2013 Annual Inspection Notice for Cultural Business Units and Printing Enterprises

In accordance with the State Council's 'Regulations on the Administration of Audio-Visual Products', 'Regulations on the Administration of Entertainment Venues', 'Regulations on the Administration of Commercial Performances', 'Regulations on the Administration of Business Premises for Internet Access Services', 'Regulations on the Administration of Publishing' and 'Regulations on the Administration of the Printing Industry', as well as the National Press and Publication Administration's 'Provisions on the Administration of the Publication Market' and the Ministry of Culture's 'Measures for the Administration of Artwork Business', the following announcement is hereby made regarding the annual inspection of cultural business units and printing enterprises in the urban area:

1. Units approved by the Municipal Culture Bureau and the Municipal Press and Publication Bureau to engage in the following cultural business projects must go to the Cultural Market Section of the Municipal Culture Bureau between March 1 and April 30, 2013 to complete annual inspection registration and filing procedures. (1) Song and dance halls (KTV, karaoke halls) and performance halls; coffee houses, music tea houses and bars with performance, singing or karaoke rooms; (2) Electronic amusement and game machine rooms (i.e. arcades); (3) Business premises for Internet access services (i.e. Internet cafes); (4) Artistic performance troupes; (5) Performance brokerage agencies;

(6) Operating units of commercial performance venues must, with the building floor plan, the fire safety acceptance opinion, the security work plan and fire emergency evacuation plan, and the 'Business License', go to the Cultural Market Section of the Municipal Culture Bureau to complete registration and filing procedures; otherwise they may not host commercial performance activities. (7) Artwork business units (including activities such as purchasing, selling, leasing, mounting, brokerage, appraisal, consulting and commercial artwork exhibitions and competitions) must, with the 'Business License' and other relevant materials, go to the Cultural Market Section of the Municipal Culture Bureau to complete filing and registration procedures.

1. Printing enterprises approved by the provincial and municipal press and publication bureaus to engage in the printing of publications and internal-reference printed materials, printing enterprises of packaging and decoration products, and printing enterprises of other printed materials (including photocopying and typing printing enterprises), must go to the Press and Publication Section of the Municipal Press and Publication Bureau before March 10, 2013 to complete annual inspection procedures.
2. Units approved by the Municipal Press and Publication Bureau to engage in the retail and rental of audio-visual products and the retail and wholesale of books, newspapers, periodicals and electronic publications must, with a copy of the 'Publication Business License' (duplicate) and a copy of the business license (duplicate), go before March 4, 2013 to the Culture Bureau window on the 5th floor of the Yichang Municipal Administrative Service Center (No. 2 Chengdong Avenue) to collect a registration form and complete annual inspection procedures.
3. Cultural business units and printing enterprises that fail to register for the annual inspection within the time limit shall be deemed to be operating without a license, and the Municipal Culture Bureau and the Municipal Press and Publication Bureau shall, in accordance with the law, cancel their 'Entertainment Business License', 'Commercial Performance License', 'Publication Business License' and 'Printing Business License', and notify the administrative departments for industry and commerce to investigate and deal with them in accordance with the law, cancelling or revoking their 'Business License'.

Addresses of the Yichang Municipal Culture Bureau and the Yichang Municipal Press and Publication Bureau:

No. 34 Changkang Road, Yichang

Contact telephones: Cultural Market Section 6223992

Press and Publication Section 6221083

Yichang Municipal Culture Bureau, Yichang Municipal Press and Publication Bureau

February 16, 2013

—This article is reprinted from China Packaging Network (pack.cn); original link: http://news.pack.cn/show-361939.html