The publication business activities mentioned in these Regulations include the publication, printing, import and export, wholesale, retail, leasing, exhibition and exhibition of books and newspapers.
These Regulations shall apply to the entrustment and printing activities of internal information books, newspapers and periodicals. Article 3 The publishing and business activities of books, newspapers and periodicals must abide by the Constitution, laws and regulations, and may not harm the interests of the state and the people.
It is forbidden to publish and operate illegal books, newspapers and periodicals that contain contents explicitly prohibited by the state. Article 4 People's governments at all levels shall support the publication of books, newspapers and periodicals, and encourage state organs, social organizations, enterprises and institutions to set up special funds or support and guarantee the publication of academic and scientific works and teaching materials in other ways.
People's governments at all levels should take measures to prosper the book and newspaper market and ensure that legitimate publishing activities are not illegally interfered by any organization or individual.
The people's governments at all levels shall commend and reward the units and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to the implementation of these Regulations, or that have exposed and assisted in the investigation and punishment of illegal publishing business activities. Article 5 The municipal administrative department of press and publication shall be responsible for the management and supervision of the publishing business activities of books, newspapers and periodicals in the whole city.
The district and county press and publication administrative departments shall be responsible for the management and supervision of the printing and distribution activities of books, newspapers and periodicals within their respective jurisdictions.
Public security, industry and commerce, customs, taxation and other administrative departments shall be responsible for relevant management according to their respective responsibilities. Postal, civil aviation, railway, transportation and other units shall assist the administrative department of press and publication in the management of books, newspapers and periodicals. Chapter II Administration of Publication Article 6 To establish a publishing entity of books, newspapers and periodicals, the organizer shall submit a written application to the municipal administrative department of press and publication. The municipal administrative department of press and publication shall complete the examination and approval within thirty days from the date of receiving the application, and report it to the administrative department of the State Council for examination and approval.
The municipal press and publication administrative department shall notify the organizer within 10 days from the date of receiving the approval decision of the the State Council publishing administrative department.
The organizer shall, within 60 days from the date of receiving the notice of approval, register with the municipal administrative department of press and publication, obtain a publishing license, and apply to the local administrative department for industry and commerce for a business license with the publishing license.
Bidding for the publication of natural science and technology periodicals shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the administrative department of publishing and the administrative department of science and technology of the State Council. Article 7 A publishing entity of books, newspapers and periodicals shall meet the requirements of a legal person, be approved and registered, obtain the status of a legal person, and independently bear civil liability with all its legal person property.
If a legal person publishes newspapers and periodicals without establishing a newspaper or periodical agency, the newspaper editorial department and periodical editorial department established by it shall be regarded as publishing units, and the civil liability of the editorial department shall be borne by the legal person who established the editorial department. Article 8 If a book publishing entity fails to carry out publishing activities or stops publishing activities for 1 year after being registered for 180 days, its license and business license shall be cancelled by the municipal press, publication and industrial and commercial administrative department respectively.
If a newspaper publishing unit fails to publish a newspaper within 90 days after registration or stops publishing on 180, the municipal press and publication and the administrative department for industry and commerce shall cancel its license and business license respectively. Article 9 If a publishing entity changes its name, sponsor and business scope, merges or splits, or publishes a new newspaper or periodical, or changes its name and date of issue, it shall go through the examination and approval formalities again in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 of these Regulations. Article 10 It is forbidden to forge, alter, buy, sell or transfer the name, book number, serial number and quasi-confirmation number of a publishing entity. Article 11 No unit or individual other than a publishing unit may publish books, newspapers and periodicals that are publicly distributed in the society.
Self-published books shall be handled in accordance with the relevant provisions of the administrative department of publishing in the State Council. Article 12 A book publishing entity shall abide by the provisions of the administrative department of publishing in the State Council on special topic filing, cooperative publishing and distribution on behalf of printing, and shall not increase the number of printed books without authorization.
To publish a periodical supplement, it shall apply to the municipal administrative department of press and publication for a supplement license. The municipal administrative department of press and publication shall make a decision within twenty days from the date of accepting the application. Thirteenth books, newspapers and periodicals should indicate the version records. Periodicals shall not replace the year number with the total serial number on the cover, and shall not replace or cover the title with the main item.
The book number and serial number used by the publishing unit shall not be replaced with each other. Fourteenth books, newspapers and periodicals for minors shall not contain contents that induce minors to imitate behaviors that violate social morality and commit crimes, and shall not contain contents that hinder minors' physical and mental health, such as terror and cruelty. Fifteenth the selection or compilation of textbooks for primary and secondary schools in this Municipality must be approved by the municipal education administrative department, and published, printed and distributed by the units designated by the municipal press and publication administrative department. Article 16 When publishing books, newspapers and periodicals involving ethnic and religious contents, a publishing unit shall solicit the opinions of the municipal administrative department of ethnic and religious affairs according to the actual situation, and then go through the relevant formalities according to the regulations on publication management.
Books, newspapers and periodicals used for religious purposes shall be approved by the municipal administrative department of religious affairs and printed by the unit designated by the municipal administrative department of press and publication after obtaining the license issued by the municipal administrative department of press and publication.