江西省人民政府


江西省各级人民政府行政机构设置和编制管理办法(省政府令第176号)


《江西省各级人民政府行政机构设置和编制管理办法》已经2009年11月17日省人民政府第28次常务会议审议通过，现予公布，自2010年2月1日起施行。

省长吴新雄
二○○九年十二月十一日


江西省各级人民政府行政机构
设置和编制管理办法



第一章 总 则
第一条 为了规范各级人民政府行政机构设置，加强编制管理，提高行政效能，根据国务院《地方各级人民政府机构设置和编制管理条例》及国家其他有关规定，结合本省实际，制定本办法。
第二条 本省行政区域内各级人民政府行政机构的设置、职责配置、编制核定以及对机构编制工作的监督管理，适用本办法。
第三条 本办法所称行政机构，是指本省各级人民政府依法设立的履行行政职责、使用行政编制的工作部门和部门管理机构等。
第四条 行政机构设置和编制管理工作，应当按照经济社会全面协调可持续发展的要求，适应全面履行职责的需要，遵循精简、统一、效能的原则。省政府令机构编制工作实行统一领导、分级管理的体制。
第五条 县级以上人民政府机构编制管理机关应当按照管理权限履行管理职责，并对下级机构编制工作进行业务指导和监督检查。
第六条 依照国家和本省规定的程序设置的机构和核定的编制，是录用、聘任、调配工作人员，配备领导成员和核拨经费的依据。县级以上人民政府应当建立机构编制、人员工资与财政预算相互制约的机制，在设置机构、核定编制时，应当充分考虑财政的供养能力。行政机构实有人员不得突破核定的编制。禁止擅自设置机构和增加编制。对擅自设置机构和增加编制的，不得核拨财政资金或者挪用其他资金安排其经费。
第七条 县级以上人民政府行政机构不得干预下级人民政府行政机构的设置和编制管理工作，不得要求下级人民政府设立与其业务对口的行政机构。



第二章 机构设置
第八条 行政机构设置应当按照国家和本省的限额规定，以职责的科学配置为基础，结合人口数量、地域范围、经济发展水平等因素，综合设置，做到职责明确、分工合理、机构精简、权责一致，决策和执行相协调。
行政机构应当根据履行职责的需要，适时调整。但是，在一届政府任期内，其工作部门应当保持相对稳定。
第九条 省人民政府设立工作部门和部门管理机构等。省人民政府工作部门根据职责分为办公厅、组成部门、直属特设机构和直属机构；设区市、县级人民政府工作部门不分组成部门、直属机构。乡镇人民政府设立综合性办事机构。
第十条 行政机构的名称、规格应当按照下列规定予以规范：
（一）省人民政府组成部门称委员会、厅、办公室，直属特设机构称委员会，直属机构称局、办公室，部门管理机构称局、办公室；省人民政府办公厅、组成部门、直属特设机构和直属机构为正厅级，部门管理机构为副厅级。
（二）设区市人民政府工作部门称委员会、局、办公室，为正处级。
（三）县级人民政府工作部门称委员会、局、办公室，为正科级。
（四）乡镇人民政府设立的综合性办事机构称办公室，不定级。

第十一条 行政机构的设立、撤销、合并或者变更规格、名称，由本级人民政府提出方案，经上一级人民政府机构编制管理机关审核后，报上一级人民政府批准。其中，县级以上人民政府行政机构的设立、撤销或者合并，还应当依法报本级人民代表大会常务委员会备案。
第十二条 行政机构的设立方案，应当包括下列事项：
（一）设立的必要性和可行性；
（二）行政机构的名称、职责、规格和隶属关系；
（三）内设机构的数量、名称、规格和职责；
（四）与业务相近的其他行政机构的职责划分；
（五）行政机构所需的编制及其来源。
第十三条 行政机构的撤销、合并方案，应当包括下列事项：
（一）行政机构的名称；
（二）撤销、合并的依据和理由；
（三）撤销、合并后，其职责的消失、转移情况；
（四）撤销、合并后，其编制的调整和人员分流意见。
第十四条 行政机构的规格、名称变更方案，应当包括下列事项：
（一）行政机构现有的规格或者名称；
（二）变更后的规格或者名称；
（三）变更规格或者名称的依据和理由。
第十五条 县级以上人民政府设立议事协调机构，应当严格控制；可以交由现有机构承担职能的或者由现有机构进行协调可以解决问题的，不另设立议事协调机构。为办理一定时期内某项特定工作设立的议事协调机构，应当明确规定其撤销的条件和期限。议事协调机构不单独设立办事机构，具体工作由有关行政机构承担。议事协调机构的设立、撤销或者合并，由本级人民政府决定。
第十六条 县级以上人民政府行政机构根据工作需要和精干的原则，设立必要的内设机构，但数量一般应当少于其对应的上一级人民政府行政机构的内设机构数。行政机构内设机构的设立、撤销、合并或者变更规格、名称，由该行政机构提出方案，报本级人民政府机构编制管理机关审批。
第十七条 省人民政府行政机构的内设机构，少于4名行政编制的，不得设立。设区市人民政府行政机构的内设机构，少于3名行政编制的，不得设立。县级人民政府行政机构的内设机构，少于2名行政编制的，不得设立。
第十八条 省人民政府行政机构的内设机构一般称处、室，为正处级；少数业务繁重、人员编制较多的内设机构，经省人民政府机构编制管理机关批准可以设立科。设区市人民政府行政机构的内设机构一般称科、室，为正科级。县级人民政府行政机构的内设机构一般称股、室，不定级。
第十九条 行政机构内设机构的设立方案，应当包括下列事项：
（一）设立的必要性和可行性；
（二）内设机构的名称、规格和职责；
（三）所需的编制及其来源。
第二十条 行政机构内设机构的撤销、合并方案，应当包括下列事项：
（一）内设机构的名称；
（二）撤销、合并的依据和理由；
（三）撤销、合并后，其职责、编制的调整意见。
第二十一条 行政机构内设机构的规格、名称变更方案，应当包括下列事项：
（一）内设机构现有的规格或者名称；
（二）变更后的规格或者名称；
（三）变更规格或者名称的依据和理由。



