1. Newspaper
1) Basis
Clause 11 of Publication Management Procedure (#343 Order by the State Council), Clause 11 of Interim Provisions for Newspaper Management (Xin Chu Bo Zi *****534) issued by Press and Publication General Administration.
2) Requirements
(1) For the purpose of construction of spiritual civilization and material civilization stated in constitution.
(2) Business scope and publishing policy applicable to applicant(s) and conformed to department in charge.
(3) Applicant(s) and department in charge being capable of management. Department in charge shall be above ministerial department (including assistant ministerial department) under central government; above provincial department (bureau) (including assistant department; above regional and county department (including county level).
(4) Editorial board composed of chief editor(s), full-time editors and reporters, who insist in The Four Basic Principles, meet professional requirements and are experienced in publishing skillfully.
(5) Initial capital suitable for launch, office(s), publishing and printing conditions, and legal fund resources maintaining publishing business.
3) Documents to be submitted
Newspaper registration（in triplicate） and application (one). The application must include:
(1) Reasons, purpose and business scope.
(2) Applicant(s) and department in charge.
(3) Name, type, pages, edition, circulation scope and form of newspaper.
(4) Name, personal information, position and professional title of person in charge; introduction to organization structure.
(5) Locations of office(s) and printing site(s) (office(s) should be located in same sites as department in charge and this publishing house).
(6) Fund resources.
4) Procedure and time limit
(1) Press and Publication Division accept applicant’s application and any other required documents.
(2) The application will be reviewed within seven working days from its receipt. In the case of acceptable application, it will be submitted to provincial Press and Publication bureau.
(3) The provincial bureau submits it to Press and Publication General Administration.
(4) The general administration will make decision on approval or rejection within 180 days from receipt of application.
(5) A notice will be issued to applicant within five working days after approval result is delivered. If rejected, a statement is attached to the notice to state the reasons of rejection.
(6) Applicant(s) will go through relevant procedure in the service office to get Newspaper Publication Permit with “national serial number” within sixty days from receipt of the notice.
2. Periodical
1) Basis
Clause 11 of Publication Management Procedure（#343 Order by the State Council）, Clause 11 of Interim Provisions for Periodical Management ((88) Xin Chu Qi Zi *****359）issued by Press and Publication General Administration.
2) Requirements
(1)For the purpose of construction of spiritual civilization and material civilization stated in constitution.
(2) Business scope and publishing policy applicable to applicant(s) and conformed to department in charge.
(3) Applicant(s) and department in charge being capable of management.
(4) Editorial board composed of full-time chief editor(s) and full-time editors who meet professional requirements and are experienced in publishing skillfully.
(5) Necessary funds, fixed offices and printing mechanism.
3) Documents to be submitted
Periodical registration（in triplicate） and application (one) ;The application must include name, type, format, pages, edition, circulation scope of periodical and so on;
4) Procedure and time limit
(1) Press and Publication Division accepts applicant’s application and any other required documents.
(2) The application will be reviewed within seven working days from its receipt. In the case of acceptable application, it will be submitted to provincial Press and Publication bureau.
(3) The provincial bureau submits it to Press and Publication General Administration.
(4) The general administration will make decision on approval or rejection within 180 days from receipt of application.
(5) A notice will be issued to applicant within five working days after approval result is delivered. If rejected, a statement is attached to the notice to state the reasons of rejection.
(6) Applicant(s) will go through relevant procedure in the service office to get Periodical Permit with “national serial number” within sixty days from receipt of the notice.
(7) Charge：20 Yuan; in addition, collect 50 Yuan of cost of production on behalf of the general administration.
3. Process
Accept（submit all required documents） and issue return-receipt——>the office reviews the documents and submits them to provincial Press and Publication bureau——>the provincial bureau checks and submits them to the general administration——>applicant is informed of approval result