Administrative Measures for Internet Information Services
Administrative Measures for Internet Information Services
Administrative Measures for Internet Information Services
Order of the State Council [2000] No. 292
September 25, 2000
The Administrative Measures for Internet Information Services adoted at the 31st executive meeting of the State Council on September 20, 2000 is hereby promulgated for implementation.
Premier Zhu Rongji
Appendix: Administrative Measures for Internet Information Services
Article 1 These Measures are formulated in order to regulate internet information services and promote the healthy and orderly development of internet information services.
Article 2 Any internet information service activities within the territory of the People's Republic of China must comply with these Measures.
For the purposes of these Measures, the term "internet information services" means the service activity of providing information services through the internet to online subscribers.
Article 3 Internet information services include commercial and non-commercial services.
The term "commercial internet information services" means service activities such as compensated provision to online subscribers through the internet of information services or website production, etc.
The term "non-commercial internet information services" means the service activity of non-compensated provision to online subscribers through the internet of information that is in the public domain and openly accessible.
Article 4 The State subjects commercial internet information services to a permit system and non-commercial internet information services to a record-filing system.
No one may engage in the provision of internet information services without having obtained permission or carried out record-filing procedures.
Article 5 Where, in accordance with laws, administrative regulations or relevant State regulations, engagement in the provision of internet information services in respect of news, publishing, education, medical treatment, health, pharmaceuticals or medical apparatus, etc. requires the examination and consent of the relevant competent authority, the consent of the relevant competent authority shall be obtained in accordance with the law, before applying for an operating permit or carrying out record-filing procedures.
Article 6 In addition to meeting the requirements of the Telecommunications Regulations of the People's Republic of China the following conditions shall be met in order to engage in the provision of commercial internet information services:
1. having a business development plan and a relevant technical plan;
2. having in place sound measures to ensure network and information security, including measures to ensure website security, a system to manage the security and confidentiality of information and a system to manage the security of subscriber information; and
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