第三章 职责配置
第二十二条 行政机构职责配置应当遵循下列原则：
（一）职责法定；
（二）政企分开、政资分开、政事分开、政府与市场中介组织分开；
（三）科学分工、合理划分事权、确保政令畅通；
（四）权责一致。
第二十三条 行政机构职责相同或者相近的，原则上由一个行政机构承担；必须由两个或者两个以上行政机构承担的，应当划清职责分工，明确主要管理部门和协助管理部门。行政机构之间对职责划分有异议的，应当主动协商解决。协商一致的，报本级人民政府机构编制管理机关备案后实施；协商不一致的，应当提请本级人民政府机构编制管理机关提出协调意见，由机构编制管理机关报本级人民政府决定。
第二十四条 行政机构之间的职责调整，应当由本级人民政府机构编制管理机关提出方案，报本级人民政府决定。行政机构职责调整的方案，应当包括下列事项：
（一）职责调整的内容；
（二）职责调整的依据和理由；
（三）职责调整后，其内设机构和人员编制的调整意见。
第二十五条 行政机构可根据工作需要，对其内设机构的职责进行调整，报本级人民政府机构编制管理机关备案后实施。
第二十六条 行政机构应当切实履行经本级人民政府批准的本机构的各项行政管理职责。除法律、法规或者规章规定行政机构可以在其法定权限内，将部分行政管理职责委托其他单位承担外，行政机构不得将本机构的行政管理职责交由行政机构以外的单位承担；确因工作需要，需将本机构的行政管理职责交由其他行政机构代为承担的，应当按照本办法第二十四条的规定报批。



第四章 编制管理
第二十七条 行政机构的行政编制，应当根据其所承担的职责，按照精简的原则核定。
第二十八条 机构编制管理机关应当按照编制的不同类别和使用范围审批编制。行政机构应当使用行政编制，不得混用、挤占、挪用或者自行设定其他类别的编制。行政编制应当按照总量控制、分级管理、动态调整的原则管理。
第二十九条 本省各级人民政府的行政编制总额，由省人民政府提出，报国务院批准。县级以上人民政府机构编制管理机关在行政编制总额内，分别提出分配给下一级人民政府、本级人民政府各行政机构的行政编制方案，报本级人民政府审批后实施。
第三十条 县级以上人民政府根据调整职责的需要，可以在行政编制总额内调整本级人民政府有关部门的行政编制。但是，在同一个行政区域不同层级之间调整行政编制的，应当由省人民政府机构编制管理机关报国务院机构编制管理机关审批。
第三十一条 县级以上人民政府议事协调机构的办事机构，不单独确定编制，所需要的编制由承担具体工作的行政机构内部调剂解决。
第三十二条 行政机构的行政编制调整，应当由该行政机构提出方案。行政编制调整的方案，应当包括下列事项：
（一）调整的必要性和依据；
（二）需调整的行政编制数；
（三）行政机构的职责情况；
（四）行政机构的现有行政编制和在职人员情况；
（五）行政机构的领导职数和内设机构领导职数情况。
第三十三条 公安机关、国家安全机关和司法行政机关（含监狱管理机关和劳教管理机关）的编制实行专项管理，由机构编制管理机关按照国家批准的专项编制总额分配下达。
第三十四条 行政机构实行进人核编制度。行政机构录用、聘任、调配人员，应当先到本级人民政府机构编制管理机关办理进人核编手续，并由本级人民政府机构编制管理机关开具进人核编通知单。凡未开具进人核编通知单的，有关部门不得办理录用、聘任、调配和工资发放、社会保障等手续。
第三十五条 行政机构的行政编制实行实名制管理。具体管理办法，按照国家和本省有关规定执行。县级以上人民政府机构编制管理机关应当建立机构编制管理证制度。行政机构设立或者机构编制管理证内容变更的，应当及时到本级人民政府机构编制管理机关办理机构编制管理证或者机构编制管理证内容变更手续。
第三十六条 行政机构及其内设机构的领导职数，应当根据工作需要和精干高效的原则依法配备。行政机构及其内设机构不得超职数、超规格配备领导成员。
第三十七条 行政机构领导职数的配备，应当符合下列规定：
（一）省人民政府行政机构的领导职数，配2－4名；少数任务繁重、编制较多的部门可适当多配；
（二）设区市人民政府行政机构的领导职数，配1－4名；
（三）县级人民政府行政机构的领导职数，配1－3名；
（四）乡镇人民政府行政机构的领导职数，配1名。专业技术性强的行政机构可以根据工作需要，参照国务院相应行政机构技术领导职数的配备情况，配备技术领导职数，其级别为同级副职。
第三十八条 行政机构内设机构领导职数的配备，应当符合下列规定：
（一）省人民政府行政机构内设机构的领导职数，编制4名的配1名，编制5－7名的配2名，编制8-24名的配3名，编制25名及以上的配4名；
（二）设区市人民政府行政机构内设机构的领导职数，编制3名的配1名，编制4－7名的配2名，编制8名及以上的配3名；
（三）县级人民政府行政机构内设机构的领导职数，配1名。
第三十九条 公安和国家安全机关及其内设机构领导职数的配备，由省人民政府根据国家有关规定另行确定。
第四十条 行政机构领导职数的核定或者调整，由该行政机构提出方案，经本级人民政府机构编制管理机关审核后，报本级人民政府审批。行政机构内设机构的领导职数核定或者调整，由该行政机构提出方案，报本级人民政府机构编制管理机关审批。第四十一条行政机构及其内设机构的领导职数核定或者调整方案，应当包括下列事项：
（一）核定或者调整领导职数的必要性与依据；
（二）需核定或者调整的领导职数及其级别；
（三）现有领导职数情况；
（四）机构的规格和现有编制情况。


