Basic Information

Business type	Administrative permit	Certificate type	Committed certificate
Business category	Operation Approval: culture, sports and education	Implementing entity	Shanghai Municipal Press and Publication Bureau
Nature of implementing entity	Legal body	Code of implementing entity	113100000024205359
Service objects	Enterprise legal persons	Approval objects	Enterprises
Service scope	Across this Municipality	Exercising level	Municipal level
Source of power	Legal exercise at this level	Handling mode	Handling at the window, online and via letters
Is reservation available?	Yes	Is online payment available?	No
Is courier service available?	Yes	Is self-service terminal service available?	No
Co-handling body	No	Intermediary service	No intermediary service is involved in this business.
Quantity limit	It shall conform to national plans on the total number, structure and distribution of printing enterprises	Operating system	Municipal level
Required number of arrivals at the site	0	Depth of online handling	Acceptance online
Handling period specified by law	60 (working days)	Committed time limit for closing	10 (working days)
Business status	In use	Business version	9
Whether it is available at the online administrative service center	Yes
Applicable scope	The Guide is applicable to the application for and acceptance of business scope alterations of foreign-funded printing enterprises in this Municipality.
Content of review and approval	The review and approval of business scope alterations of foreign-funded printing enterprises in this Municipality.
Division of authority	Shanghai Municipal Press and Publication Bureau (Shanghai Copyright Bureau)

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Conditions for Acceptance

The application materials are complete and prepared in a legal form. See details in the List of Application Materials.

Application Materials

Instructions for Filling

1. The application materials shall be sequenced in the order as set out in the List of Application Materials in this Guide;

2. The documents prepared by the Applicant are printed with A4 papers, and those issued by the government and other authorities shall be provided in the size(s) as the original(s);

3. Copies of the application materials shall be clear and legible.

Formal Standards

1. The application materials should be in the order stated in the application form under this Guide; 2. Duplicates of the application materials should in legible;

List of Application Materials

Name of material	Source	Type of material	Number of hardcopy materials	Form of material	Remarks	Mandatory or not	Template	Blank form
Registration Form of Shanghai Based Printing Enterprises Applying for Alterations	Prepared by the Applicant	Original	3	Hardcopy		Mandatory	Download to view	Download the form
Business license	Market Supervision and Administration Bureau	Copy	1	Hardcopy	View details	Mandatory
Approval certificate issued  by the Commission of Commerce	Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce	Copy	1	Hardcopy	View details	Mandatory
Resolutions of the Board of Directors (Shareholders) and the amended Articles of Association	Prepared by the Applicant	Copy	1	Hardcopy	View details	Mandatory
Proof of identity, resume and employment status of the legal representative	Prepared by the Applicant	Copy	1	Hardcopy	View details	Mandatory
Certificate of ownership of production equipment	Prepared by the Applicant	Copy	1	Hardcopy		Mandatory
Printing Business Permit (original and duplicate)	Shanghai Municipal Press and Publication Bureau	Original	1	Hardcopy		Mandatory

Name of the Application Document

Registration Form of Shanghai Based Printing Enterprises Applying for Alterations

Place of Business Handling

Place of Business Handling

The government affairs hall of Shanghai Municipal Press and Publication Bureau, Shanghai Copyright Bureau and Shanghai Municipal Film Bureau. Address: No. 5, Shaoxing Road, Huangpu District

Business Hours

9:00-11:30 a.m. and 13:30-16:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday

Legal Basis

Regulations on the Administration of Printing Industry(announced by the Decree No.315 of the State Council of Peoples Republic of China on August 2, 2001, amended for the first time by the Decree No.666 of the State Council the Decision of the State Council on Amending Certain Administrative Regulations on February 6, 2016, and amended for the second time by the Decree No.676 of the State Council the Decision of the State Council on Revising and Repealing Certain Administrative Regulations)

Article 14 The state allows to establish Sino-foreign joint printing enterprises, Sino-foreign cooperative printing enterprises, and foreign-funded enterprises engaged in packaging decoration printing. The specific measures are to be determined by the printing administrative department under the State Council and the foreign trade competent department under the State Council.

