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CIRCULAR OF THE GENERAL OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL CONCERNING THE COMPLETION OF FORMALITIES CONCERNING RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS

    The conclusion or accession of international treaties and agreements
constitutes serious work and must strictly conform with the Law of the
People's Republic of China regarding the Procedure of the Conclusion of
Treaties. To facilitate and ensure the timely completion of formalities
associated with ratification, approval, accession and acceptance of
international treaties and agreements and in conformance with the State
Council's directives, the following circular requires that:

    1. Concerning international treaties or agreements that are statutorily
required to be submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's
Congress for ratification or to the State Council for approval, the relevant
department shall submit these documents within three months of the date of
their signature to the State Council. In the event that the existence of
special circumstances requires a choice of a proper opportunity for
ratification of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress or
for approval of the State Council, the documents may be submitted at a later
date to the State Council provided that the relevant department include with
these documents the reasons for such delay.

    2. Concerning international treaties or agreements that are to be
submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for
ratification or accession at a date as promised to a foreign party(s), the
relevant department shall submit the documents to the State Council no later
than two and a half months prior to the promised date. Concerning
international treaties or agreements that are to be submitted to the State
Council for approval, accession or acceptance at a date as promised to a
foreign party(s), the relevant department shall submit the documents to the
State Council no later than one and a half months prior to the promised date.
In either case, if by reason of special circumstances or urgent requirements,
submission of these documents within these time period is made impossible, the
relevant department shall consider them as urgent documents by providing
reasons at the time of their submission to the State Council.