第五章 监督检查
第四十二条 县级以上人民政府机构编制管理机关应当按照管理权限，对下列事项进行监督检查；必要时，可以会同监察机关和其他有关部门进行联合监督检查：
（一）机构编制管理法律、法规、规章和政策的贯彻执行情况；
（二）上级批准的机构改革方案的实施情况；
（三）行政机构的机构设置、职责配置、编制配备、领导职数配备情况；
（四）机构编制管理权限和审批程序的执行情况；
（五）受理违反机构编制管理规定问题的查处情况；
（六）机构编制统计的情况；
（七）需要监督检查的其他事项。
第四十三条 各级人民政府行政机构应当配合机构编制管理机关的监督检查工作，及时、全面、客观地提供真实材料。
第四十四条 机构编制监督检查应当遵循实事求是、依法办事、注重实效的原则，坚持监督检查与加强管理相结合，预防、教育与惩处相结合。机构编制管理机关实施监督检查时，应当严格执行规定的程序，发现违反机构编制管理规定的行为，应当及时向本级人民政府提出处理意见和建议。
第四十五条 下级机构编制管理机关应当如实向上级机构编制管理机关报告其机构编制管理工作情况，提交机构编制年度统计资料，不得虚报、瞒报、伪造。
第四十六条 县级以上人民政府机构编制管理机关应当建立举报受理制度，设立统一的举报电话，完善群众来信来访举报受理办法。任何组织和个人对违反机构编制管理规定的行为，都有权向机构编制管理机关、监察机关等有关部门举报。受理机关应当对举报人的情况予以保密。


第六章 法律责任
第四十七条 有下列行为之一的，由机构编制管理机关给予通报批评，并责令限期改正；情节严重的，对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员，依法给予处分：
（一）擅自设立、撤销、合并行政机构或者变更规格、名称的；
（二）擅自改变行政机构职责的；
（三）擅自增加编制或者改变编制使用范围的；
（四）超出编制限额调配财政供养人员、为超编人员核拨财政资金或者挪用其他资金安排其经费、以虚报人员等方式占用编制并冒用财政资金的；
（五）擅自超职数、超规格配备领导成员的；
（六）违反规定干预下级人民政府行政机构的设置和编制管理工作的；
（七）违反规定审批机构、编制的；
（八）不按规定办理进人核编手续录用、聘任、调配人员的；
（九）不按规定办理机构编制管理证及其变更手续的；
（十）违反机构编制管理规定的其他行为。
第四十八条 机构编制管理机关及其工作人员在机构编制管理工作中有下列行为之一的，对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员依法给予处分；构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任：
（一）不按规定对行政机构的设定、撤销、合并或者变更规格、名称进行审核的；
（二）不按规定对行政机构内设机构的设定、撤销、合并或者变更规格、名称进行审批的；
（三）不按规定对行政机构的行政编制进行审核的；
（四）不按规定对行政机构的领导职数进行审核和行政机构内设机构的领导职数进行审核的；
（五）虚报、瞒报、伪造机构编制年度统计资料的；
（六）不认真受理、查处对违反机构编制管理规定的举报的；
（七）滥用职权、玩忽职守、徇私舞弊的其他行为。

第七章 附 则

第四十九条 县级以上人民政府依法设立的派出机构和本办法第三条 规定之外的行政机构的机构编制管理，参照本办法执行。
第五十条 本办法自2010年2月1日起施行。





世界贸易组织法律文件


PROTOCOL ON THE ACCESSION OF
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA


