Practical Guide to Administrative Permits of the People's Republic of China (Volume 1, 2, 3)

Author: China Legal Publishing House
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: On August 27, 2003, the Fourth Session of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People's Congress passed the "Administrative Licensing Law of the People's Republic of China," which came into effect on July 1, 2004. This is a major event in the construction of socialist democracy and the rule of law in our country, holding significant theoretical, practical, and historical importance. Administrative licensing (also known as "administrative approval") serves as the basic means for administrative organs to manage social and economic affairs, representing a form of pre-event supervision and management that is indispensable. Over the years, it has actually played an important role. However, administrative licensing has also encountered issues of excessiveness and overuse, with too many implementation links, cumbersome procedures, excessively long time limits, "backroom dealings," and has been used by some administrative organs as a means of "power for rent." In a certain sense, it has become a source of corruption and, to some extent, an obstacle to the transformation of government functions. Therefore, the Party Central Committee and the State Council have decided to reform the current