Laws of the Shanghai Province

Series No.	Administrative license Item	Basis of Creation	Implementing Organ	Rectification Measures
1	Registration of approval of consumer goods fair	Articles 4 &10 of the "Interim Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Registration of Consumer Goods Fair" (promulgated on June 15,1995)	The municipal, and district ( county) bureaus of industry and commerce	Changed to reporting for the record
2	Approval and issuance of "Notice of Approved Transfer of Commodity Fair Held in Nonlocal Place"	Articles 4 &10 of the "Interim Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Registration of Consumer Goods Fair" (promulgated on June 15,1995)	The municipal, and district ( county) bureaus of industry and commerce	To be supervised and controlled by local industrial & commercial department where the fair is held
3	Approval and issuance of "Registration Certificate of Outdoor Advertising" to aircrafts	Article 6 of  the "Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on the Control of Aerial Advertising by Means of Aircrafts " (promulgated on February 12,1999)	The Municipal Administration of Industry and Commerce	Taking-off and flight shall be supervised and controlled according to other flight control regulation, while advertising content shall be included in the administration of outdoor advertising
4	Examination & approval of split packaging of pesticides	Article 12 of the "Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Operation and Use of Pesticides" (promulgated on November 7,1995)	The Municipal Agriculture and Forestry Bureau	According to the "Regulations on the Administration of Pesticides" , it is changed to that the operating enterprises are prohibited to conduct split-packaging of pesticides
5	License for production of livestock and poultry	Point 3, Item 2 of the "Notice of Shanghai Municipal People' s Government about Approval of the Special Development Planning for Shanghai' s Breeding Industry in the 'Tenth Five-Year Plan' Period Made by Four Departments Including the  Municipal Agriculture Commission" (promulgated on May 28, 2002)	The Municipal Agriculture Commission	To execute according to the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Livestock and Poultry Breeding"
6	Examination and approval of issuance of non-bank cards	Point 2 of the "Notice about Strengthening the Administration of Issuance of this Municipality' s Non-bank Cards (IC Cards, Magnetic Cards)" , (promulgated on August 6, 1999)	The Municipal Informatization Commission
7	Examination and approval of set-up of offices in Shanghai by out-of-town governments and enterprises	Article 6 of the "Notice of the General Office of Shanghai Municipal People' s Government on Transmitting  the 'Interim Provisions of the Municipal People' s Government Coordination Office on the Set-up of Offices in Shanghai by Out-of-Town Units' " (promulgated on March 3, 1993)	The Municipal People' s Government Coordination Office	For governments, it shall be handled according to the internal examination and verification of administrative organs.
8	License for the  qualification of the establishment of non-government sci-tech operational institutions	Article 9 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Non-Government Sci-tech Operational Institutions" (promulgated on February 21, 1989)	The district ( county) science and technology  commissions
9	License for the qualification of the establishment of sci-tech consulting institutions	Article 8 of the " Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Sci-tech Consultation" (promulgated on April 27, 1986)	The Municipal Science and Technology Commission
10	Preliminary examination of the establishment of medium and large-sized commercial retail network in the key city area	Point 4 of the "Notice of the General Office of Municipal People' s Government about Transmitting the 'Guiding Suggestions of Three Departments including the Municipal Commerce Commission on the Layout of the Network of Shanghai Retail Commerce Service Industry' " (promulgated on June 17,1996)	The Municipal Economic Commission
11	License for the auctioning off forfeited goods and materials by auction enterprises	Article 8 of the "Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Examination, Verification and Licensing of Auction Enterprises" (promulgated on May 27, 1999)	The Municipal Economic Commission	The enterprises auctioning off forfeited goods and materials shall be designated according to the "Auction Law"
12	License for operation of commodities of agro-materials	point 3, paragraph 4 of the "Notice of Shanghai Municipal People' s Government about Approving and Transmitting the 'Suggestions of the Municipal Plan Commission on Further Perfecting the Circulating System of This Municipality' s Fertilizer and Other Agricultural Production Means' " (promulgated in 1996)	The Municipal Development and Reform Commission	Operation shall be designated according to provisions of the "Regulations on the Administration of Pesticides" and State Council' s documents
13	License for the qualification of intermediary agencies conducting the property rights activities in the property rights exchanges	Article 9 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Transaction of Property Rights" (promulgated on December 22, 1998)	The Municipal State Assets Office
14	Examination and approval of the construction work of non-traffic trunk line within 15 square kilometers of the key city area	Article 3, Item 2 of the "Supplementary Provisions of Interim Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Construction Work on Urban Roads and Underground Pipelines" (promulgated on January 9, 2001)	The Municipal Office of Road and Pipeline Supervision	Covered in the examination and approval of license for road digging.
