rectification.

Article 38 If an enterprise engaged in the operation of publication printing has one of the following acts, the publishing administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level shall give a warning, confiscate the illegal income, and the illegal business volume shall be more than 10,000 yuan, and shall be punished for illegal operation A fine of more than 5 times and less than 10 times; if the illegal business volume is less than 10,000 yuan, a fine of 10,000 to 50,000 yuan shall be imposed; if the circumstances are serious, the company shall be ordered to suspend business for rectification or the license shall be revoked by the original issuing authority; If a crime is committed, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law:

(1) Accepting a printing publication commissioned by another person, failing to verify the printing power of attorney, relevant certificates or permits in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations, or failing to report the printing commission to the administrative department of publishing;

(2) printing publications by impersonating or misappropriating others;

(3) Pirating the publications of others;

(4) illegally adding or selling entrusted printed publications;

(5) subscribing or selling publications;

(6) Selling, leasing, lending, or transferring in other forms the publication papers and printed negatives entrusted to print by the publishing unit without authorization;

(7) Without authorization, accepting commission to print overseas publications, or failing to transport all printed overseas publications out of the country.

Article 39 If an enterprise engaged in the business of printing and printing of packaging and decoration products has one of the following behaviors, the publishing administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level shall give a warning, confiscate the illegal income, and the illegal business volume shall exceed 10,000 yuan, and shall be punished in violation of the law. A fine ranging from 5 times to 10 times the turnover; if the illegal turnover is less than 10,000 yuan, a fine ranging from 10,000 to 50,000 yuan shall be imposed; if the circumstances are serious, the company shall be ordered to suspend business for rectification or the license shall be revoked by the original issuing authority; Constitute a crime, be held criminally responsible:

(1) Accepting the entrustment to print the registered trademark logo, failing to verify and verify the copy of the "Trademark Registration Certificate", the registered trademark pattern or the copy of the registered trademark license contract signed by the administrative department for industry and commerce in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations;

(2) Accepting entrusted printing advertising materials, printed materials used as product packaging and decoration, failing to verify the business license of the entrusted printing unit or the resident identity card of the individual in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation, or accepting entrusted printing advertising materials for the advertising operator, Failure to verify the advertising business qualification certificate;

(3) Pirated printing of other people's packaging and decoration prints;

(4) Accepting entrustment to print overseas packaging and decoration printed matter without filing with the publishing administrative department in accordance with the provisions of these regulations, or failing to transport all printed overseas packaging and decoration printed matter out of the country.

If a printing enterprise accepts the entrusted printing of registered trademark marks and advertising materials, which violates the relevant national regulations on the management of registered trademarks and advertising printing, the administrative department for industry and commerce shall give a warning, confiscate the printed matter and the illegal income, and the illegal business shall exceed 10,000 yuan, and shall be punished accordingly A fine of more than 5 times and less than 10 times of the illegal business amount; if the amount of illegal business is less than 10,000 yuan, a fine of 10,000 to 50,000 yuan shall be imposed.

Article 40 Enterprises and individuals engaged in other printed matter printing business activities shall be warned by the publishing administrative department of the local people s government at or above the county level to confiscate printed matter and illegal income, and illegal business value of more than 10,000 yuan, and A fine of more than 5 times and less than 10 times of the illegal business amount; a fine of more than 10,000 yuan and less than 50,000 yuan if the illegal business amount is less than 10,000 yuan; if the circumstances are serious, the company shall be ordered to suspend business for rectification or the license shall be revoked by the original issuing authority If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law:

(1) Accepting entrustment to print other printed materials without verifying relevant certificates in accordance with the provisions of these regulations;

(2) arbitrarily entrusting other printed matters that have been commissioned for printing to another party for printing;

(3) Selling, leasing, lending, or transferring in other forms the paper types and printed negatives of other printed materials entrusted to print;

(4) Forging or altering official documents or certificates of national institutions such as degree certificates or academic certificates, or official documents or certificates of enterprises, institutions, or people's organizations, or pirating other printed materials of others;

(5) illegally adding or selling other printed matters entrusted to print;

(6) Accepting the entrustment to print other overseas printed matters that have not been filed with the publishing administrative department in accordance with the provisions of these regulations, or failed to transport all other printed overseas printed matters abroad;

(7) Individuals engaged in other printed matter printing business activities are out of scope.