Preamble

The World Trade Organization ("WTO"), pursuant to the approval of the Ministerial Conference of the WTO accorded under Article XII of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ("WTO Agreement"), and the People's Republic of China ("China"),

Recalling that China was an original contracting party to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1947,

Taking note that China is a signatory to the Final Act Embodying the Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations,

Taking note of the Report of the Working Party on the Accession of China in document WT/ACC/CHN/49 ("Working Party Report"),

Having regard to the results of the negotiations concerning China's membership in the WTO,

Agree as follows:

Part I - General Provisions

1. General

1. Upon accession, China accedes to the WTO Agreement pursuant to Article XII of that Agreement and thereby becomes a Member of the WTO.

2. The WTO Agreement to which China accedes shall be the WTO Agreement as rectified, amended or otherwise modified by such legal instruments as may have entered into force before the date of accession. This Protocol, which shall include the commitments referred to in paragraph 342 of the Working Party Report, shall be an integral part of the WTO Agreement.

3. Except as otherwise provided for in this Protocol, those obligations in the Multilateral Trade Agreements annexed to the WTO Agreement that are to be implemented over a period of time starting with entry into force of that Agreement shall be implemented by China as if it had accepted that Agreement on the date of its entry into force.

4. China may maintain a measure inconsistent with paragraph 1of Article II of the General Agreement on Trade in Services ("GATS") provided that such a measure is recorded in the List of Article II Exemptions annexed to this Protocol and meets the conditions of the Annex to the GATS on Article II Exemptions.

2. Administration of the Trade Regime

(A) Uniform Administration

1. The provisions of the WTO Agreement and this Protocol shall apply to the entire customs territory of China, including border trade regions and minority autonomous areas, Special Economic Zones, open coastal cities, economic and technical development zones and other areas where special regimes for tariffs, taxes and regulations are established (collectively referred to as "special economic areas").

2. China shall apply and administer in a uniform, impartial and reasonable manner all its laws, regulations and other measures of the central government as well as local regulations, rules and other measures issued or applied at the sub-national level (collectively referred to as "laws, regulations and other measures") pertaining to or affecting trade in goods, services, trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights ("TRIPS") or the control of foreign exchange.

3. China's local regulations, rules and other measures of local governments at the sub-national level shall conform to the obligations undertaken in the WTO Agreement and this Protocol.

4. China shall establish a mechanism under which individuals and enterprises can bring to the attention of the national authorities cases of non-uniform application of the trade regime.

(B) Special Economic Areas

1. China shall notify to the WTO all the relevant laws, regulations and other measures relating to its special economic areas, listing these areas by name and indicating the geographic boundaries that define them. China shall notify the WTO promptly, but in any case within 60 days, of any additions or modifications to its special economic areas, including notification of the laws, regulations and other measures relating thereto.

2. China shall apply to imported products, including physically incorporated components, introduced into the other parts of China's customs territory from the special economic areas, all taxes, charges and measures affecting imports, including import restrictions and customs and tariff charges, that are normally applied to imports into the other parts of China's customs territory.

3. Except as otherwise provided for in this Protocol, in providing preferential arrangements for enterprises within such special economic areas, WTO provisions on non-discrimination and national treatment shall be fully observed.

(C) Transparency

1. China undertakes that only those laws, regulations and other measures pertaining to or affecting trade in goods, services, TRIPS or the control of foreign exchange that are published and readily available to other WTO Members, individuals and enterprises, shall be enforced. In addition, China shall make available to WTO Members, upon request, all laws, regulations and other measures pertaining to or affecting trade in goods, services, TRIPS or the control of foreign exchange before such measures are implemented or enforced. In emergency situations, laws, regulations and other measures shall be made available at the latest when they are implemented or enforced.

2. China shall establish or designate an official journal dedicated to the publication of all laws, regulations and other measures pertaining to or affecting trade in goods, services, TRIPS or the control of foreign exchange and, after publication of its laws, regulations or other measures in such journal, shall provide a reasonable period for comment to the appropriate authorities before such measures are implemented, except for those laws, regulations and other measures involving national security, specific measures setting foreign exchange rates or monetary policy and other measures the publication of which would impede law enforcement. China shall publish this journal on a regular basis and make copies of all issues of this journal readily available to individuals and enterprises.

3. China shall establish or designate an enquiry point where, upon request of any individual, enterprise or WTO Member all information relating to the measures required to be published under paragraph 2(C)1 of this Protocol may be obtained. Replies to requests for information shall generally be provided within 30 days after receipt of a request. In exceptional cases, replies may be provided within 45 days after receipt of a request. Notice of the delay and the reasons therefor shall be provided in writing to the interested party. Replies to WTO Members shall be complete and shall represent the authoritative view of the Chinese government. Accurate and reliable information shall be provided to individuals and enterprises.