15	Examination and approval of temporary erection of overhead lines due to project construction or holding other activities in urbanized area	Article 6, Clause 1 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Overhead Lines of Urban Roads" (promulgated on August 27, 2001)	The Municipal Bureau of Public Works or the district/ county administrative department of construction	Changed to reporting for the record in advance
16	Acceptance test upon completion of facilities of LPG storage and filling station, gasification station, and supply station	Article 29,Clause 4 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Liquefied Petrol Gas" (promulgated on May 28, 1992)	The Municipal Gas Administration Office	Covered in the system of gas supply license
17	Examination and verification of replacement of deep-well pump	Article 15 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Deep Well" (promulgated on November 17, 1979)	The Municipal Water Affairs Bureau
18	Examination and approval of repairs or reuse of a disused well or a well out of use for long time	Article 20 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Deep Well" (promulgated on November 17, 1979)	The Municipal Water Affairs Bureau	Covered in the system of water drawing license
19	Approval of the abandonment of a deep well	Article 22 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Deep Well" (promulgated on November 17, 1979)	The Municipal Water Affairs Bureau	Covered in the system for canceling license for water drawing
20	Examination and approval of water source for back pumping of a deep well	Articles 5, 26 and 27 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Deep Well" (promulgated on November 17, 1979)	The Municipal Water Affairs Bureau
21	Examination and approval of temporary transfer of water supply	Article 8 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Save of Water" (promulgated on June 27, 1994)	The Municipal Water Supply Office
22	Examination and approval of buying and selling personal housing on rural collectively-owned land	Article 13 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Transfer of Real Estate" (promulgated on April 30, 1997)	The town / township people' s government
23	Examination and approval of the prolonged completion period of rural personal housing construction	Article 17 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Rural Personal Housing Construction" (promulgated on October 3, 1992)	The town / township people' s government
24	Examination and approval of accommodating agreement of noise prevention	Article 13 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Fixed-source Noise Pollution Control" (promulgated on February 25, 1986)	The district/ county environmental protection department
25	Appraisal of smoke prevention and dust control facilities of furnace, kiln and stove	Article 10 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Smoke and Dust Discharge" (promulgated on January 12, 1988)	The environmental protection department and relevant competent department
26	Examination and approval of disposal plan for cleaning and disposal of ship hold refuse by oneself	Article 10, Clause 2 of the "Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Environmental Sanitation of Water Area" (promulgated on October 11, 1989)	The water environmental sanitation Administrative department	Changed to reporting for the record
27	License for the changing of purpose of land used for environmental sanitation facilities	Article 76 of the "Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on the Establishment of Urban  Environmental Sanitation Facilities" (promulgated on October 6, 1987)	The city appearance and environmental sanitation department above the district/county level
28	Examination and approval of design and construction of environmental sanitation facilities	Articles 72 and 75 of the "Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on the Establishment of Urban Environmental Sanitation Facilities" (promulgated on October 6, 1987)	The district /town city appearance and environmental sanitation department
29	License for the making of commercial film and video on pedestrian mall	Article 17 of the " Interim Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Comprehensive Administration of Nanjing Road Pedestrian Mall" (promulgated on November 4, 1999)	The Office of Pedestrian Mall Administration Committee	To be administrated according to the occupation of urban road
30	License for the conduct of the activities of exhibition, consultation, entertainment performance, sports in the area under comprehensive administration	Article 17 of the " Interim Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Comprehensive Administration of Nanjing Road Pedestrian Mall" (promulgated on November 4, 1999), Article 13 of the "Interim Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Comprehensive Administration of People' s Square Area (promulgated on November 14, 1997), Article 16 of the "Interim Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Comprehensive Administration of Lujiazhui Finance and Trade Center Area" (promulgated on July 1, 1998), Article 17 of the " Interim Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Comprehensive Administration of Shanghai Railway Station Area" (promulgated on September 26, 1998)	the office of administration committee	To be administrated according to the occupation of urban road
31	License for the hanging up of slogans, banners and other publicity material in area under comprehensive administration	Article 17 of the " Interim Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Comprehensive Administration of Nanjing Road Pedestrian Mall" (promulgated on November 4, 1999), Article 13 of the "Interim Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Comprehensive Administration of People' s Square Area (promulgated on November 14, 1997), Article 17 of the " Interim Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Comprehensive Administration of Shanghai Railway Station Area" (promulgated on September 26, 1998), Article 16 of the "Interim Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Comprehensive Administration of Lujiazhui Finance and Trade Center Area" (promulgated on July 1, 1998)	the office of administration committee	Changed to internal solicitation of opinions of the office of administration committee by the department of city appearance and environmental sanitation department
