1981.10.13
MINISTRY OF CULTURE
MEASURES FOR CONTROL OVER IMPORTED FILMS
　(Approved　 by　the State Council of the People's Republic of China on
October　13,　 1981　 and　 promulgated　 by　the　Ministry　of　Culture
and the General Administration of Customs)
　@@　 Article　 1.　 These　 Measures　 are　 formulated　 for　tighter
control　over　imported-films　 in　accordance　with　the　spirit of the
Circular　Concerning　Checking　 the　 Excessive　 Showing　of Films for
Restricted　 Information　 Only,　which　 was　 issued　by　the　Central
Committee　of the Communist Party of China, the　State　Council　of　the
People's　 Republic　 of　 China　and the Central Military Commission of
the People's Republic of China on April 14, 1980.
　@@　 Article　 2.　 The　business　of importing and releasing films or
copies　for　preview　 (including　 35-mm,　16-mm　and extra-8-mm films,
films　 on　 video-tapes　 and　　films　 on　 Videodiscs,　 which　 are
hereinafter　generally referred to as "films")　from　foreign　countries
and　 the　 regions　of　Hong　Kong　and　Macao　shall　 be　exclusively
handled　 and　 controlled　by　the　China　National　Films Release　and
Projection　 Corporation　(hereinafter　referred　to as "the China Films
Corporation").
　With　 respect　to　the　import　of　a film, the Customs shall, on the
strength　of　the　　Customs　 Declaration　 Form　 for　Imported　Goods
duly　 completed　 and　presented　 by　 the　China　Films　Corporation,
effect　 inspection　and grant clearance.　With　respect　to films to be
released　nationwide　for　commercial　purposes,　 formalities　 to　pay
Customs　duties shall be fulfilled at the time of　the　import　thereof.
Films　 to　be　imported for non-commercial purposes shall　be　exempted
from　　customs　 duties.　 If,　 upon　 approval,　films　imported　for
non-commercial　 purposes are to be released nationwide after the import
thereof,　 the　China　Films　Corporation　shall, in accordance with the
relevant　regulations,　 fulfil　 the　 formalities　 with　the　Beijing
Customs　for retroactive payment of Customs duties.
　@@　 Article　 3.　 With　 respect　to　data　films　imported　by　the
China　Cinematheque　 (including　films selected and purchased from each
other　by,　or　exchanged　 between,　 or　 given　 to　 each　other　as
presents　 by　 the China Cinematheque　and　foreign　cinematheques　and
films　purchased　through　other　channels　 as　 data),　 if　they　are
imported　 for　noncommercial　purposes,　the　Customs　 shall,　on　the
strength　of　the　Customs　Declaration　Form　for　Imported Goods　duly
completed　　and　　presented　 by　 the　 China　 Cinematheque,　effect
inspection and grant clearance without levying duties.
　 If,　 upon　 approval,　imported　data　films　need　to　be　released
nationwide,　the　China　Films Corporation shall, in accordance with the
relevant　regulations, fulfil　the　formalities with the Beijing Customs
for retroactive payment of Customs duties.
　@@　 Article　 4.　 With　 respect　 to　specialized documentaries and
science　and　educational　 films　 imported　 by　 units of science and
technology,　 industry,　 agriculture,　　 education,　 public　 health,
journalism,　 foreign　 trade　 and foreign　affairs　to　meet the needs
in　their　business or professional work, if　the　importing　units　are
affiliated　 to　departments　under the State Council,　the import shall
be　 subject　 to　 the　examination　and　approval　of　the　respective
ministries　 or　commissions　(or　bureaus)　under the State Council. If
the　importing　units are local ones, the import shall be subject to the
　examination　 and　 approval　 of　 the　 people's　governments of the
provinces,　autonomous　 regions　or　municipalities　directly under the
Central　Government.　At　 the　time　of　the　import　of　these　films,
the　Customs　shall,　on the strength　 of　the　documents　of　approval
issued　 by　 the　 ministries　or commissions　(or　bureaus)　concerned
under　 the　 State　 Council　 or　by　the people's　governments of the
provinces,　autonomous　regions　or　municipalities directly　under　the
Central　Government　and　of the Customs Declaration Forms for　Imported
Goods　 duly　 completed　and　presented　in　triplicate by the applying
units,　 effect　 inspection　 and　 grant　 clearance　 without levying
duties　 and　 shall　 dispatch　 one　 copy　of　the said Forms affixed
with　the　Customs　 official　seal　to the Cinema Administrative Bureau
of the Ministry of Culture for the record.
　@@　 Article　　5.　 With　 respect　to　feature　films　presented　to
mainland　institutions,　 organizations,　 schools　 and　 other　 units
by　 foreign organizations　or　individuals　or　by those in the regions
of　Hong　Kong　and Macao　or　in　Taiwan　Province,　if　the　recipient
units　are　affiliated　to　departments　 under　the　State Council, the
acceptance　shall　be subject