ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES FOR RECEPTION OF TELEVISION PROGRAMMESTRANSMITTED VIA FOREIGN SATELLITES BY GROUND SATELLITE RECEIVING FA-CILITIES
ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES FOR RECEPTION OF TELEVISION PROGRAMMESTRANSMITTED VIA FOREIGN SATELLITES BY GROUND SATELLITE RECEIVING FA-CILITIES
Important Notice:
This English document is coming from the "LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA GOVERNING FOREIGN-RELATED MATTERS" (1991.7)
which is compiled by the Brueau of Legislative Affairs of the State
Council of the People's Republic of China, and is published by the China
Legal System Publishing House.
In case of discrepancy, the original version in Chinese shall prevail.
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ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES FOR RECEPTION OF TELEVISION PROGRAMMES
TRANSMITTED VIA FOREIGN SATELLITES BY GROUND SATELLITE RECEIVING FA-
CILITIES
(Approved by the State Council on April 9, 1990 and promulgated in
the No.1 Decree jointly issued by the Ministry of Radio, Film and
Television, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of State
Security on May 28, 1990)
Article 1
These Measures are formulated for the purpose of strengthening the
administration of reception of television programmes transmitted via
foreign satellites by ground satellite receiving facilities, safeguarding
the economic, technological and cultural exchanges with foreign countries
and promoting the construction of socialist material civilization and
spiritual civilization.
Article 2
The term "reception of television programmes transmitted via foreign
satellites by ground satellite receiving facilities" as used in these
Measures refers to the reception by units of foreign-satellite-transmitted
television programmes that are directly related to the work or business
operations of these units by utilizing their existing ground satellite
receiving facilities or installing special ground satellite receiving
facilities.
Article 3
The Ministry of Radio, Film and Television shall be in charge of the
administration of reception of the television programmes transmitted via
foreign satellites by ground satellite receiving facilities throughout
China.
The departments (or bureaus) of radio and television of the provinces,
autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central
Government shall be in charge of administration of the reception of the
television programmes transmitted via foreign satellites by ground
satellite receiving facilities in their respective administrative areas.
Article 4
Units of education, scientific research, journalism, finance, and economic
relations and trade and other units that are really necessitated by the
needs of work may, in accordance with the provisions of these Procedures,
apply to utilize their existing ground satellite receiving facilities or
install special ground satellite receiving facilities to receive
television programmes transmitted via foreign satellites. Guest houses
(or hotels) and apartments which permanently accommodate foreigners may,
on condition that it is really necessary for them to provide economic
information services concerning international financial and marketing
situation, apply to install special ground satellite receiving facilities
to receive television programmes transmitted via foreign satellites in
accordance with these Procedures.
Services with respect to the installation and administration of ground
satellite receiving facilities for receiving television programmes
transmitted via foreign satellites shall be organized and provided by
Chinese departments of radio and television.
Article 5
A unit that intends to utilize its existing ground satellite receiving
facilities or install special ground satellite receiving facilities to
receive television programmes transmitted via foreign satellites shall
satisfy the following requirements:
(1) the work or business operations of the applying unit demands reception
of television programmes transmitted via foreign satellites;
(2) the direction of reception, the content thereof and the scope of
eligible viewers have been definitely specified;
(3) the applying unit possesses the technology and equipment that measure
up to the standard of the state;
(4) the applying unit possesses qualified professional personnel for the
administration of such programmes; and
(5) there is a sound system of administration in the applying unit.
Article 6
A unit that intends to utilize its existing ground satellite receiving
facilities or install special ground satellite receiving facilities to
receive television programmes transmitted via foreign satellites shall
apply in writing to the competent department at or above the provincial
level. If consent is granted thereto upon examination, the applying unit
shall proceed to submit the application for examination and approval to
the department (or bureau) of radio and television of the province,
autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government
where the applying unit is located. Upon approval by the department (or
bureau) of radio and television, a permit to receive television programmes
transmitted via foreign satellites (hereinafter referred to as "permit")
shall be issued to the applying unit and the case shall be reported by the
examining and approving authorities to the Ministry of Radio, Film and
Television, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of State
Security for the record.
Article 7
Without holding a permit, no unit already in possession of ground
satellite receiving facilities may receive television programmes
transmitted via foreign satellites, no other units may, without holding a
permit, install ground satellite receiving facilities to receive
television programmes transmitted via foreign satellites.
Article 8
A unit holding a permit shall, in receiving and making use of foreign
television programmes, strictly comply with the requirements specified in
the permit as to the purpose of reception, the content, directions and
modes thereof and the scope of eligible viewers.