Interim Provisions on the Establishment of Foreign-funded Printing Enterprises (Decree No.16 of General Administration of Press and Publication of the Peoples Republic of China and Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, and amended for the first time by the Decision on Amending Certain Regulations and Normative Documents of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television on August 28, 2015)

Article 13 Existing Sino-foreign printing enterprises applying for sidelines or changing to running publication, packaging decoration printing or other printing business, or existing foreign-funded printing business applying for acquiring other printing business owners or setting up new printing business owners due to consolidation or division, are subject to approval by the foreign trade and economy department based on approval by General Administration of Press and Publication, and to registration change formalities according to laws.

Other matter changes are subject to approval by the original approving department according to the current regulations, and to the relevant registration change formalities. Enterprises changing their names, legal representatives or responsible persons, domiciles or business premises, equity ratio and other major mattes or terminating printing business should report to General Administration of Press and Publication for filing.

Procedures of Business Handling

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Handling Mode

Handling Mode

1. Material reception. The applicant can submit the application materials either at the government affairs hall of Shanghai Municipal Press and Publication Bureau (Shanghai Copyright Bureau) (No.5, Shaoxing Road) or on the Yiwangtongban platform (http://zwdt.sh.gov.cn/govPortals/index.do). The staff will review the materials submitted by the applicant to see if they are in conformance to the catalogue and form standards of application materials, and issue reception proof if the submitted materials are qualified.

2. Acceptance. The staff will review the application materials based on the accepting conditions on site, and issue the Accepting Notice to the applicant if the materials are complete and qualified; if the materials are incomplete or unqualified, the staff will notify the applicant of all the application materials to be supplemented or corrected once and for all.

3. Examination. The staff at the printing distribution office will preview the application materials, and inform the applicant of all the materials to be supplemented or corrected if the materials are incomplete or unqualified. Then, the application materials will be examined within 6 working days based on the review and approval conditions, and the examination opinions will be reported to the person in charge of the Printing Distribution Office who will review the application materials and examination opinions within 1 working day.

4. Decision making and accreditation. The chief administrative officer of the bureau will re-examine relevant review opinions based on the review and approval conditions and make the decision of approving or not within 2 working days. The accreditation staff will produce the printing business permit or issue a written decision accordingly.

5. Delivery. The staff at the permit issuing window will deliver the permit or a written decision to the applicant within 1 working day.

Special Procedures

On-site inspection and verification

Approval Certificate

Name of the review and approval result	Service mode	Period of service	Type of the review and approval result	Sample of the review and approval result
printing business permit	Direct delivery	Within 10 working days since the decision is made	Certificate or license	Click to download

Review and Approval Charges

Charged or not

No

Rights and obligations of the applicant

The applicant shall have the following rights according to laws:

1. Applicants meeting the legal conditions and standards have the equal right to obtain the administrative permit according to law, and the administrative organ shall not discriminate;

2. Applicants have the right to state on, and defend themselves against, and apply for administrative review or bring an administrative lawsuit against the implementation of administrative permit by the administrative organ. Where legal rights of applicants damaged by illegal implementation of administrative permit by the administrative organ, applicants are entitled to claim compensation according to law;

3. Other rights prescribed by laws and regulations.

The applicant shall have the following obligations according to laws:

1. Provide truthful application materials;

2. All administrative permits obtained according to law may not be transferred, except for those allowed by laws and regulations and subject to legal conditions and procedures;

3. Other duties specified by laws and regulations.

Consultation Method

Consultation Phone

(021) 64370176 to 8109, 8111, (021) 12345

Consultation Approach

http://cbj.sh.gov.cn

Supervision and Complaint Method

Complaint Phone

(021)12345

Complaint Channel

http://cbj.sh.gov.cn

FAQs

FAQs

Question: Does the applicant need to pay for the printing business permit?

Answer: No, it’s free of charge.

Common Unacceptable Sample

Common mistake: Fields on the right side of the application form are all filled in.

Correct action: Only the contents to be altered on the right side of the application form need to be filled in.