32	License for the conduct of commercial operation activity in Bund scenic area	Article 11 of the "Interim Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Comprehensive Administration of Bund Scenic Area" (promulgated on December 19, 1995)	Office of Administration Committee of the Bund Scenic Area
33	License for the holding of social public activity in the Bund scenic area	Article 12 of the "Interim Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Comprehensive Administration of Bund Scenic Area" (promulgated on December 19, 1995)	The General Office of Municipal People' s Government or Huangpu District Government	To be administrated according to the occupation of urban road
34	License for the setting-up of public service facilities in the Square or key city area	Article 13 of the "Interim Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Comprehensive Administration of People' s Square Area (promulgated on November 14, 1997), Article 16 of the "Interim Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Comprehensive Administration of Lujiazhui Finance and Trade Center Area" (promulgated on July 1, 1998)	the office of administration committee	To be administrated according to the occupation of urban road
35	License for the conduct of construction operations in the Square due to the need for maintenance or repairs	Article 13 of the "Interim Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Comprehensive Administration of People' s Square Area (promulgated on November 14, 1997)	Office of Administration Committee of the Square	Internal solicitation of opinions of the administration committee office by relevant department
36	License for labor service activity such as travelers' luggage portage inside the Shanghai Railway Station Area	Article 17 of the " Interim Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Comprehensive Administration of Shanghai Railway Station Area" (promulgated on September 26, 1998)	Office of Administration Committee of the Area
37	License for setting-up of public service facilities such as passenger and freight transportation stations/ depots inside Shanghai Railway Station Area	Article 17 of the " Interim Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Comprehensive Administration of Shanghai Railway Station Area" (promulgated on September 26, 1998)	Office of Administration Committee of the Area	To be Administrated according to the occupation of urban road
38	License for out-of-town  construction enterprise entering Shanghai to conduct construction work	Article 8 of the "Interim Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Out-of-town Construction Enterprise Entering Shanghai to Conduct Construction Work" (promulgated on November 22, 1994)	The Municipal Construction Commission
39	Examination and approval of adoption of out-of-the country or overseas technical norms for construction project	Article 5 of the "Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Overseas Design and Construction Unit Undertaking Construction Project" (Promulgated on November 25, 1985)	The Municipal Construction Commission	Changed to technical demonstration by experts and thereafter report to the Municipal Construction Commission for the record
40	Examination and approval of ship' s hold fumigation operations	Article 23 of the "Procedures on the Administration of Shanghai Port Preventing Ships from Polluting Waters" (Promulgated on May 28, 1996)	Shanghai Maritime Affairs Administration
41	License for  the collecting and treating of ship' s domestic sewage	Article 17 of the "Procedures on the Administration of Shanghai Port Preventing Ships from Polluting Waters" (promulgated on May 28, 1996)	The Shanghai Maritime Affairs  Administration	Changed to reporting for the record in advance
42	Examination and approval of suspension of use of port shoreline	Article 12 of the "Procedures on the Administration of Shanghai Port Shoreline " (promulgated on December 9, 1992)	The Shanghai Port Administration
43	Examination and approval of the establishment and alteration of inland water stevedoring service enterprise	Articles 17 and 21 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Inland Port" (promulgated on August 31, 1991)	The municipal and district/county competent administrative departments of communications
44	Examination and approval of the moving of urban ferry and special ferry of enterprise in the limits of urban area	Article 9 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Ferry" (promulgated on December 28, 1988)	The Shanghai Port Administration
45	Examination and approval of moving of special ferry of enterprise in the limits of town and township area	Article 10 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Ferry" (promulgated on December 28, 1988)	The county/ district people' s government or its authorized competent department of communication and transportation
46	Approval and issuance of the "License of Transportation" for ferry dealing in commercial ferry crossing	Article 12 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Ferry" (promulgated on December 28, 1988)	The Municipal Shipping Administration Office
47	Examination and approval of the transfer, buying, selling, scrapping and loss of town and township ships	Article 13 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of town and township Ships" (promulgated on June 13, 1989)	Administrator of town and township  ships
48	Examination and approval of the building of town and township ships	Article 15 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of town and township Ships" (promulgated on June 13, 1989)	The Municipal Shipping Administration Office
49	Approval of alteration of the address and name of a public cultural center	Article 10 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Public Cultural Centers" (promulgated on September 22, 1997)	The Municipal Administration of Culture, Broadcasting, Film and Television	Changed to reporting for the record