(D) Judicial Review

1. China shall establish, or designate, and maintain tribunals, contact points and procedures for the prompt review of all administrative actions relating to the implementation of laws, regulations, judicial decisions and administrative rulings of general application referred to in Article X:1 of the GATT 1994, Article VI of the GATS and the relevant provisions of the TRIPS Agreement. Such tribunals shall be impartial and independent of the agency entrusted with administrative enforcement and shall not have any substantial interest in the outcome of the matter.

2. Review procedures shall include the opportunity for appeal, without penalty, by individuals or enterprises affected by any administrative action subject to review. If the initial right of appeal is to an administrative body, there shall in all cases be the opportunity to choose to appeal the decision to a judicial body. Notice of the decision on appeal shall be given to the appellant and the reasons for such decision shall be provided in writing. The appellant shall also be informed of any right to further appeal.

3. Non-discrimination

Except as otherwise provided for in this Protocol, foreign individuals and enterprises and foreign-funded enterprises shall be accorded treatment no less favourable than that accorded to other individuals and enterprises in respect of:

(a) the procurement of inputs and goods and services necessary for production and the conditions under which their goods are produced, marketed or sold, in the domestic market and for export; and

(b) the prices and availability of goods and services supplied by national and sub-national authorities and public or state enterprises, in areas including transportation, energy, basic telecommunications, other utilities and factors of production.

4. Special Trade Arrangements

Upon accession, China shall eliminate or bring into conformity with the WTO Agreement all special trade arrangements, including barter trade arrangements, with third countries and separate customs territories, which are not in conformity with the WTO Agreement.

5. Right to Trade

1. Without prejudice to China's right to regulate trade in a manner consistent with the WTO Agreement, China shall progressively liberalize the availability and scope of the right to trade, so that, within three years after accession, all enterprises in China shall have the right to trade in all goods throughout the customs territory of China, except for those goods listed in Annex 2A which continue to be subject to state trading in accordance with this Protocol. Such right to trade shall be the right to import and export goods. All such goods shall be accorded national treatment under Article III of the GATT 1994, especially paragraph 4 thereof, in respect of their internal sale, offering for sale, purchase, transportation, distribution or use, including their direct access to end-users. For those goods listed in Annex 2B, China shall phase out limitation on the grant of trading rights pursuant to the schedule in that Annex. China shall complete all necessary legislative procedures to implement these provisions during the transition period.

2. Except as otherwise provided for in this Protocol, all foreign individuals and enterprises, including those not invested or registered in China, shall be accorded treatment no less favourable than that accorded to enterprises in China with respect to the right to trade.

6. State Trading

1. China shall ensure that import purchasing procedures of state trading enterprises are fully transparent, and in compliance with the WTO Agreement, and shall refrain from taking any measure to influence or direct state trading enterprises as to the quantity, value, or country of origin of goods purchased or sold, except in accordance with the WTO Agreement.

2. As part of China's notification under the GATT 1994 and the Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XVII of the GATT 1994, China shall also provide full information on the pricing mechanisms of its state trading enterprises for exported goods.

7. Non-Tariff Measures

1. China shall implement the schedule for phased elimination of the measures contained in Annex 3. During the periods specified in Annex 3, the protection afforded by the measures listed in that Annex shall not be increased or expanded in size, scope or duration, nor shall any new measures be applied, unless in conformity with the provisions of the WTO Agreement.

2. In implementing the provisions of Articles III and XI of the GATT 1994 and the Agreement on Agriculture, China shall eliminate and shall not introduce, re-introduce or apply non-tariff measures that cannot be justified under the provisions of the WTO Agreement. For all non-tariff measures, whether or not referred to in Annex 3, that are applied after the date of accession, consistent with the WTO Agreement or this Protocol, China shall allocate and otherwise administer such measures in strict conformity with the provisions of the WTO Agreement, including GATT 1994 and Article XIII thereof, and the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, including notification requirements.

3. China shall, upon accession, comply with the TRIMs Agreement, without recourse to the provisions of Article 5 of the TRIMs Agreement. China shall eliminate and cease to enforce trade and foreign exchange balancing requirements, local content and export or performance requirements made effective through laws, regulations or other measures. Moreover, China will not enforce provisions of contracts imposing such requirements. Without prejudice to the relevant provisions of this Protocol, China shall ensure that the distribution of import licences, quotas, tariff-rate quotas, or any other means of approval for importation, the right of importation or investment by national and sub-national authorities, is not conditioned on: whether competing domestic suppliers of such products exist; or performance requirements of any kind, such as local content, offsets, the transfer of technology, export performance or the conduct of research and development in China.

4. Import and export prohibitions and restrictions, and licensing requirements affecting imports and exports shall only be imposed and enforced by the national authorities or by sub-national authorities with authorization from the national authorities. Such measures which are not imposed by the national authorities or by sub-national authorities with authorization from the national authorities, shall not be implemented or enforced.