No permit may be tampered with or transferred. If changes in the work or
business operations require alterations in the provisions of the permit or
make it no longer necessary to receive television programmes transmitted
via foreign satellites, the unit concerned shall submit in good time to
the examining and approving authorities a request for the issuance of a
new permit or for the cancellation of the permit already issued and the
examining and approving authorities shall report the case to the
authorities concerned for the record in accordance with the provision of
Article 6 of these Measures.
Article 9
A unit holding a permit may use the television programmes received from
transmission via foreign satellites only in the work or business
operations of the unit itself and, unless otherwise approved by the
leadership of the unit, no television programmes received from
transmission via foreign satellites may be recorded. It shall be strictly
forbidden to replay the television programmes received from transmission
via foreign satellites at any domestic television stations, closed-circuit
television stations or video-tape projection centres or to transmit them
by any other means. The catalogue of the audio-visual materials recorded
upon approval shall be submitted regularly for the records to the
departments of radio and television, public security and state security in
the locality where the unit is situated.
The recorded audio-visual materials shall be placed for strict safe-
keeping by a specially appointed person.
Article 10
Departments of radio and television, public security and state security
shall be responsible for exercising supervision and inspection over the
administration of the reception of television programmes transmitted via
foreign satellites by ground satellite receiving facilities and shall have
the right to stop any acts of violation of these Procedures in receiving,
recording or transmitting television programmes transmitted via foreign
satellites.
Article 11
If any unit violates the provisions in Articles 8 and 9 of these Measures,
the department (or bureau) of the province, autonomous region or
municipality directly under the Central Government shall, in conjunction
with the Department (or Bureau) of Public Security and the Department
(Bureau) of State Security at the same level and in accordance with the
seriousness of the case, give such penalties as issuing a warning,
imposing a fine of not more than Renminbi 20,000 yuan or, in an extreme
case, revoking the permit. Where the permit is revoked, the ground
satellite receiving facilities may also be confiscated concurrently. The
department (or bureau) of radio and television, the department (of bureau)
of public security and the department (or bureau) of state security of the
province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central
Government may suggest to the competent department concerned that
administrative sanctions be imposed on the unit's leading personnel in
charge of the work and other persons directly responsible. If the
violation is so serious as to constitute a crime, criminal liability shall
be investigated by the judicial department in accordance with the law.
Article 12
If, in violation of the provision in Article 7 of these Measures, any unit
without holding a permit installs ground satellite receiving facilities or
receives television programmes transmitted via foreign satellites without
authorization, the department (or bureau) of radio and television may, in
accordance with the department (or bureau) of public security and the
department (or bureau) of state security at the same level, confiscate the
ground satellite receiving facilities, with an additional imposition of a
fine of not more than Renminbi 50,000 yuan, and may suggest to the
competent department concerned to impose administrative sanctions on the
unit's leading personnel in charge of the work and other persons directly
responsible. Those who have recorded the programmes or disseminated them
without authorization, if the circumstances are so serious as to
constitute a crime, shall be investigated for criminal liability by the
judicial department in accordance with the law.
Article 13
Any party who is not satisfied with the penalty of a fine or of the
revocation of the permit may, within 15 days of receipt of the decision on
penalty, apply to the people's government at the same level for
reconsideration or may file a suit with the people's court. Any party who
is not satisfied with the result of the administrative reconsideration
may, within 15 days of receipt of the decision of reconsideration, file a
suit with the people's court. If no application for reconsideration is
submitted or no suit is filed within the prescribed period, the penalty of
revoking the permit shall go into effect. If no application for
reconsideration is submitted or no suit is filed within the prescribed
period and yet the fine imposed is not turned in, the authorities that
have made the decision on penalty shall apply to the people's court for
compulsory execution.
Article 14
With respect to reception of television programmes transmitted via foreign
satellites by units of the armed forces and the departments of public
security and state security utilizing their existing ground satellite
receiving facilities or installing special ground satellite receiving
facilities as are necessitated by national defence and public security and
state security, the Headquarters of the General Staff of the Chinese
People's Liberation Army, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry
of State Security shall respectively formulate measures for the
administration thereof. If foreign embassies (or consulates) stationed in
China and other institutions which enjoy diplomatic privileges and
immunities intend to install ground satellite receiving facilities to
receive television programmes transmitted via foreign satellites, they
shall handle the matter through diplomatic channels.
Article 15
The Ministry of Radio, Film and Television shall be responsible for the
interpretation of these Measures.
Article 16
These Measures shall go into effect as of the date of promulgation.
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