INTERIM PROVISIONS FOR STRENGTHENING THE ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLI-CATION IN CO-OPERATION WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES
INTERIM PROVISIONS FOR STRENGTHENING THE ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLI-CATION IN CO-OPERATION WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES
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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INTERIM PROVISIONS FOR STRENGTHENING THE ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLI-
CATION IN CO-OPERATION WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES
(Approved and promulgated by the State Council on Oct. 12, 1981)
These Provisions are formulated for the purpose of strengthening the
leadership over, and administration of, the work of publication in co-
operation with foreign countries.
1. Publication in co-operation with foreign countries shall conform to
China's foreign policy and principle and facilitate the strengthening of
China's publicity in and cultural exchanges with, foreign countries, shall
do no harm to China's sovereignty and national interests and shall be
strictly governed by the State provisions concerning the maintenance of
secrets.
2. In co-operation with foreign countries in publication, it is imperative
to study the situation of the international book market, safeguard the
rights and interests of China's authors and publishers and, on the basis
of equality and mutual benefits, achieve reasonable economic returns.
3. A publishing house shall determine its projects of co-operation with
foreign countries in the light of its own conditions and characteristics
and in conformity with its own publishing principle and scope of
publication.
4. Projects of publication in co-operation with foreign countries shall be
determined through full consultation between the two parties thereto. The
editing principle, the contents of the manuscript and the finalized
version thereof with respect to a book or journal to be jointly published
shall all be subject to the consent of the Chinese party. Without the
consent of the Chinese party, no part of the contents of a manuscript that
has been examined and finalized by the Chinese party may be supplemented,
deleted or otherwise altered by the other party. Pictures selected for use
in picture-albums or other books or journals to be jointly published for
the purpose of giving information about China shall in general be provided
by the Chinese party and it is unadvisable to have them taken by the other
party or jointly taken by both parties.
5. Manuscripts edited by a foreign country to be jointly published for use
by Chinese readers shall be those of which China is in urgent need and
shall, when necessary, be duly supplemented, deleted or re-edited in
accordance with the actual situation in China. Financially, every possible
means shall be tried to avoid making payment in foreign exchange for the
economic returns that the other party shall be entitled to.
6. Publication in co-operation with foreign countries shall only be
undertaken by the publishing houses that have been officially authorized
by the State. No non-publishing units or individuals may undertake
publication in co-operation with foreign countries. Without the
permission of the original publishing houses, no publishing houses may co-
operate with foreign parties in publishing books or journals published by
other publishing houses. A publishing house that intends to co-operate
with a foreign party in publishing a manuscript shall solicit in advance
the permission of the author or the original editing unit.
7. A publishing house may negotiate co-operative publication business
directly with a foreign party or may entrust a specialized company that
has been authorized by the State to handle co-operative publication
business with foreign countries or entrust a reliable foreign agency with
the negotiation.
8. Foreign units that are to co-operate with China in publication business
shall be those which are friendly to China and have reliable credit and
financial resources. It is imperative not to sign contracts with foreign
businessmen whose standing is not clear.
9. In order to specify the rights and obligations of both parties, a
contract prescribing a time limit shall be signed. As to the ownership of
the copyright, the transfer by one party to the other the right of
publication and distribution and other rights or the permission by one
party to the other of the use of these rights, as well as the amount of
remuneration, the mode and time of payment thereof shall be stipulated
item by item in the contract. With respect to manuscripts and pictures
that are provided by the Chinese party, without the consent of the Chinese
party, the other party may not transfer the copyright, or extend the use
thereof, or extend the areas where they shall be distributed.
10. In determining projects of co-operative publication with foreign
countries, the following formalities of examination and approval shall,
depending on the different circumstances, be carried out respectively:
With respect to publications that have been published domestically,
publishing houses at the central level may make their own decisions and
report the projects to the higher competent authority for the record,
whereas publishing houses in the localities shall submit their project
proposals to the publication bureaus of the provinces, municipalities
directly under the Central Government or autonomous regions for
examination and approval.
With respect to publications that have not come off the press
domestically, publishing houses at the central level shall submit their
project proposals to the higher competent authority for examination and
approval, and publishing houses in the localities shall submit their
project proposals to the people's governments of the provinces,
municipalities directly under the Central Government or autonomous regions
for examination and approval. With respect to a project of co-operative
publication of full-length book series whose contents have a nation-wide
bearing, consent of the State Bureau of Publication shall have to be
solicited in advance.
With respect to manuscripts whose contents involve the major principles of
the Party and the State and China's foreign policy and to works by, or
biographies of, the leaders of the Party and the State, the project
proposals shall, after being counter-signed by the State Bureau of
Publication, be submitted to the State Council for examination and
approval.
The taking of photographs of important cultural relics and other rare,
precious objects and the use of such photographs, and the publication of
maps that involve boundary lines of China shall be handled in strict
accordance with the pertinent provisions of the State.
With respect to a publication project of co-operation with a foreign
party, the report submitted requesting the examination and approval of the
project proposal, copies of the contract (or agreement) both in Chinese
and in the foreign language concerned and the sample version of the item
to be published shall be submitted to the State Bureau of Publication for
the record.
11. With respect to trips abroad and back to China by professional
personnel needed in effecting publication in co-operation with foreign
countries, the competent departments shall simplify the examining and
approving formalities and provide convenience so as to facilitate the
smooth implementation of the contract.
12. For books and journals published cooperatively, remuneration shall be
paid to the authors on the merits of each case and in accordance with the
existing domestic system of remuneration.
For manuscripts that are published for the first time, the remuneration
may be slightly higher than the domestic rates.
If a manuscript that has been published domestically is used, appropriate
fees may as well be paid, which shall in general not exceed 60 percent of
the original remuneration. If works of foreign authors are used, the
remuneration may be slightly higher than that which would be paid to
domestic authors.
The aforesaid remunerations shall be paid in Renminbi. The few really
special cases that require payment in foreign exchange, the payment shall,
upon approval by the higher competent departments, be made out of the
foreign exchange that the units concerned have obtained.
13. In the work of publication in co-operation with foreign countries, it
is imperative for various publishing houses to display the socialist style
of co-operation among themselves, keep each other well informed, and work
in co-ordination when dealing with foreign countries. Differences and
contradictions, should they arise, shall be settled through consultations
among themselves or mediation by higher authorities.
14. In dealings with foreign countries, it is imperative to strictly abide
by the disciplines related to foreign affairs and uphold our national
dignity and state prestige.
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