8. Import and Export Licensing

1. In implementing the WTO Agreement and provisions of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, China shall undertake the following measures to facilitate compliance with these agreements:

(a) China shall publish on a regular basis the following in the official journal referred to in paragraph 2(C)2 of this Protocol:

- by product, the list of all organizations, including those organizations delegated such authority by the national authorities, that are responsible for authorizing or approving imports or exports, whether through grant of licence or other approval;

- procedures and criteria for obtaining such import or export licences or other approvals, and the conditions for deciding whether they should be granted;

- a list of all products, by tariff number, that are subject to tendering requirements, including information on products subject to such tendering requirements and any changes, pursuant to the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures;

- a list of all goods and technologies whose import or export are restricted or prohibited; these goods shall also be notified to the Committee on Import Licensing;

- any changes to the list of goods and technologies whose import and export are restricted or prohibited.

Copies of these submissions in one or more official languages of the WTO shall be forwarded to the WTO for circulation to WTO Members and for submission to the Committee on Import Licensing within 75 days of each publication.

(b) China shall notify the WTO of all licensing and quota requirements remaining in effect after accession, listed separately by HS tariff line and with the quantities associated with the restriction, if any, and the justification for maintaining the restriction or its scheduled date of termination.

(c) China shall submit the notification of its import licensing procedures to the Committee on Import Licensing. China shall report annually to the Committee on Import Licensing on its automatic import licensing procedures, explaining the circumstances which give rise to these requirements and justifying the need for their continuation. This report shall also provide the information listed in Article 3 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures.

(d) China shall issue import licences for a minimum duration of validity of six months, except where exceptional circumstances make this impossible. In such cases, China shall promptly notify the Committee on Import Licensing of the exceptional circumstances requiring the shorter period of licence validity.

2. Except as otherwise provided for in this Protocol, foreign individuals and enterprises and foreign-funded enterprises shall be accorded treatment no less favourable than that accorded to other individuals and enterprises in respect of the distribution of import and export licences and quotas.

9. Price Controls

1. China shall, subject to paragraph 2 below, allow prices for traded goods and services in every sector to be determined by market forces, and multi-tier pricing practices for such goods and services shall be eliminated.

2. The goods and services listed in Annex 4 may be subject to price controls, consistent with the WTO Agreement, in particular Article III of the GATT 1994 and Annex 2, paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Agreement on Agriculture. Except in exceptional circumstances, and subject to notification to the WTO, price controls shall not be extended to goods or services beyond those listed in Annex 4, and China shall make best efforts to reduce and eliminate these controls.

3. China shall publish in the official journal the list of goods and services subject to state pricing and changes thereto.

10. Subsidies

1. China shall notify the WTO of any subsidy within the meaning of Article 1 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ("SCM Agreement"), granted or maintained in its territory, organized by specific product, including those subsidies defined in Article 3 of the SCM Agreement. The information provided should be as specific as possible, following the requirements of the questionnaire on subsidies as noted in Article 25 of the SCM Agreement.

2. For purposes of applying Articles 1.2 and 2 of the SCM Agreement, subsidies provided to state-owned enterprises will be viewed as specific if, inter alia, state-owned enterprises are the predominant recipients of such subsidies or state-owned enterprises receive disproportionately large amounts of such subsidies.

3. China shall eliminate all subsidy programmes falling within the scope of Article 3 of the SCM Agreement upon accession.

11. Taxes and Charges Levied on Imports and Exports

1. China shall ensure that customs fees or charges applied or administered by national or sub-national authorities, shall be in conformity with the GATT 1994.

2. China shall ensure that internal taxes and charges, including value-added taxes, applied or administered by national or sub-national authorities shall be in conformity with the GATT 1994.

3. China shall eliminate all taxes and charges applied to exports unless specifically provided for in Annex 6 of this Protocol or applied in conformity with the provisions of Article VIII of the GATT 1994.

4. Foreign individuals and enterprises and foreign-funded enterprises shall, upon accession, be accorded treatment no less favourable than that accorded to other individuals and enterprises in respect of the provision of border tax adjustments.

12. Agriculture

1. China shall implement the provisions contained in China's Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods and, as specifically provided in this Protocol, those of the Agreement on Agriculture. In this context, China shall not maintain or introduce any export subsidies on agricultural products.

2. China shall, under the Transitional Review Mechanism, notify fiscal and other transfers between or among state-owned enterprises in the agricultural sector (whether national or sub-national) and other enterprises that operate as state trading enterprises in the agricultural sector.

13. Technical Barriers to Trade

1. China shall publish in the official journal all criteria, whether formal or informal, that are the basis for a technical regulation, standard or conformity assessment procedure.

2. China shall, upon accession, bring into conformity with the TBT Agreement all technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures.

3. China shall apply conformity assessment procedures to imported products only to determine compliance with technical regulations and standards that are consistent with the provisions of this Protocol and the WTO Agreement. Conformity assessment bodies will determine the conformity of imported products with commercial terms of contracts only if authorized by the parties to such contract. China shall ensure that such inspection of products for compliance with the commercial terms of contracts does not affect customs clearance or the granting of import licences for such products.

