Measures for the Administration of National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises

Article 1 These Measures are formulated in order to implement the requirement of the Cultural Industry Revitalization Plan issued by the State Council to build a number of printing and reproduction industry demonstration bases, to carry out comprehensive assessment of printing and reproduction enterprises by category, to standardize the establishment and management of National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises, to give full play to the guiding and radiating role of National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises in transforming the development mode, adjusting the industrial structure and improving the quality of the industry, and to build China into a world printing power.

Article 2 National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises refer to backbone printing and reproduction enterprises or enterprise groups that are qualified, law-abiding, well managed, technologically advanced, outstanding in products and performance, innovative and energy-saving, talent-concentrated and honest in operation, and that play a demonstrative role nationwide.

Article 3 The purpose of establishing National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises is, through the recognition, designation, support and publicity of backbone printing and reproduction enterprises or enterprise groups that play a demonstrative role, to further optimize the industrial structure, cultivate advantageous enterprises, accelerate independent innovation and technological progress, encourage energy conservation and emission reduction, advocate green printing, and guide the entire industry toward transformation and upgrading.

Article 4 The General Administration of Press and Publication shall be responsible for formulating the national plan for the total number, structure and layout of National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises, and for the examination, recognition and management of National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises. The competent administrative departments of press and publication of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be responsible for the preliminary examination, application and day-to-day management of National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises.

Article 5 The planning objective for National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises is, starting from 2012 and by the end of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period, to establish about 100 "National Printing Demonstration Enterprises" and about 10 "National Optical Disc Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises" nationwide, so that the guiding role and radiating effect of National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises become clearly evident, the competitiveness of backbone printing and reproduction enterprises is markedly enhanced, the industrial division of labor is rational, the regions develop in a coordinated manner, and a relatively complete modern printing and reproduction industrial system takes shape.

Article 6 National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises must meet the following conditions:

(1) Lawful operation

Printing and reproduction enterprises shall exemplary comply with laws, regulations and rules such as the Regulations on the Administration of Publication, the Regulations on the Administration of the Printing Industry, the Regulations on the Administration of Audio-Visual Products and the Measures for the Administration of Reproduction, have no bad records such as piracy or illegal printing, and have not been given administrative penalties by the competent administrative departments of press and publication within the past three years.

(2) Scale and efficiency

The main economic efficiency indicators and overall labor productivity of printing and reproduction enterprises shall rank among the top of the same industry in China, and the enterprises shall have been profitable in the past three financial audit years. Among them, printing enterprises shall have total assets of more than RMB 300 million (more than RMB 100 million for enterprises mainly engaged in publication printing or digital printing) and annual sales revenue of more than RMB 500 million (more than RMB 200 million for enterprises mainly engaged in publication printing or digital printing), or total sales revenue of more than RMB 1 billion in the past three years (more than RMB 500 million for enterprises mainly engaged in publication printing or digital printing) with an average annual growth rate of more than 20% over that period, and annual tax payments of more than RMB 10 million; read-only optical disc reproduction enterprises shall have an annual output of more than 100 million discs, sales revenue of more than RMB 120 million and annual tax payments of more than RMB 5 million; recordable optical disc manufacturing enterprises shall have an annual output of more than 250 million discs, sales revenue of more than RMB 280 million and annual tax payments of more than RMB 10 million.

(3) Technology and equipment

The key production equipment of printing and reproduction enterprises shall be at the advanced level of the industry. Among them, printing enterprises shall possess advanced technical equipment such as multi-color high-speed, automatic and inline equipment, or shall have strong capabilities in digital printing, flexographic printing, digital automatic control of printing equipment, digital asset management, computer-to-plate and digital workflow; optical disc reproduction enterprises shall possess DVD, DVDR or high-definition optical disc production lines and supporting testing equipment.

(4) Innovation and R&D

The R&D investment of printing and reproduction enterprises shall reach a certain proportion of their sales revenue. Among them, the R&D investment of printing enterprises shall account for no less than 1% of sales revenue, and that of optical disc reproduction enterprises no less than 4% of sales revenue. Printing and reproduction enterprises shall have established a provincial-level enterprise technology center or R&D institution, and shall hold authorized rights, with the number held ranking among the top of the same industry in China. Printing and reproduction enterprises shall have achieved substantive innovation and relatively mature innovative results in expanding new products, extending the industrial chain and exploring business models.

(5) Management system

Printing and reproduction enterprises have established standardized modern property rights systems and sound management mechanisms; they have passed quality management system certification, organize production in accordance with advanced domestic standards, and their product quality has been tested and found to conform to the relevant standards; they have established network-based enterprise management information systems; they have a well-developed work safety management system and a sound responsibility system, and no major work safety accidents have occurred in the past three years.

(6) Green and environmental protection

Printing and reproduction enterprises actively carry out green production and have obtained environmental management system and related green certifications; they implement cleaner production audits; the various raw and auxiliary materials used meet the standards, and they apply equipment, materials and processes for energy conservation, emission reduction and cleaner production; their emission, energy conservation and other indicators comply with national environmental protection standards. Among them, printing enterprises are able to meet the requirements of the national green printing standards.

(7) Talent team

Printing and reproduction enterprises have strong management and technology R&D teams. Among them, in printing enterprises, the proportion of personnel with a college degree or above or with an intermediate or above professional title (including intermediate skilled worker or above) shall be no less than 70%, and the proportion of technical personnel (including technician or above) shall be no less than 20%; in optical disc reproduction enterprises, the proportion of personnel with a college degree or above or with an intermediate or above professional title shall be no less than 90%, and the proportion of technical personnel shall be no less than 20%.