50	Examination and approval of the launch of operational activity of cultural recreation by a public cultural center using its facilities and ground	Article 14 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Public Cultural Centers" (promulgated on September 22, 1997)	The Municipal Administration of Culture, Broadcasting, Film and Television	To conduct in compliance with the State Council' s "Regulations on Public Cultural and Sports Facilities"
51	Examination and approval of establishment of non-commercial film projection unit	Articles 5 and 12 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Film Distribution and Projection" (promulgated on August 7, 1997)	The Municipal Administration of Culture, Broadcasting, Film and Television
52	Examination and approval of alteration of the address and name of a public library	Article 13 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Public Library" (promulgated on November 28, 1996)	The municipal and district/ county cultural administrative departments	Changed to reporting for the record
53	Examination and approval of occupation of reading room and book storeroom of public library	Article 12 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Public Library" (promulgated on November 28, 1996)	The municipal and district/ county cultural administrative departments	To conduct in compliance with the State Council' s "Regulations on Public Cultural and Sports Facilities
54	Approval of extension, or reconstruction of public sports ground	Article 10 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Places for Sports" (promulgated on December 31, 1994)	The Municipal Physical Culture Bureau	Changed to reporting for the record
55	Examination and approval of advertisement of funeral and interment	Article 23 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Public Cemetery" (promulgated on November 6,1994)	The Municipal Bureau of Civil Affairs
56	Prioritized examination and approval of the establishment of matrimonial agency (and its branch)	Article 9 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Matrimonial Agency" (promulgated on December 28, 2001)	The Municipal Bureau of Civil Affairs
57	Examination and approval of the establishment of out-of-town Shanghai-based labor intermediary service agency and labor export agency	Article 10 of the "Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Units Employing Out-of-town Laborers" (promulgated on December 18, 1993)	The Municipal Labor and Social Security Bureau	To be normalized according to relevant procedures on the Administration of employment agency
58	Examination and verification of preventive sanitation of other construction projects	Articles 2and 3 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on Supervision of Preventive Sanitation in Architectural  Design" (promulgated on May 12, 1983)	The municipal and district/ county administrative departments of public health	The planning administrative department shall seek the opinions from the public health administrative department
59	Examination and approval of pest exterminating service agency	Article 16 of the " Interim Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Four Pests Exterminating Work" (promulgated on April 20, 1988)	The municipal and district/ county patriotic sanitation campaign offices	Changed to reporting for the record
60	Approval of persons selected to the medical negligence appraisal committee	Article 19 of the "Detailed Rules of Shanghai Municipality on Implementation of Procedures on Handling Medical Negligence" (promulgated on August 9, 1989)	The municipal, and district ( county) governments and the municipal public health administrative department	To conduct in compliance with relevant provisions of the State Council' s "Regulations on Handling Medical Negligence"
61	Examination and verification of out-of-town social-force-run school enrolling students in Shanghai	Article 9 and Article 12, Clause 1 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of School Run by Social Force" (promulgated on July 23, 1989)	The municipal education administrative department and the municipal labor and social security department
62	Examination and approval of the establishment of teaching place in Shanghai by out-of-town social-force-run school, and of cross-district/ county branch campus  (non-independent legal person) and teaching place by local social-force-run school	Article 9 and Article 12, Clause 1 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of School Run by Social Force" (promulgated on July 23, 1989)	The administrative department of education and the labor and social security department	Changed to reporting for the record
63	Approval of employment of overseas economic, technical, or managerial experts by a unit	Article 6 of the "Interim Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on Introduction of Overseas Experts" (promulgated on October 14, 1994)	The municipal-level competent professional department, the district/ county people' s government
64	Examination of general regulation and advertisement of enrollment of social-force-run school	Article 13 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of School Run by Social Force" (promulgated on July 23, 1989)	The administrative department of education	Changed to reporting for the record
65	License for a medical institution that organizes, outside its own institutions, health professionals to conduct medical practice activity other than free medical consultation	Article 43, Clause 2 of the "Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Medical Institutions" (promulgated on March 2, 1997)	The public health administrative department	Covered in the administration of practicing registration of medical institution
66	Examination and approval of project proposal of new oil-burned boiler	Point 6, Item 1 of the "Notice of Shanghai Municipal People' s Government on Approving and Transmitting the 'Provisions on Accelerating Shanghai' s Energy Structure Adjustment' Made by Four Departments including the Municipal Plan Commission" (promulgated in 1999)	The Municipal Development and Reform Commission