4. (a) Upon accession, China shall ensure that the same technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures are applied to both imported and domestic products. In order to ensure a smooth transition from the current system, China shall ensure that, upon accession, all certification, safety licensing, and quality licensing bodies and agencies are authorized to undertake these activities for both imported and domestic products, and that, one year after accession, all conformity assessment bodies and agencies are authorized to undertake conformity assessment for both imported and domestic products. The choice of body or agency shall be at the discretion of the applicant. For imported and domestic products, all bodies and agencies shall issue the same mark and charge the same fee. They shall also provide the same processing periods and complaint procedures. Imported products shall not be subject to more than one conformity assessment. China shall publish and make readily available to other WTO Members, individuals, and enterprises full information on the respective responsibilities of its conformity assessment bodies and agencies.

(b) No later than 18 months after accession, China shall assign the respective responsibilities of its conformity assessment bodies solely on the basis of the scope of work and type of product without any consideration of the origin of a product. The respective responsibilities that will be assigned to China's conformity assessment bodies will be notified to the TBT Committee 12 months after accession.

14. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

China shall notify to the WTO all laws, regulations and other measures relating to its sanitary and phytosanitary measures, including product coverage and relevant international standards, guidelines and recommendations, within 30 days after accession.

15. Price Comparability in Determining Subsidies and Dumping

Article VI of the GATT 1994, the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 ("Anti-Dumping Agreement") and the SCM Agreement shall apply in proceedings involving imports of Chinese origin into a WTO Member consistent with the following:

(a) In determining price comparability under Article VI of the GATT 1994 and the Anti-Dumping Agreement, the importing WTO Member shall use either Chinese prices or costs for the industry under investigation or a methodology that is not based on a strict comparison with domestic prices or costs in China based on the following rules:

(i) If the producers under investigation can clearly show that market economy conditions prevail in the industry producing the like product with regard to the manufacture, production and sale of that product, the importing WTO Member shall use Chinese prices or costs for the industry under investigation in determining price comparability;

(ii) The importing WTO Member may use a methodology that is not based on a strict comparison with domestic prices or costs in China if the producers under investigation cannot clearly show that market economy conditions prevail in the industry producing the like product with regard to manufacture, production and sale of that product.

(b) In proceedings under Parts II, III and V of the SCM Agreement, when addressing subsidies described in Articles 14(a), 14(b), 14(c) and 14(d), relevant provisions of the SCM Agreement shall apply; however, if there are special difficulties in that application, the importing WTO Member may then use methodologies for identifying and measuring the subsidy benefit which take into account the possibility that prevailing terms and conditions in China may not always be available as appropriate benchmarks. In applying such methodologies, where practicable, the importing WTO Member should adjust such prevailing terms and conditions before considering the use of terms and conditions prevailing outside China.

(c) The importing WTO Member shall notify methodologies used in accordance with subparagraph (a) to the Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices and shall notify methodologies used in accordance with subparagraph (b) to the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.

(d) Once China has established, under the national law of the importing WTO Member, that it is a market economy, the provisions of subparagraph (a) shall be terminated provided that the importing Member's national law contains market economy criteria as of the date of accession. In any event, the provisions of subparagraph (a)(ii) shall expire 15 years after the date of accession. In addition, should China establish, pursuant to the national law of the importing WTO Member, that market economy conditions prevail in a particular industry or sector, the non-market economy provisions of subparagraph (a) shall no longer apply to that industry or sector.

16. Transitional Product-Specific Safeguard Mechanism

1. In cases where products of Chinese origin are being imported into the territory of any WTO Member in such increased quantities or under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause market disruption to the domestic producers of like or directly competitive products, the WTO Member so affected may request consultations with China with a view to seeking a mutually satisfactory solution, including whether the affected WTO Member should pursue application of a measure under the Agreement on Safeguards. Any such request shall be notified immediately to the Committee on Safeguards.

2. If, in the course of these bilateral consultations, it is agreed that imports of Chinese origin are such a cause and that action is necessary, China shall take such action as to prevent or remedy the market disruption. Any such action shall be notified immediately to the Committee on Safeguards.

3. If consultations do not lead to an agreement between China and the WTO Member concerned within 60 days of the receipt of a request for consultations, the WTO Member affected shall be free, in respect of such products, to withdraw concessions or otherwise to limit imports only to the extent necessary to prevent or remedy such market disruption. Any such action shall be notified immediately to the Committee on Safeguards.

4. Market disruption shall exist whenever imports of an article, like or directly competitive with an article produced by the domestic industry, are increasing rapidly, either absolutely or relatively, so as to be a significant cause of material injury, or threat of material injury to the domestic industry. In determining if market disruption exists, the affected WTO Member shall consider objective factors, including the volume of imports, the effect of imports on prices for like or directly competitive articles, and the effect of such imports on the domestic industry producing like or directly competitive products.

5. Prior to application of a measure pursuant to paragraph 3, the WTO Member taking such action shall provide reasonable public notice to all interested parties and provide adequate opportunity for importers, exporters and other interested parties to submit their views and evidence on the appropriateness of the proposed measure and whether it would be in the public interest. The WTO Member shall provide written notice of the decision to apply a measure, including the reasons for such measure and its scope and duration.

