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
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