(8) Local support

The province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government where a printing and reproduction enterprise is located has provided practical and feasible support policies and measures for the establishment of national printing and reproduction demonstration enterprises.

Article 7 To encourage printing enterprises to "go global", printing enterprises meeting the following conditions may be recognized as national printing demonstration enterprises: the printing enterprise's annual overseas printing and processing business accounts for more than 30% of its total main business volume, and its annual overseas processing business turnover reaches USD 20 million; the enterprise's return on total assets shall be higher than the bank loan interest rate for the same period; the enterprise shall not be in arrears with taxes, wages or social insurance contributions, its asset-liability ratio shall generally be below 60%, and its bank credit rating shall be AA or above (including AA). The enterprise's product quality, technological content of products and new product development capability rank at a high level within the same industry, its comprehensive utilization rate of raw materials is high, and its main business complies with national industrial policies, environmental protection policies and the quality management standard system.

Article 8 The establishment of national printing and reproduction demonstration enterprises follows the procedures of voluntary application, preliminary review, final review and recognition. Any printing or reproduction enterprise meeting the requirements of Article 6 or Article 7 of these Measures may apply to be established as a national printing and reproduction demonstration enterprise.

Article 9 A printing or reproduction enterprise shall submit the Application Form for National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprise (see the attached table) to the press and publication administrative department of the county or city where it is located. After verification and confirmation by the press and publication administrative department of the county or city where it is located, the form shall be submitted to the press and publication administrative department of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government where it is located for preliminary review. After approval upon review, the press and publication administrative department of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall submit a written report and the relevant application materials to the General Administration of Press and Publication. The report shall also state the support policies and measures provided by the local authorities.

Article 10 The General Administration of Press and Publication shall organize an expert review panel to assess and conduct the final review of the national printing and reproduction demonstration enterprises declared by the press and publication administrative departments of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

Printing and reproduction enterprises that pass the assessment and final review shall be publicly announced on the portal website of the General Administration of Press and Publication (www.gapp.gov.cn) for a publicity period of 7 days.

Printing and reproduction enterprises that pass the publicity shall be recognized by the General Administration of Press and Publication as national printing and reproduction demonstration enterprises, awarded the title of "National Printing Demonstration Enterprise" or "National Optical Disc Reproduction Demonstration Enterprise", granted a plaque and certificate, and announced to the public through the media.

Article 11 For national printing and reproduction demonstration enterprises that have been recognized, the General Administration of Press and Publication recommends that the people's governments at their locations provide support and rewards. National printing and reproduction demonstration enterprises enjoy the following preferential support:

(1) Project funding

The General Administration of Press and Publication gives priority support in terms of industrial development projects and development funds to printing and reproduction enterprises recognized as national printing and reproduction demonstration enterprises.

(2) Industrial policy

For Sino-foreign joint venture or Sino-foreign cooperative publication printing enterprises, other printed matter printing enterprises or read-only optical disc reproduction enterprises recognized as national printing and reproduction demonstration enterprises, the foreign party may hold a controlling or dominant position, but the Chinese party's proportion or equity interest shall not be less than 30%.

(3) Management measures

Printing and reproduction enterprises that are recognized as National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises may, when accepting commissions to print or reproduce printing and reproduction products from outside China, have their approval procedures appropriately simplified and approval efficiency improved by the press and publication administrative departments of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, on the basis of ensuring cultural security and in light of actual management needs.

(4) Selection and awards

In the evaluation of the China Government Award for Publication (Printing and Reproduction Award), National Key Cultural Export Enterprises, National Cultural High-Tech Enterprises and the like, under equal conditions, priority shall be given to printing and reproduction enterprises recognized as National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises.

(5) Imported equipment

An optical disc reproduction enterprise recognized as a National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprise may import optical disc reproduction production equipment from outside China that is highly cost-effective and has been in use for less than 3 years, provided that the total quantity of equipment of all types imported shall not exceed 30% of the enterprise's original total quantity of equipment, and that the imported equipment shall be used only by the enterprise itself.

Article 12 The General Administration of Press and Publication and the press and publication administrative departments of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall conduct follow-up management of National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises. In accordance with the principle of "target-based assessment, dynamic management, and eligibility to enter or exit", an annual assessment mechanism for National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises shall be established and improved. The annual assessment shall combine written assessment with on-site evaluation. The specific procedures are as follows:

(1) Before the end of January each year, a National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprise shall submit a summary of the previous year to the press and publication administrative department of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government where it is located.

(2) After reviewing the annual summary materials, the press and publication administrative departments of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall, before the end of February each year, submit to the General Administration of Press and Publication the development status of the National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises in their respective regions, their review opinions and the relevant review materials.

(3) The General Administration of Press and Publication shall organize an expert review panel to assess National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises and determine the annual assessment results. Where an enterprise fails the assessment, its title of National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprise shall be revoked.

Article 13 The General Administration of Press and Publication shall circulate information on the annual assessment of National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises, announce it to the public through the media, and issue an annual development report on National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprises.

Article 14 Where any of the following circumstances applies, the General Administration of Press and Publication shall directly revoke the title of National Printing and Reproduction Demonstration Enterprise and announce it to the public through the media:

(1) seriously violating the relevant provisions of the Regulations on the Administration of Publication, the Regulations on the Administration of the Printing Industry and the Regulations on the Administration of Audio-Visual Products, where the circumstances are serious;

(2) major production safety or quality accidents occur, causing serious consequences;

(3) other serious illegal or non-compliant acts.

Article 15 These Measures shall be interpreted by the General Administration of Press and Publication.

Article 16 These Measures shall come into force on January 1, 2012.

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