6. A WTO Member shall apply a measure pursuant to this Section only for such period of time as may be necessary to prevent or remedy the market disruption. If a measure is taken as a result of a relative increase in the level of imports, China has the right to suspend the application of substantially equivalent concessions or obligations under the GATT 1994 to the trade of the WTO Member applying the measure, if such measure remains in effect more than two years. However, if a measure is taken as a result of an absolute increase in imports, China has a right to suspend the application of substantially equivalent concessions or obligations under the GATT 1994 to the trade of the WTO Member applying the measure, if such measure remains in effect more than three years. Any such action by China shall be notified immediately to the Committee on Safeguards.

7. In critical circumstances, where delay would cause damage which it would be difficult to repair, the WTO Member so affected may take a provisional safeguard measure pursuant to a preliminary determination that imports have caused or threatened to cause market disruption. In this case, notification of the measures taken to the Committee on Safeguards and a request for bilateral consultations shall be effected immediately thereafter. The duration of the provisional measure shall not exceed 200 days during which the pertinent requirements of paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 shall be met. The duration of any provisional measure shall be counted toward the period provided for under paragraph 6.

8. If a WTO Member considers that an action taken under paragraphs 2, 3 or 7 causes or threatens to cause significant diversions of trade into its market, it may request consultations with China and/or the WTO Member concerned. Such consultations shall be held within 30 days after the request is notified to the Committee on Safeguards. If such consultations fail to lead to an agreement between China and the WTO Member or Members concerned within 60 days after the notification, the requesting WTO Member shall be free, in respect of such product, to withdraw concessions accorded to or otherwise limit imports from China, to the extent necessary to prevent or remedy such diversions. Such action shall be notified immediately to the Committee on Safeguards.

9. Application of this Section shall be terminated 12 years after the date of accession.

17. Reservations by WTO Members

All prohibitions, quantitative restrictions and other measures maintained by WTO Members against imports from China in a manner inconsistent with the WTO Agreement are listed in Annex 7. All such prohibitions, quantitative restrictions and other measures shall be phased out or dealt with in accordance with mutually agreed terms and timetables as specified in the said Annex.

18. Transitional Review Mechanism

1. Those subsidiary bodies1 of the WTO which have a mandate covering China's commitments under the WTO Agreement or this Protocol shall, within one year after accession and in accordance with paragraph 4 below, review, as appropriate to their mandate, the implementation by China of the WTO Agreement and of the related provisions of this Protocol. China shall provide relevant information, including information specified in Annex 1A, to each subsidiary body in advance of the review. China can also raise issues relating to any reservations under Section 17 or to any other specific commitments made by other Members in this Protocol, in those subsidiary bodies which have a relevant mandate. Each subsidiary body shall report the results of such review promptly to the relevant Council established by paragraph 5 of Article IV of the WTO Agreement, if applicable, which shall in turn report promptly to the General Council.

2. The General Council shall, within one year after accession, and in accordance with paragraph 4 below, review the implementation by China of the WTO Agreement and the provisions of this Protocol. The General Council shall conduct such review in accordance with the framework set out in Annex 1B and in the light of the results of any reviews held pursuant to paragraph 1. China also can raise issues relating to any reservations under Section 17 or to any other specific commitments made by other Members in this Protocol. The General Council may make recommendations to China and to other Members in these respects.

3. Consideration of issues pursuant to this Section shall be without prejudice to the rights and obligations of any Member, including China, under the WTO Agreement or any Plurilateral Trade Agreement, and shall not preclude or be a precondition to recourse to consultation or other provisions of the WTO Agreement or this Protocol.

4. The review provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 will take place after accession in each year for eight years. Thereafter there will be a final review in year 10 or at an earlier date decided by the General Council.

Part II - Schedules

1. The Schedules annexed to this Protocol shall become the Schedule of Concessions and Commitments annexed to the GATT 1994 and the Schedule of Specific Commitments annexed to the GATS relating to China. The staging of concessions and commitments listed in the Schedules shall be implemented as specified in the relevant parts of the relevant Schedules.

2. For the purpose of the reference in paragraph 6(a) of Article II of the GATT 1994 to the date of that Agreement, the applicable date in respect of the Schedules of Concessions and Commitments annexed to this Protocol shall be the date of accession.

Part III - Final Provisions

1. This Protocol shall be open for acceptance, by signature or otherwise, by China until 1 January 2002.

2. This Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the day of its acceptance.

3. This Protocol shall be deposited with the Director-General of the WTO. The Director-General shall promptly furnish a certified copy of this Protocol and a notification of acceptance by China thereof, pursuant to paragraph 1 of Part III of this Protocol, to each WTO Member and to China.

4. This Protocol shall be registered in accordance with the provisions of Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.

Done at Doha this tenth day of November two thousand and one, in a single copy, in the English, French and Spanish languages, each text being authentic, except that a Schedule annexed hereto may specify that it is authentic in only one or more of these languages.

1 Council for Trade in Goods, Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Council for Trade in Services, Committees on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions, Market Access (covering also ITA), Agriculture, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Technical Barriers to Trade, Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, Anti-Dumping Measures, Customs Valuation, Rules of Origin, Import Licensing, Trade-Related Investment Measures, Safeguards, Trade in Financial Services.