Article 41 Anyone who commits one of the following acts shall be warned by the public security department, confiscate the printed matter and illegal income, and have an illegal business value of more than 10,000 yuan, and be fined 5 to 10 times the illegal business value; If the amount is less than 10,000 yuan, a fine ranging from 10,000 yuan to 50,000 yuan shall be imposed; if the circumstances are serious, the company shall be ordered to suspend business for rectification or revoke the special industry license:

(1) Printing notices, notices, work permits for major events, laissez-passer, and tickets for circulation in the society, where the printing enterprise has not verified the certificate of the competent department and the public security department's certificate of approval, or entrust others to print the above-mentioned printed materials;

(2) It is not a printing enterprise designated by the public security department to print notices, notices, work permits for major events, passes, and tickets for circulation in society without authorization;

(3) The printing industry operator forges or alters the official documents and certificates of national institutions, such as degree certificates and academic certificates, or official documents and certificates of enterprises, institutions and people's organizations.

Printing notices, notices, work permits for major events, laissez-passer, and tickets for circulation in society, where the entrusted printing unit has not obtained a certificate from the competent authority, or failed to go through the printing approval procedures with the public security department where the printing enterprise is located, or fails If a printing company designated by the public security department prints, the public security department of the people's government at or above the county level shall impose a fine of 500 yuan to 5,000 yuan.

Article 42 If a printing business operator violates these regulations and commits one of the following acts, the publishing administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level shall order correction and give a warning; if the circumstances are serious, he shall be ordered to suspend business for rectification or be issued by the original issuing authority Revoke license:

(1) An enterprise engaged in the business of printing and printing of packaging and decoration prints keeps the finished products, semi-finished products, waste products and printing plates, paper types, printing negatives, originals, etc. of the packaging and decoration prints entrusted to print without authorization;

(2) Enterprises and individuals engaged in other printed matter business operations keep samples or proofs of other printed matters without authorization, or have not stamped "samples" or "proofs" on the retained samples or proofs.

Article 43 If an operator of the printing industry is punished with administrative punishment for revoking the license, he shall go to the administrative department for industry and commerce to register for change or cancel registration in accordance with the relevant state regulations; if he fails to do so, the business license shall be revoked by the administrative department for industry and commerce. Article 44 Where a printing enterprise is imposed an administrative penalty for revoking a license, its legal representative or person in charge shall not be the legal representative or person in charge of the printing enterprise for 10 years from the date of the license being revoked.

Individuals who engage in other printed matter printing operations are punished with administrative penalties for revocation of their licenses, and shall not engage in printing operations within 10 years from the date of revocation of their licenses.

Article 45. The implementation of administrative penalties for fines in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations shall, in accordance with the relevant laws and administrative regulations, separate the decision on fines from the collection of fines; all fines collected must be turned over to the State Treasury.

Article 46 The publishing administrative department, public security department, industry and commerce administrative department, or other relevant departments violate the provisions of these regulations, and authorize the unauthorized approval of printing enterprises that do not meet the conditions for establishment, or fail to perform their supervisory duties, or fail to investigate and find illegal acts, resulting in serious In case of consequences, the person in charge and other directly responsible persons shall be given administrative sanctions of demotion or dismissal; if a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with the law.

Chapter VII of the Printing Industry

Supplementary clause

Article 47 Printing enterprises that have been established according to law before the implementation of these Regulations shall, within 180 days from the date of implementation of these Regulations, go to the publishing administration to obtain a Printing Business License.

Issuing a license in accordance with these regulations shall not charge any fees other than the cost fees in accordance with legal standards.

Article 48 These Regulations shall become effective on the date of promulgation. Regulations on the Administration of the Printing Industry promulgated by the State Council on March 8, 1997