（Adopted at the 44th Session of the Standing Committee of the 11th Shanghai Municipal People‘s Congress on October 28， 2002）

　　Chapter I General Provisions

　　Article 1 These Regulations are formulated for the purposes of strengthening the administration of the distribution of publications， developing and prospering cultural undertakings， and promoting the socialist ideological and ethical construction， in accordance with the“Regulations on the Administration of Publications”by the State Council and in the light of this Municipality’s actual circumstances.

　　Article 2 The distribution of publication mentioned in these Regulations refers to the acts of the general distribution， wholesale and retail business operation of newspapers， periodicals， books， electronic publications and audio-video products， and other publications.

　　Article 3 These Regulations shall apply to the distribution and distribution-related renting， subscription-soliciting， giving-as-compliment， sending-out， and exhibition of publications and the administration thereof in this Municipality‘s administrative area.Where there are provisions otherwise provided by administrative regulations on audio-video products， such provisions shall prevail.Where there are provisions provided by the postal law on postal enterprises’distribution of newspapers and periodicals， such provisions shall prevail.

　　Article 4 The Shanghai municipal administrative department of press and publication （hereinafter referred to as MPPA） shall be in charge of the supervisory and administrative work of this Municipality‘s distribution of publications， and shall be responsible for organizing the implementation of these Regulations.The district and county administrative departments in charge of the administration of publication shall be responsible for the supervisory and administrative work of publication distribution in their respective administrative areas and be under the leadership of the MPPA in professional work.The administrative departments of industry and commerce administration， public security， price control， education， postal service and customs shall， according to their respective duties， do well in supervision and administrative work related to publication distribution.

　　Article 5 The MPPA shall， according to the actual needs of development of the Municipality and the cultural demands of citizens， work out the development program for publication distribution and， upon approval by the Municipal People’s Government， announce the program to the masses.The establishment of distribution units of publications and trading markets of publications shall conform to the requirements of total amount， structure and layout set forth by this Municipality‘s development program for publication distribution.

　　Chapter II Licensing of Conducting Publication Distribution

　　Article 6 This Municipality shall adopt the licensing system of publication distribution and renting. Those who are engaged in publication distribution or renting business shall obtain the“License of Publication Distribution”（hereinafter referred to as the License）.Units that are engaged in general distribution business of publications and chain operation business of nationwide publications shall go through licensing formalities according to the relevant State provisions.Chinese-foreign equitable joint ventures， Chinese-foreign contractual joint ventures and foreign-funded enterprises that are engaged in publication distribution business shall do as provided by the State.

　　Article 7 Units engaged in publication wholesale business or units and individual persons engaged in publication retail business or renting business shall meet the following conditions：（1） Having managerial personnel that meet the requirements of appropriate qualification;（2） Having fixed business operation sites and necessary business operation facilities; and（3） Having registered capital in compliance with the provisions of laws and regulations.

　　Article 8 The chain operation of publications includes both direct chain operation and allied chain operation. Units engaged in direct chain operation business shall meet the following conditions：（1） Having legal personality;（2） Having the number of outlets required by the industrial and commercial administrative department;（3） Having the administration system of chain operation as required; and（4） Having the registered capital provided by laws and regulations.The unit engaged in direct chain operation of publications for over one year may conduct allied chain operation business of publications.Those engaged in allied chain operation shall be the units or individual persons of publication distribution established with permission.

　　Article 9 The unit that sets up the trading market of publications shall have the qualifications for general distribution of publications and have obtained approval from the MPPA.The trading market of publications shall meet the following conditions：（1） Having managerial personnel that meet the requirements of appropriate qualifications;（2） Having the administration system of trading market required by the provisions;（3） Having the registered capital and operation sites in compliance with the provisions of laws and regulations.